After congratulating Biden, France's Macron sees Trump envoy

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has met Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat behind closed doors in a potentially uncomfortable encounter only nine days after having congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory.

Tough overtime loss for Chiefs

HERMISTON, Ore. - An early lead on the road at a top-notch squad's homecourt is nothing to scoff at.

New hard red wheat variety doing well

WARDEN — A Warden wheat grower reports this week that a hard red wheat variety called Norwest 553 is yielding well.

J Dwaine McIntosh

J Dwaine McIntosh, affectionately known as "Doc" or "Mac" to many, lost his battle with pulmonary fibrosis but gained the reward of eternity in heaven, on December 22, 2010.

Chiefs swim past Davis, Eisenhower

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School boys swim and dive team felt like anything but a fish out of water during their dual on Tuesday against visiting Davis and Eisenhower High Schools.

Chiefs miss team state berth, Brice advances

KENNEWICK  — A season with multiple lineup changes and minimal “drama” ended in a third-place finish at the 4A District 5/6 bowling meet Tuesday for the Moses Lake Chiefs, to wrap up the team’s season.

Grant PUD rate increases start Monday

Increase helps fund mandatory projects

GRANT COUNTY — Grant County PUD Commissioners approved the implementation of a 4 percent rate increase to take effect April 1, at the latest board meeting.

Tough call

Our children are angels. They would never do anything bad.

Demand is high for export hay

MOSES LAKE - Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis increased the demand for high quality export hay this year.

Othello contractors ask for 26 days

OTHELLO - Main Street project contractors asked for an

Cougars baseball rips through to state semis

SPOKANE - Shadle Park High School was the site of seeing a baseball performance the Warden Cougars have come to expect in 2011.

Development league writes of special study

MOSES LAKE - The Columbia Basin Development League submitted comments during the public input stage of a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Odessa Subarea Special Study. 

Patricia A. Clapp

Patricia A. Clapp, 85, Moses Lake resident and former longtime Ephrata resident, passed away Sunday, Mar. 6, 2011 at Columbia Crest Care Center. Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory.

Colockum Ridge's Jan Hageson steals the show at women's golf

CRESCENT BAR - The ladies of the Crescent Bar Golf Course hosted their counterparts from Colockum Ridge (Quincy) Golf Course at their regular women's day on Jun 28 and were treated to some special golf by Colockum's Jan Hageson.

Retail Task Force gains insight on site selection

MOSES LAKE - Where is the best place to build a new store?

Chiefs softball get first Big 9 win with split

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake and Wenatchee. Chiefs and Panthers.

Moses Lake refocuses, beats Davis in four sets

MOSES LAKE — With the frenetic pace of volleyball, communication is key.

Ag markets proved generally mixed Friday morning

Traders are citing harvest pressure on corn and soybeans. Corn futures acted surprisingly well Thursday night, but have followed soybeans lower this morning. Wire service sources cited fresh harvest pressure for the losses. Still the corn drop is pretty surprising, since early news of a big sale was supplemented by a huge total on the weekly USDA Export Sales report. December corn futures sagged 2.25 cents to $3.50/bushel late Friday morning, while May slipped 2.25 to $3.72.

Columbia Basin Roller Derby falls to Wine Country Crushers in home bout

MOSES LAKE - It seemed the Wine Country Crushers were simply returning the favor when they walked away with the win over Columbia Basin Roller Derby Saturday night.

Latest McCleary order may be repeating the failures of the 1970s Doran decision

GUEST EDITORIAL

In January, the state Supreme Court handed down a new order in the 2012 McCleary case that reads almost like a line-by-line budget, as I wrote here. This 2014 order represents a significant shift in approach compared with the court's original McCleary decision, which held that the Legislature had not fully funded education.