Ephrata girls tennis looks to anchor players as new faces fill team

EPHRATA – Britney MacLeod, head coach for girls tennis at Ephrata High School, said she’s excited for the new season to start, especially since it means she’s working with her cousin, Courtney Burck, who took the mantle of head boys varsity tennis coach this season.

Knights fall in regionals to Annie Wright

TACOMA — A 27-point halftime deficit was too much for No. 6 seed Royal to overcome in Saturday’s 1A regional loss to Annie Wright, as they eventually fell to the Gators 79-51 at Tacoma Community College. The Knights opened the game with back-to-back three-pointers from senior Caden Allred and freshman Grant Wardenaar, but Annie Wright stormed back into the game by capitalizing off of Royal miscues. “They’re a really good team – very clear that they’re a very good team, and their ability to turn us over, rush shots and get long rebounds got them out in front,” Royal Head Coach Greg Jenks said.

Basin soccer roundup: Three top-10 teams in 1A

The regular season for local soccer teams is over halfway done, as Basin squads prepare for their final stretch of league games. Teams in Quincy, Royal City and Mattawa have all found themselves in the top 10 of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s Rating Percentage Index. 4A

A place of her own

Royal City clinic welcomes new provider

ROYAL CITY — Tara Zamarron has found her home. “We grew up, my husband and I both, in Michigan, born and raised,” Zamarron said. “We had some friends who moved out here in 2005, or 2006, and they asked us to come visit them. And we're like, ‘Sure, we’ll come visit you, we’ve never been out west.’ And we fell in love with it.” Zamarron recently became the primary – in fact, pretty much the only – provider at Confluence Health’s Royal City clinic. Zamarron isn’t a physician; she’s an advanced registered nurse practitioner, which means she does most of the things a doctor does without the title “doctor” before her name. She’s joined at one of the smallest clinics in the Confluence system – a little over 1,700 square feet in downtown Royal City – by a registered nurse and a receptionist.

Cougars open season with 7-0 victory

PULLMAN – Washington State University tennis opened its 2025 dual match season with a 7-0 victory over UC Davis Saturday at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse. The win marked the fourth-straight season WSU opened with a victory.

Ten decades: Centenarian Eleanor Sorter recalls life and times

MOSES LAKE — Eleanor Sorter is a tough chick. She had to be when her husband Norman passed away from heart problems. Norman Sorter was working on a project – a big project – when he died.

Recognizing service

Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce honors outstanding members, welcomes new board

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce honored two of its members at its 82nd annual meeting and banquet Oct. 17. Terri Riley Brown of Assured Home and Hospice was named the Ambassador of the Year, and Kevin Burgess of Windermere Real Estate received the Chairman’s Award...

Law enforcement logs for Jan. 12, 2024

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Law enforcement logs for May 10

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Young Cougars take the field

Arredondo focuses on connections in Warden

WARDEN – Warden head coach Robert Arredondo is facing a new challenge with the 2022 Cougars that he hasn’t seen in his prior seven years at the school – a predominantly young team.

Steady with tradition

Lind-Ritzville Broncos enter the Bermea era

RITZVILLE – After receiving a top-four seed in the 2B playoffs a season ago, the Lind-Ritzville Broncos are preparing in hopes of another successful season – now with first-year head coach Brendan Bermea at the helm.

Reloading, not rebuilding

ACH looks to repeat state championship season

COULEE CITY – Following an undefeated, 1B state title championship run, long-time Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors head coach Brandon Walsh has his work cut out for him in preparing the team for the 2022 season.

'Competing and playing deep'

Othello Huskies to rely on experience

OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies football team feel like they have reason to be optimistic going into the 2022 season.

Balanced Body Massage

Therapist Savagely emphasizes the importance of self-care, pain management

EPHRATA - Laura Savage, founder and owner of Balanced Body Massage in Ephrata, says becoming a massage therapist wasn’t something she was looking for – it found her. “I wasn’t really searching. It’s not something I knew from childhood I wanted to do or anything like that,” Savage said. “My family ran a hotel in Soap Lake, and I helped manage that for them. … I wanted to help bring more people, more diverse people to the area and I thought, ‘Well, what can I do?’ Then all of a sudden, I had an accident that wasn’t very good. I fell off my horse, hurt my back really bad.” That accident sent Savage on a search...

Front line: First responders gear up for the outbreak

First responders gear up for the outbreak

MOSES LAKE — In a fire station off a quiet road near downtown, front line workers in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus have just returned from a medical call.

Law enforcement records for April 6

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Honoring service

Art Semro Post Auxilliary and Legionnaires host ceremony honoring local, national heroes

EPHRATA — Dozens of residents, city officials and first responders showed up at the Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata on Monday to join the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 28, and Legionnaires in remembering those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and in the various conflicts and emergencies since that day...

Police logs for Sept. 15, 2023

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Law enforcement records for Oct. 20, 2023

Ephrata PD, Grant County Jail, Othello PD

Fit business

Ephrata businessman keeps Ephrata fitness thriving

EPHRATA - Born and raised in Ephrata, Mike Scellick has operated several businesses in town and learned how to adapt and change over the years to keep them thriving. “You get to that point that you’ve got to have energy and you’ve got to be creative and keep evolving, programs and that kind of stuff, and once you stop, your business starts sliding,” he said. Scellick owns the Ephrata Athletic Club, Studio Fitness and the Nat Washington House. He also owned Sole Performance for many years before selling it to Kelsey Gribble recently. Scellick said when he first bought the Ephrata Athletic Club in the 70s, at only 23 years old, he had been an employee for the business in between attending classes at Big Bend Community College. “I was the boy that cleaned in the club,” Scellick said...