Chiefs ready for league play

Face Davis Tuesday

EAST WENATCHEE - The Chiefs dropped two of three road games over the weekend to close out their preseason schedule.

Chiefs gearing up for district meet

Perform well in Yakima

YAKIMA - The Chiefs boys track team wrapped up the regular season with a strong performance at the Big 9 meet at Eisenhower High School in Yakima Thursday.

Chiefs swim team places 12th at state

Set best times

FEDERAL WAY - Moses Lake turned in a strong performance at the 4A Washington State Boys Swim and Dive Championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way over the weekend.

River Dogs fall to 1-2 at World Series

COVINGTON COUNTY, Ala. - After a strong start to the Babe Ruth 16-18 World Series the Columbia Basin River Dogs face a must-win game today against Gulf Coast, Ala.

Noble, Barnes, DeLeeuw, Demuth win Li'l Abner golf tournament

CRESCENT BAR - Wilma DeLeeuw, Judy Barnes, Don DeMuth and Jeff Noble combined their efforts on Aug. 8 to win the Crescent Bar Men's Club's annual mixed foursomes Li'l Abner Golf Tournament.

Genevieve approaches Mexico's Baja as Category 3 hurricane

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Genevieve approached Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, threatening to bring tropical storm force winds to parts of the area even if its center wasn't likely to hit land.

Fishing reels continued

There appears to be as many fishing reels as there are fishing rods. Of course, there is one reel per rod, but one reel could be used with one rod and then switched to another rod on another day.

Matt Manweller Legislator of the Year

OLYMPIA — Recognized for his strong leadership the past two legislative sessions for bringing vocational education back to schools, Representative Matt Manweller (R-Ellensburg) is the Washington Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Legislator of the Year.

Fresh News Report from MarDon Resort

Those who braved the winds and rain of this past week experienced some great fall fishing on the Potholes Reservoir. With water temperatures falling to the low to mid 50’s, the walleye fishing is going strong. The Potholes Reservoir water level is currently at 1032.50 — up just over a foot from last week.

Royal announces science fair winners

ROYAL CITY - Science instructor Ben Orth has announced the results of the Royal Middle School (RMS) Science Fair, which was held the last day of school before Christmas vacation.

Moses Lake solid on first day of district meet

ML swim

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake head coach Tony St. Onge said his No. 1 goal of the district meet was to try and advance some of his young swimmers to the state meet.

Martínez added to Mattawa city staff

MATTAWA - Anabel Martínez has been added to the Mattawa city customer service desk as a receptionist. She was a secretary for Our Lady of the Desert Catholic Church.

Desert Nights good for Auto Detailing Club

MATTAWA - Participation at Desert Aire's Hot Desert Nights was profitable for the Wahluke High School 21st Century Program's Auto Detailing Club.

Storm add two, Zags have two selected in WNBA Draft

BROOKLYN, NY – The WNBA Draft was held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Monday night, with the Seattle Storm adding two new players and two former Zags seeing their professional dreams come true.

IKEA manager charged for firing Pole over anti-gay remarks

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish prosecutor has charged an IKEA manager with violating the religious rights of an employee sacked for voicing strong objections, within the company, to a corporate event supporting tolerance for LGBT people last year.

Tigers have mixed results on the court in first two meets

EPHRATA – The Ephrata boys tennis team had a mixed result in the players' first couple of pre-league meets, first in Quincy on Saturday then in Chelan on Tuesday, said Tigers head tennis coach Courtney Burck.

Washington sees first substantial decline in Japanese beetles

YAKIMA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture Pest Program saw its first substantial decline in Japanese beetle numbers after trapping more than 19,000 beetles this summer in Yakima, Benton and Franklin counties, according to a WSDA announcement.

WA Legislature takes aim at highway graffiti

OLYMPIA — A bill in the Washington State Legislature takes aim at graffiti, according to an announcement from Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia.

Apprenticeship program announces new class

MOSES LAKE — Six youths will receive training and eventual industry certification with the help of a program put together in partnership between Genie Industries, AJAC Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships, SkillSource and North Central Education Service District 171.

Late-inning slip forces BBCC split with CBC

MOSES LAKE — Coming off of a rough conference home opener, the Big Bend Community College Vikings traveled to Pasco Saturday to finish out the four-game set, according to an announcement from BBCC.