On this week’s episode of the Studio Basin podcast, senior reporter Cheryl Schweizer spoke with Samaritan Healthcare's Chief Executive Officer Theresa Sullivan, Chief Administrative Officer Alex Town, and Gretchen Youngren, chief development and communications officer, to discuss the reasons behind the hospital’s request to district voters for a construction bond and what has changed since the project was first approved. They also discussed the cost to property owners and talked about contingency plans if the bond is rejected.

Next, Moses Lake Police Chief Kevin Fuhr stopped by April 6 for the first installment of Chatting with the Chief, a monthly segment where we'll be talking with Fuhr regarding operations at MLPD. This month, Fuhr spoke to us about the MLPD Annual Report and departmental goals for 2023.

Finally, sports reporter Ian Bivona recapped last week's spring sports action with games for Othello, Moses Lake and Warden.

The Studio Basin podcast can be found on your favorite podcast apps or downloaded directly at https://bit.ly/40RaxAT.