Studio Basin

MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Ephrata School District Superintendent Tim Payne stops by to talk about accomplishments at the district and how the district is working to ensure students and parents are successful. Payne and Managing Editor Rob Miller also discuss opportunities to build community and the economy in Ephrata and upcoming opportunities for parents and educators to learn better communication skills with youth. 

Next, Interim Moses Lake Police Department Chief, Cpt. David Sands stopped in for this month's Chatting With the Chief segment. He spoke with Miller about upcoming community events and holiday safety.

Lastly, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona and Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer recap last week’s Moses Lake, Othello and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague football games, go over the Moses Lake girls swim and dive team’s success and recap Warden volleyball losing their first game of the season. 

On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, senior reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Staff Writer Joel Martin recap last week's headlines, including the groundbreaking of a new library in Royal City,  the Grant PUD budget and CBHA receiving grants for helping youth access mental health care. 
Next, MLCA/CCS Football Head Coach Aaron Noble joins the sports segment with Sports Reporter Ian Bivona, going over the Lions' 4-0 start, the beginning of the school's football program and his life in coaching.

On this week's episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Karisti Cox with Summer Wood Alzheimer's Special Care Center stops into the STUDIO BASIN studio to talk about the recent Walk to End Alzheimer's with Managing Editor Rob Miller. While she's with us, she also talks about hope on the horizon for treatment of the disease and offers a few tips on how to help those facing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia live better lives. 

Next, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona and Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer go over football games at Warden, MLCA/CCS and ACH, as well as the Soap Lake volleyball team's win over Cascade Christian.

On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona goes over the Columbia Basin Herald's fall sports preview, covering local cross country, girls soccer and volleyball teams as they prepare for the 2023 season. 

On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Managing Editor R. Hans "Rob" Miller sat down for a monthly discussion with Grant County Sheriff Joe Kriete. The pair spoke about the value of transparency for law enforcement, how the GCSO budget process is moving toward finalization and the retirement of K-9 Chewbacca as well as a donation from Moses Lake Industries to bring in a new K-9 unit to serve Grant County residents.

In sports, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona and Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer go over a handful of last week's football and girls soccer games from around the area.

On this week's episode of the Studio Basin Podcast, Sheri Call, president and CEO of the Washington Trucking Association joins Managing Editor Rob Miller to talk about the state of the trucking industry and efforts to recruit younger drivers into the field as the large Baby Boomer generation retires and Gen X and younger work to step in and fill the gap. 

Next, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona and Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer go over Moses Lake BMX's Race for Life as well as the Gridiron Guide, previewing the 2023 football season.

On this week's episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Sports Reporter Ian Bivona discuss last week's headlines, including the cost changes for Samaritan Hospital, Ephrata's boil water advisory, the City of Moses Lake issuing a new graffiti ordinance and the Grant County Fair. 
Next, the two go over coverage for the upcoming Gridiron Guide, which previews each team in this upcoming football season, as well as recap the Moses Lake Roundup.

On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Sports Reporter Ian Bivona go over last week's headlines, including the victim of a Moses Lake shooting being identified, changes to the city councils in Soap Lake and Othello and the Grant County Fair. In sports, the two discuss Moses Lake BMX's Race for Life, the Agri-Service Demolition Derby and the Moses Lake Roundup.

In this month's segment with Grant County Sheriff Joe Kriete, Managing Editor R. Hans "Rob" Miller discusses National Night Out, fighting cancer, domestic violence and an update on the new Grant County Jail facility with the sheriff. Kriete also shares that his daughter, a long-time standout in the local softball arena, will be leaving for college soon to play at the college level.
Next, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona and Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer go over last week's Washington Junior Golf Association State Championship,  Moses Lake senior Paige Perkins garnering All-American honors at Junior Olympics, Ephrata hiring Lyndsy Roberts as the school's new cross country coach and Moses Lake wrestling's off-season work. 

To open this week’s edition of the Studio Basin podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer talks with Quincy School District Superintendent Nik Bergman. Bergman talks with the Studio Basin podcast about his background, some of the challenges facing QSD, some of its successes and the district's path forward.

For this month's Chatting with the Chief segment, Moses Lake Police Chief Kevin Fuhr reviews National Night Out and how the Moses Lake Police Department's new license plate reader cameras and how they help keep the town safe. He also talks with Managing Editor R. Hans "Rob" Miller regarding safety in school zones as schools across the Basin open up later this month.

To close the podcast, Sports Reporter Ian Bivona and Schweizer discuss last week’s sports headlines, including a Little League tournament in Othello, BBCC hiring a new women’s wrestling coach, the Washington Junior Golf Association hosting a tournament in Moses Lake and Eastern Washington football opening fall camp.