Ward named to Maxwell Award Watch List

PHILADELPHIA – The Maxwell Football Club announced its 2022 Maxwell Award Watch List on Monday, with Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward being one of the 86 players named to the list...

15U Riverdogs prepare for regional play

EPHRATA – Following a sweep in the 2022 North Washington Babe Ruth State Tournament, the 15U Columbia Basin Riverdogs will be heading to Kelso for the regional matchups. The winner of regionals will qualify for the 15U World Series in Stafford, Virginia next month. “We got them prepared for the state tournament the week before, and it ended up working in our favor,” 15U Riverdogs Head Coach Jaime Vela said...

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: After coming to Idaho with 'no expectations,' Friesz keeps earning honors — all these years later

“I had no expectations,” Friesz said of playing at Idaho. “When I first got there, I was out of place. Far down on the depth chart, fifth or sixth, not getting any reps, looking at all these guys that could run and jump and throw and catch, and they were big and strong. I just thought, ‘What am I doing here?’

Retail sales up 1% in June, easing fears of a recession

U.S. retail sales rose 1% in June, from a revised decline of 0.1 % in May, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Ocasio-Cortez navigates the expectations that come with fame

The intensity of interest in Ocasio-Cortez — and the sometimes misplaced belief that she can solve any problem — is on display during her visits to the district

Dollie Boyd: Helping history put on a good show

Dollie Boyd, city of Moses Lake museum director, is used to the pressure of educating and putting on a good show at the same time.

Legals for July, 16 2022

Legals for July, 16 2022

Retail sales up 1% in June, easing fears of a recession

The solid figures bold well for the back-to-school shopping season, the second largest sales period behind the winter holidays

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television and radio highlights for upcoming weekend.

OPINION: Democrats look to broaden appeal

Disgruntled Republicans welcome to join Idaho Dems

Disgruntled Republicans welcome to join Idaho Dems

Legals for July, 15 2022

Law enforcement logs: July 15, 2022

COLUMBIA BASIN - The information below was provided by the respective law enforcement agencies, as noted. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Congress honors WWII hero of Iwo Jima with ultimate salute

It served as recognition for a generation of heroes, now dwindling in numbers, who fought in World War II

MY TURN: Green future will likely include renewable resources

New ways of storing energy emerging all the time

New ways of storing energy emerging all the time

Court Records - July 14, 2022

Information on local cases in Boundary County.

Law Roundup: Neighbors give visiting Californian a not-so-warm welcome

A California man in a short term rental in the West Glacier area apparently made the mistake of revealing his home state to his neighbors. They had begun harassing him, both for being from the Golden State and because they didn’t like the idea of having a short term rental unit next door, he told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. Now they were accusing him of having too many people at the rental.

Q&A with 7th District candidates

Williams, Maycumber vie to represent Northeastern Washington

With the redrawing of the state legislative boundaries following the 2020 U.S. Census, the sprawling 7th Legislative District — which covers the northeast corner of the state — has gotten even larger, and now includes the northern third of Grant County currently split between the 13th Legislative District and the 12th Legislative District. Vying to represent the district in its first seat are incumbent Jacqueline Maycumber, first elected in 2016, and challenger Lonny Ray Williams. Both candidates are Republicans...

Meek hired as Othello High assistant principal

OTHELLO — Former Moses Lake School District superintendent Josh Meek has been hired as the assistant principal at Othello High School. Meek was included on a list of new hires approved by the Othello School Board during its July 11 meeting...

US inflation reached a new 40-year high in June of 9.1%

Some economists have held out hope that inflation might be reaching a short-term peak