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24 miles in 20 hours: Kim Bowler's epic swim across Priest Lake
PRIEST LAKE, Idaho — Kim Bowler just swam the length of Priest Lake. That’s more than 24 miles, and it took nearly 20 hours. She endured choppy waters, headwinds, an aching right arm, then an aching left arm, bumped into things in the night and wanted to quit more than once.
Spokane SCRAPS offering free neutering amid increase of pregnant animals
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane County animal protection service, SCRAPS, will be offering 100 free spay/neuters for household dogs. This comes after SCRAPS says they have seen a recent spike in the number of pregnant dogs in the community. The event will take place at the SCRAPS facility on...
Great Escape bus tour to highlight geology
QUINCY — Ken Lacy will lead a tour covering the ice age floods that swept across Quincy Valley on Sept. 14. The busses will load at 12:45 p.m. at Quincy Middle School and depart for a trek across the valley at 1 p.m. Lacy is the current president of...
Costco takes steps toward building $22.9 million warehouse
A long-anticipated second Tri-Cities Costco appears to be moving closer toward development. Two building permit applications were filed with the city of Richland for work at 3125 Queensgate Drive with Costco Wholesale listed as the owner. Neither permit has been issued, and a lease for the state land where it would be located has not been finalized.
Yakima Man Returns to Bear Hunting After Cougar Attack
A Yakima man who was almost killed after being charged by a cougar in the Rimrock Lake area last year is back in the forest bear hunting. 25-year-old Tryston Ladwig was bear hunting on an early Saturday morning last year when he suddenly heard a loud roar and saw a cougar charging at him from 10-feet away.
Veterans carry flags for local parades, seek next generation to help
QUINCY — At the beginning of any local parade, the community is sure to see its local veterans bearing the country’s flag. According to Vietnam-era veteran Jerry Prchal, there is a need for more, and younger, veterans to join them in the Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day parade this year and going forward.
MLSD passes budget, appoints new board member
Aug. 23—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District passed its budget Thursday night meeting in which all four school board members voted yes on the budget proposal. A double maintenance and operations levy failure and accounting discrepancies caused significant difficulty in establishing a budget for the 2024-25 school year. The MLSD also appointed its fifth board member, Ryan Coulston, with ...
MultiCare uses new AR technogy to enhance knee replacement surgeries in Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. — For years, surgeons placed implants for knee replacements in the same way for every patient. However, a new augmented reality software called ARVIS is changing that approach, allowing surgeons to tailor implant placement to individual patients.
Moses Lake seed breeder honored
Aug. 23—SEATTLE — Jerry Benson of Moses Lake was recently honored by the Washington Native Plant Society, according to an announcement from the society. Benson, owner of BFI Native Seeds in Moses Lake, was named a WNPS Arthur R. Kruckeberg Fellow, according to the announcement. This is the highest honor given by the Society and recognizes outstanding contributions to the understanding and ...
Stay Out of Drug Areas Ordinance Passed
(YAKIMA) - The Yakima City Council passed the stay out of drug areas ordinance at Tuesday’s council meeting. The stay out of drug areas are two zones around North 1st Street and South Naches Avenue. With this ordinance municipal court judges can ban people facing drug charges from visiting these areas as a condition around pre-trial release or after the conviction. Although some members of the community shared their concerns about the ordinance at the meeting.
Moses Lake Boys & Girls Clubs at Risk of Drastically Scaling Back Operations Due to New School District Fees
MOSES LAKE – The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin, a vital resource for hundreds of low-income and at-risk youth in the Moses Lake community, may be forced to drastically scale back its operations due to a new facility use fee schedule proposed by the Moses Lake School District.
Spokane mayor proposes $1.2M for women's congregate shelter amid effort to close TRAC
(The Center Square) – As Spokane’s Hope House funding dries up, Mayor Lisa Brown proposed pulling savings from the Trent Resource and Assistance Center on Thursday to bail out its homeless shelter geared for women. Hope House is an emergency shelter operated by Volunteers of America. According to its website, the shelter served and housed more than 500 women last year. However, due to a lack of funding from the state, local and private sector partners, it’s facing economic collapse. ...
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