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STUDIO BASIN: REC Silicon closure, Moses Lake city manager and Basin basketball

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 9 months AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| January 24, 2025 8:41 PM

MOSES LAKE – In this week's episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Managing Editor R. Hans "Rob" Miller and Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer discuss supports for workers displaced by the REC Silicon closure, and Moses Lake's incoming city manager. Miller talks a bit about multiple 2024 year in review pieces for Ephrata.  

Sports Editor Ian Bivona later discusses Royal's boys basketball team suffering its first loss of the season, as well as where several local teams are in their respective league standings. Bivona also discusses Othello's boys wrestling team picking up its sixth dual win of the season. 

The STUDIO BASIN podcast can be found on your favorite podcast apps, or downloaded directly at https://bit.ly/3WukEeI.  


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