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WEATHER: May 18-22
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73 and southwest winds in the afternoon. Mostly clear overnight, with a low…
Blinken brings Biden Europe charm offensive to Germany
BERLIN (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Germany as the Biden administration presses ahead with a diplomatic charm offensive designed to woo back wary Western European allies after four years of t…
Shear joy: Breeder finds calling with rare sheep
MOSES LAKE — Of all the animals Washington State University regional extension specialist, livestock and meat quality, Sarah Smith tends to, her Valais Blackno…
Changes planned for mail delivery
MATTAWA — Mattawa residents will get home mail delivery, with the goal of initiating mail routes by the end of the year, and a second carrier route will be added in Desert Aire.
Othello City Council to discuss traffic
OTHELLO — Othello residents are invited to the July 12 Othello City Council meeting to discuss traffic, the city’s collision rate and options being considered to slow down traffic.
Two new officers sworn in to Othello Police Department
OTHELLO — Two new officers have joined the Othello Police Department.
Wahluke High School students to hold school board candidate forum
MATTAWA — The role of a school board member, and what candidates for Wahluke School Board plan to do if they are elected, will be the focus of a candidate forum in October. It’s a project of Wahluke High School ASB…
Tri-Cities artist featured at Othello’s Old Hotel Art Gallery
OTHELLO — Original paintings by artist William Hermanns are on display at the Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello through the end of June.
MLSD names new director of special services
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has named a Minnesota educator to be the district’s new director of special services, which is responsible for overseeing the district’s special education programs.
McCain stages first hiring event for Othello plant expansion
MOSES LAKE — On the first day of the McCain Foods hiring event Tuesday, Tiffiny Hollingsworth said there were people ready to interview even before the doors opened.
Grant County commissioners decide not to buy downtown Ephrata building
EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioners approved a budget revision allowing them to buy property adjacent to the Grant County Fairgrounds, but they decided Monday not to purchase a building in downtown Ephrata, which …
Department of Ecology fines fertilizer fabricator
SPOKANE — A Pasco-based fertilizer maker has been fined $25,000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology for operating a mobile fertilizer reactor in Moses Lake without first obtaining an air quality permit.
5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves
LONDON (AP) — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its European neighbors.
Hungary's immunity cards allow packed stands, raise concerns
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed the Puskas Arena in Budapest last week to attend Euro 2020 matches. It was the first full-house international soccer event in Europe in more than a y…
VA moves to offer gender confirmation surgery to vets
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to offer transgender veterans gender confirmation surgery, Secretary Denis McDonough announced at a Pride Month event in Orlando Saturday.
Catalan separatists eye freedom after Spain's Cabinet pardon
MADRID (AP) — Nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for sedition were eyeing freedom, after Spain’s Cabinet pardoned them Tuesday in the hope of starting what Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a much-needed reco…