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STUDIO BASIN: Moses Lake School Board, swatting incident and district playoffs

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 12 months AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| May 11, 2024 3:13 PM

MOSES LAKE — On this week’s episode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, senior reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Sports Reporter Ian Bivona break down recent headlines in the Columbia Basin Herald, including recent Moses Lake School Board meetings, an officer-involved shooting in Moses Lake, a swatting incident in Ephrata and Boeing firefighters picketing at the Moses Lake facility.

In sports, Bivona and Schweizer recap local district playoff events for Othello and Moses Lake baseball, as well as Quincy, Royal and Wahluke boys soccer.

The STUDIO BASIN podcast can be found on your favorite podcast apps, or downloaded directly at https://bit.ly/4dy5fRw

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