Blasting caps neutralized in Ephrata

Trooper Clifford Pratt leads Washington State Patrol’s bomb squad, which had to respond to blasting caps found in Ephrata Thursday.
COURTESY PHOTO/OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

by NANCE BESTON
Staff Writer | November 24, 2025 3:15 AM

EPHRATA — Early afternoon Thursday, Ephrata Police Department was called for suspected blasting caps found in the northwest section of town at a construction storage yard.

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