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Thursday High School Roundup | Eastmont track falls in Moses Lake dual
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (597+ words) EAST WENATCHEE " The Eastmont High School track and field program hosted the Moses Lake Mavericks on Thursday for another Big Nine Conference dual. The Moses Lake boys beat Eastmont 84.33-60.67, and the girls completed the sweep 86-59. Eastmont boys" (23) and girls" (5) unified,…...
The Him behind an Easter hymn
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (841+ words) "In The Garden," written in 1912 by American pharmacist-turned-songwriter Charles Austin Miles. For the past two decades I have hosted hymn sings for older folks who miss the good old songs of the faith. In an age when church hymnals have…...
Kids ate the multiplex: How family movies are taking over moviegoing, one blockbuster at a time
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (434+ words) A man takes pictures of his daughters who show their tickets in front of a display panel showing the movie "Barbie" as other movie-goers, left, line up to buy tickets at a cinema, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023." This image…...
McDonald's tries a simpler approach with its new McValue menu
13+ hour, 37+ min ago (436+ words) Carlos Paz picks a McValue menu selection at a McDonald's, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Los Angeles." After two years of tweaks to its value menu, McDonald's has a new strategy: keep it simple. The fast-food giant's budget-focused McValue menu will have…...
Wenatchee Foothills Trail System opens for season
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (565+ words) Part of the Wenatchee Foothills Trails System is shown in 2023. Every Dec. 1, the trails north of Fifth Street close to protect wintering mule deer habitat during harsh winter months, and reopen annually on April 1. Those included in the reopening are…...
Gas prices are high. But do the numbers support suspending state gas taxes?
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (574+ words) Vehicles drive past a CITGO gas station in the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, March 31, 2026." A Chevron gas station in Alameda, Calif. displays gas prices on March 23, 2026." Fuel transport truck driver Terry Bowden refills at a gas station, Monday,…...
Apple Blossom Festival Royalty tours Rocky Reach Dam, learns connection between hydropower, fish passage
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (724+ words) My favorite part was learning about the fish and being able to count them going through the fish tube and learning that they aren't smacking the water," Princess Parker Averi said. They're actually just using it like a slide." Washington…...
PHOTO GALLERY: Apple Blossom Festival Royalty tours Rocky Reach Dam
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (171+ words) Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Junior Royalty Queen Elena Gomez-Alvarez, right, picks up a diver's helmet during a tour of Rocky Reach Dam with Chelan County PUD education outreach specialist James Webber Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Chelan County. Washington State Apple…...
Panthers outslug Grizzlies in offensive thriller
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (673+ words) Wenatchee's Danica Cardona (13) connects on a pitch against Sunnyside Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Triangle Park in Wenatchee. Wenatchee's Adamarie Iniguez (23) pitches against Sunnyside Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Triangle Park in Wenatchee. The game featured plenty of offensive fireworks, as the two teams…...