PBR to host event in Kennewick in September

KENNEWICK - The Professional Bull Riders will return to Kennewick from September 9-10 in the Challenger Series’ PBR Tri-Cities Classic at the Toyota Center. This is the second time the PBR has had an event in Kennewick, and this year attendees will bear witness to the finest riders that the PBR has to offer...

Seattle’s X League team debuts next Saturday

KENT - The Extreme Football League’s Seattle Thunder will have their first game next weekend, playing the Denver Rush at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. The league, also known as the X League, is a women’s tackle football league owned by NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka. The X League began as the Lingerie Football League and was rebranded to the Legends Football League in 2009. They rebranded again 10 years later to the X League. This is the Thunder’s lone home game of the season, and those interested in attending can purchase tickets on the accesso ShoWare Center’s website.

BBCC names new wrestling coach

MOSES LAKE - Big Bend Community College has hired a new wrestling coach, as Mark Geary prepares to take over the men’s and women’s wrestling programs. “I am incredibly excited, honored, and humbled to become part of the Big Bend Academic and Athletic Community,” Geary said. “Coaching wrestling is something I have always loved doing, and to get to do that as my full-time job is a dream come true. I look forward to making the most of the opportunity.” ...

Fire Marshal encourages boating fire safety

OLYMPIA – According to a release by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, there are several ways to be responsible and safe while boating this summer. The release states the best defense against fire is prevention because fires that occur on boats can spread quickly and present unique response challenges due to hazardous conditions and limited access...

“It’s lovely”

Senior picnic draws big crowd

MOSES LAKE — After two years of drive-thru events, the annual Senior Picnic returned in person to the Grant County Fairgrounds Wednesday. “I don’t cut loose very often,” saaid Betty Schafer, a resident of McKay Healthcare and REhab Center in Soap Lake between dances. Betty Schafer danced and sang along with the band. Schafer said she came to the picnic to have fun - maybe a lot of fun...

Grant Co. commissioners set to select interim sheriff

EPHRATA — Grant County Republican party leaders will submit a list of three applicants Aug. 3 to fill the position of Grant County Sheriff. Grant County Commissioner Danny Stone said commissioners will appoint an interim to the position for July and early August. “(The announcement of the interim appointee) definitely has to be done within the next two weeks,” Stone said...

MLSD selects new elementary principals

MOSES LAKE — Two principals have been hired for elementary schools in the Moses Lake School District according to press releases from the district. “I have already worked alongside many of the Sage Point staff,” newly-selected Sage Point Elementary Principal Robin Kimbro wrote in the press release. “These teachers and support staff do the best work for our students.” ...

“Why not Big Bend?”

BBCC softball coach talks recruiting in the Basin

MOSES LAKE - After a first season where she was thrust into the head coaching role, Big Bend Community College head softball coach Kylee Brulotte has spent her offseason scouting the area talent in the Basin. “I want to help those ladies get recruited,” Brulotte said. “Because it's our hometown, and right now it's my hometown. And I was always told to leave something better than you found it.” ...

Goodbye Billy

SLPD sends K-9 officer back to trainer

SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Police Department no longer has a police dog. Soap Lake Police Chief Ryan Cox told the Soap Lake city council at a regular meeting on Wednesday that the department had to get rid of K-9 Billy, a Belgian Tervuren who joined the department in late 2020 after his handler was recently let go by the SLPD. “Billy’s original trainer came up to get him,” Cox said...

New MLHS principal selected

MOSES LAKE — Sheila Kries has been selected as the new principal at Moses Lake High School. Currently, Kries is an MLHS assistant principal. “I look forward to commencing with the 2022-23 school year, welcoming new and returning ‘Mavericks’ to the high school,” Kries wrote in the press release...

Moses Lake council talks traffic safety, adopts road plan

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council spent much of its regular Tuesday meeting talking about both the current conditions and future plans for the city’s streets. “Skyline Drive has turned into a racetrack,” resident Rich Swanson told council members during a citizens comment period at the beginning of the meeting...

Moses Lake Air Show set for this weekend

MOSES LAKE — With Father’s Day coming this weekend, it’s time for the annual Moses Lake Airshow as well. This year’s air show will be held at the Grant County International Airport on Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19, and will include aerial acts Kyle Fowler of Go EZ Aerobatcis, Tom Larkin of Mini Jet Airshows, the flying aerobatic duo of Undaunted Airshows, Mike Tryggvason of 10G Aerosports and Brad Wursten in his MXS-R stunt plane, as well as demonstration flights by Mark Peterson in an old A-37 Dragonfly once flown by the South Vietnamese air force and the Erickson Aircraft Collection’s B-17 Flying Fortress....

NCW Libraries system announces summer hours

WENATCHEE — Officials of the NCW Libraries system, which includes libraries in Grant County, have announced summer hours. All public libraries in Grant County are closed on Sundays during the summer, with the exception of the Quincy branch...

Ephrata couple creates tartan to support Ukraine

EPHRATA — An Ephrata couple is combining their heritages in a unique way to support Ukraine by creating an official Scottish-inspired tartan in support of Ukraine. “The response from the kilt community has been incredible,” Kelly said. “People are raving about it. They love the design, they love how it looks and, of course, they love that it's for a good cause.” ...

Police records for June 15, 2022

Ephrata Police Department May 27 Report of attempted theft of a catalytic converter on C Street Southeast. Report of a galvanized steel shelf stolen in the 200 block of G Street Northeast...

NBC camps train young athletes for the future

SPOKANE - Beginning in 1971 as the Northwest Basketball Camp, NBC Camps have been serving the needs of young athletes across the Pacific Northwest through different levels of basketball training. In the 51 years since its founding, the name of the program has shifted from Northwest Basketball Camps to Nothing Beats Commitment camps and has expanded to include several programs in volleyball, lacrosse, soccer and more. The program is based out of Spokane and hosts several different camps for different sports...

College World Series set, eight teams sent to Omaha

OMAHA, NEB - Eight Division 1 teams punched their tickets to Omaha, Nebraska for the 2022 College World Series this weekend, including half the field being represented by the Southeastern Conference. Stanford, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Auburn and Ole Miss all claimed victories in the Super Regional round, which lasted from last Friday to Monday night...

Othello School Board discusses security

OTHELLO — Othello School District officials and Othello Police Department officers detailed some of the measures they’re taking to enhance school security following several recent mass shootings across the country. Board member Lindsy Prows said the Uvalde, Texas shooting affected her differently than earlier incidents. “I know I’m not the only parent,” she said. “It’s been a topic of conversations at the baseball field and after graduation, and any time parents are together with their kids. They’re concerned. This last event hit a little bit different. It looked like our community, and maybe that’s why it felt different.”

Grant PUD crews fix Cascade Valley outages

MOSES LAKE — Grant County PUD crews appear to have found the underlying problem that caused multiple outages in Cascade Valley from June 3 to last weekend. Christine Pratt, PUD public affairs officer, said in a statement that the culprit tentatively has been identified as a jumper wire on one of the power poles in the area...

Moses Lake's Boyd named to BSC President's Honor Roll

BISMARCK, N.D. - Shannon Boyd of Moses Lake has been named to the President's Honor Roll for the Spring 2022 semester at Bismarck State College according to a release by the college....