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STUDIO BASIN: Grant Co. Commissioner Rob Jones and state playoffs

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 11 months AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| May 18, 2024 2:21 PM

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Commissioner Rob Jones joined Managing Editor R Hans "Rob" Miller for the news segment of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast this week. The pair discussed the process and cost of filing for office — Jones is running for reelection — as well as a variety of projects going on in the county. Jones also discussed how inflation has impacted the various businesses he owns and operates. 

In sports, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona and Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer break down several of last week's district playoff games, including Moses Lake baseball, Royal and Wahluke boys soccer, Ephrata and Othello softball and Soap Lake tennis.

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

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