GALLERY: July 2026 in review
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months AGO
George Washington, played by Joseph Brent Adams of Ephrata, waves to the crowd in the Independence Day parade in George.
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A player spikes the ball over the net during the Othello Fourth of July volleyball tourney.
Younger players compete in the 3v3 Soaring Eagles basketball tournament chase at Soap Lake’s Suds N’ Sun celebration July 4.
Detective Edgar Salazar receives the Eastern District of Washington’s 2026 Hometown Hero award for his actions in the 2023 Gorge Campground shooting.
Mauricio Alamos, 7, tries his hand at wielding a fire hose with help from a Royal Slope Firefighter at Summerfest.
Royal’s Briana Cedillo (11) jogs up the court during the 2026 1A state girls basketball tournament.
A player gets ready to throw the ball in the Moses Lake Men’s Softball Championship.
Two moose pay a visit to the Hartline area.
MOSES LAKE — As we wave goodbye to July, here are a few things that happened last month in the Columbia Basin.
A player spikes the ball over the net during the Othello Fourth of July volleyball tourney.
Younger players compete in the 3v3 Soaring Eagles basketball tournament chase at Soap Lake’s Suds N’ Sun celebration July 4.
Detective Edgar Salazar receives the Eastern District of Washington’s 2026 Hometown Hero award for his actions in the 2023 Gorge Campground shooting.
Mauricio Alamos, 7, tries his hand at wielding a fire hose with help from a Royal Slope Firefighter at Summerfest.
Royal’s Briana Cedillo (11) jogs up the court during the 2026 1A state girls basketball tournament.
A player gets ready to throw the ball in the Moses Lake Men’s Softball Championship.
Two moose pay a visit to the Hartline area.ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
Othello man taken into custody in connection with Connell assault
OTHELLO — An Othello man was taken into custody Sunday morning following an alleged assault in Connell.
Othello man injured in crash that kills one, possible charges pending
WALLA WALLA — Possible charges are pending against an Othello man in connection with a crash early Sunday morning that killed a Umatilla, Oregon woman.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits names new head of enterprise strategy
SUMMERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Okanagan Specialty Fruits has appointed Paul Carter as head of enterprise strategy, according to an announcement from OSF. In the new role, Paul Carter will work across OSF on enterprise strategy, investment decisions, long-range planning and major cross-functional initiatives, according to the announcement. The move follows OSF founder Neal Carter’s return to ownership of the company in June. Based in Summerland, British Columbia, Okanagan Specialty Fruits operates a packaging plant in Moses Lake and an orchard in the Frenchman Hills near Othello. “Paul brings a valuable combination of agricultural experience, strategic thinking and more than a decade helping organizations improve complex investment and resource-allocation decisions,” Neal Carter wrote in the announcement. “I’m very pleased to have him bring that experience to OSF as we build the next phase of the company.”