SGL Carbon announces refinancing

WIESBADEN, Germany – SGL Carbon has announced that it has successfully completed refinancing and has fully redeemed its corporate bond. As of March 31, its corporate debt has dropped to €174 million – about $191.5 million...

Scholarships available for ‘ending homelessness’ conference

SEATTLE — Organizers of the 2023 “Conference on Ending Homelessness” are offering scholarships to qualifying people who want to attend...

State to fund election security upgrades

OLYMPIA – The Washington Secretary of State’s office announced Monday in a news release that they will provide Washington county elections officials with up to $80,000 to improve local election security. More than $3 million is available statewide through the Information Security Funds program.

Level 3 evacuation in effect for Baird Springs Road

QUINCY — A level 3 evacuation notice due to wildfire has been issued for the area of Baird Springs Road and Road 12 Northwest north of Road W west of Quincy, according to an announcement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

Ephrata's Grant Elementary upgrades to go to bid

EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District will ask for bids for a complete remodel of Grant Elementary School, an ESD press release said. Plans to renovate the Ephrata High Performing Arts Center and PAC gymnasium have been placed on hold due to budgetary constraints though. “The world has changed in many ways since Ephrata initially approved the 2019 bond,” said Tim Payne, Ephrata School District Superintendent. “We could not have anticipated the pandemic-related cost increases we’ve experienced at projects currently underway at Columbia Ridge Elementary and Ephrata Middle School.” ...

Othello ambulance levy on primary election ballot

OTHELLO — Voters in the Othello Community Hospital district will be asked to approve or reject a six-year levy proposal to fund ambulance services in the primary election Aug. 1. Bob Carlson, chair of Othello Citizens for EMS, said the proposed levy would replace an existing one, and that the levy amount will not change...

'Unfinished business'

14U River Dogs win state tournament in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE – After powering through the first three rounds of the 14U Babe Ruth North Washington State Tournament with high-scoring wins, the 14U Columbia Basin River Dogs gutted out a 4-1 win over the Stilly Venom in the finals to advance to next week’s regional round. “That’s these boy’s goals,” River Dog Head Coach Jaret Fulbright said. “They told me they had unfinished business, and that they wanted to go back to regionals and get it done this time.” ...

Outlet of support

Grocery Outlet owners, customers work to help the community

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Grocery Outlet co-owner Kris Emerson said the store’s involvement in community projects is a way to pass on the support that was given to her and husband Paul, back in the beginning...

Ephrata Car Show set for Saturday

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce will host the 2023 Anything With Wheels Car Show and Shine this Saturday at C Street Northwest. The show will begin at 8 a.m. Rita Witte, director for the Ephrata Chamber of Commerce, spoke a bit about the car show, which has been an annual event in Ephrata for eleven years...

Brookdale Hearthstone builds 20-foot sundae

MOSES LAKE — The residents and staff at Brookdale Hearthstone got to take part in a sweet, if somewhat obscure, tradition Friday, celebrating National Strawberry Sundae Day on a big scale. “We decided what better way to celebrate than to have a 20-foot strawberry sundae,” said Kar Vanerstrom, sales manager at Brookdale Hearthstone. “So that’s what we’re building.” ...

Weather for Monday, July 10, 2023

Weather report for July 10.

River Dogs open weekend with two wins over Pullman

EPHRATA – The 18U Columbia Basin River Dogs opened a weekend of games with two wins over the Pullman Patriots on Friday, turning in high-scoring wins of 8-0 and 11-5 on their home field in Ephrata. “It’s great to come out and get two wins (Friday),” River Dogs co-Head Coach Brock Lybbert said. “We knew that, leading into games against Farmers (Saturday), that this was an opportunity where we could mix in a few guys that haven’t had a lot of opportunities. It was great to get them those opportunities, and some of them took advantage.” ...

Local teams compete in Babe Ruth tourney

MOSES LAKE – Babe Ruth North Washington State Tournaments were held from Wenatchee to Moses Lake over the weekend, with numerous local youth squads aiming to qualify for the regional rounds of their respective age divisions. Full results from the tournaments were not available in time for press deadline, but read along to see how youth teams fared in the first two days of tournament action on Thursday and Friday...

Fire report for July 10, 2023

MOSES LAKE — The Tunnel 5 fire burning in the Columbia Gorge about four miles west of White Salmon has grown to 556 acres and is 20% contained, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday morning that the evacuation notice for the area had been lowered to Level 2, which means residents should either leave now or be prepared to leave on a moment’s notice...

STUDIO BASIN: Fourth of July, animal control and summer baseball

MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Senior reporter Cheryl Schweizer recaps Fourth of July events from across the Basin, as well as Soap Lake's new city council member, Othello's new police chief and an update on animal control in the Basin. Next, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona goes over the 18U River Dogs placing third at the Spokane Wood Bat Classic and more. The Studio Basin podcast can be found on your favorite podcast apps, or downloaded directly at https://bit.ly/44wSPUE.

Equine expansion

Grant County Fairgrounds upgrades provide opportunities for self-sufficiency.

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Fairgrounds officials have expanded available accommodation for horses, and will be moving other horse accommodation, probably this year. Fairgrounds manager Jim McKIernan said attracting additional equestrian events is part of the effort to increase revenue at the fairgrounds, with the goal of becoming self-supporting, or close to it...

Central Washington Sixers to hit the field in 2024

MOSES LAKE – The Six Athletic Training Facility will be fielding youth baseball teams in the summer of 2024, with teams ranging from 9U through 16U donning the uniforms of the Central Washington Sixers...

News Bites for July 7, 2023

News tidbits for July 7, 2023.

DOD partners with new ceramics research center at WSU

PULLMAN - Washington State University researchers will partner with the Department of Defense Army Research Laboratory (ARL) on a cooperative agreement for research focused on materials used in extreme environments...

New CWU student trustee appointed

ELLENSBURG - Every year, the Washington governor appoints one student to join the Central Washington University Board of Trustees, to serve as a voting member as well as a liaison between the board and the student body. This year, Governor Jay Inslee selected Sasha Mitchell to fill the role and represent her peers. Mitchell was surprised by the news...