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Othello Community Hospital now hosting Ritzville mobile clinic
OTHELLO — Othello Community Hospital has begun partnering with the Ritzville-based East Adams Rural Healthcare to provide mobile primary care clinic services once a week in Othello, outside the hospital. The clinic, a 40-foot motorcoach, is fully equipped to provide clinic services on the go. OCH Chief Executive Officer...
WSDOT: Busy construction season on I-90 this summer
VANTAGE, Wash. - Heading east this summer? Not so fast — the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is expecting a busy season of construction projects on I-90, so be sure to plan ahead!. Ripped up roads and construction zones are an ordinary sight for folks traveling along I-90,...
Box score roundup for April 25-26
MOSES LAKE — Box scores for baseball and softball games from April 25-26 April 25. Warden baseball vs Columbia (Burbank) Game to be continued Monday at 5 p.m. Tied at seven in the top of the ninth inning. Warden softball vs Columbia (Burbank) Game One. COL: 0. WRD: 15.
STUDIO BASIN: Well 20, MLSD levy and Basin track and field
MOSES LAKE — On this week's episode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Staff Writer Joel Martin break down last week's headlines in the Columbia Basin Herald, Well 20 in Moses Lake, leadership in the Grant County Republican Party, the MLSD's levy being voted down and the Othello Community Pool being closed over safety concerns.
Bensch teams up with Kennedy for doubles tennis win
A tennis veteran, Bob Bensch is typically the king of his court. The Jacks’ first singles player has become accustomed to taking full responsibility for every point and every mistake. Quincy coach Rollie Ronish prefers to shuffle the deck in nonleague matches and reciprocated his singles and doubles players...
Othello to close community pool over safety concerns
OTHELLO — Mayor Shawn Logan announced during Monday’s Othello City Council meeting that the Othello Community Pool will have to be closed indefinitely and eventually replaced due to safety concerns. The announcement came after a presentation from Othello Public Works Director Curt Carpenter on his recent investigation into...
‘Ireland’s Greatest Showman’
MOSES LAKE — The Wallenstien Theater will ring this weekend with the voice of Irish tenor David Shannon. The concert will start at 7 p.m. Sunday evening. Sometimes billed as “Ireland’s Greatest Showman,” Shannon has a long and varied list of credits under his belt. He’s performed leading roles in productions of “Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Misérables” and “Sweeney Todd” in London’s prestigious West End theaters, according to his biography, and he was an original cast member of the London Company production of “Come From Away.” Shannon is equally at home with traditional folk music, and laces his performance with songs accompanied by the fiddle and the bodhran, a handheld drum that’s a staple of Irish tradition.
Literary youth: Othello and Mattawa to host Day of the Children celebrations
MOSES LAKE — Both Othello Public Library and the city of Mattawa are holding free events this year for El día de los ninos/El día de los libros, otherwise known as Day of the Children and Day of the Book, which recognizes children and children’s literacy.
Basin sports schedule April 24-30
COLUMBIA BASIN — Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local baseball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and track and field events. Wahluke boys, girls tennis vs Royal - 3 p.m. Royal boys, girls track and field vs multiple opponents - 3:30 p.m., includes Wahluke. Warden boys, girls golf...
Othello Public Library Children’s Day celebration a success
OTHELLO — The Othello Public Library, one of the branches of Tri-Cities-based Mid-Columbia Libraries, hosted a special celebration Saturday for El día de los niños/El día de los libros, otherwise known as Day of the Children and Day of the Books, celebrating children and children’s literacy.
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