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Farm Wives and Cowbelles: Women Who Built Grant County
From the Neppel days to now, women have worked hard to build a life here and shape the broader community. In the e…
Mavs fall in close meet against Eisenhower
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks boys wrestling team took a loss at home Wednesday against Eisenhower. The competition was close, but Moses Lake came just…
Quincy Police Department logs Dec. 26-Jan. 5
Quincy Police Department logs Dec. 26-Jan. 5
GCAO had a transformative 2025
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Animal Outreach achieved several goals in 2025, including groundbreaking on a new facility, nearly 300 adoptions and successes in com…
Seven Basin school districts to run EP&O levies in February
EPHRATA — Voters in seven Columbia Basin school districts will be asked to accept or reject educational programs and operations levy proposals in a special ele…
Metalwork exhibit opens Jan. 15 at CWU
ELLENSBURG — Beginning next week, the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery at Central Washington University will host Ferrous, a group exhibition of 15 innovative contempora…
As barbs fly and Trump wades in, a central WA congressional race heats up
Two years ago, Amanda McKinney, a Republican Yakima County commissioner, made a commercial endorsing Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse for re-election and assa…
Huskies take close victory on the mat against Tigers
EPHRATA — The Othello Huskies and Ephrata Tigers had a close matchup Tuesday evening with the Huskies taking a 42-39 victory over their Central Washington Athl…
Soap Lake Events Committee to meet
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Community and Senior Center will host its second meeting for the newly formed Events Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 5 p.m. This initiative aims to revitalize community engagement throug…
WEATHER: Jan. 8-14, 2026
Students from the Fire Science class at the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center in Moses Lake put on their turnouts, picked up some of their gear and went f…
Bad debt, charity care expenses rising at local medical facilities
MOSES LAKE — For everyone in healthcare, from patients to hospitals to medical professionals, the challenge is who pays the bill. Sometimes the answer is that …
Two dead in early morning Moses Lake house fire
MOSES LAKE — Identification is pending for two people killed in an early-morning fire Wednesday in Moses Lake. Moses Lake Fire Department Chief Art Perillo…
Grant County Jail logs as of Jan. 7, 2026
The reports below were provided by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Grant County Health District mandates overdose reporting
MOSES LAKE — In a move to enhance community health and safety, the Grant County Health District has implemented a policy requiring healthcare providers to repo…
Ephrata Fire Department reflects on 2025
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Fire Department experienced a busy year in 2025, responding to a total of 513 calls for service. Fire Chief Jeremy Burns provided an over…
Purr-fect slice of sunshine
OTHELLO — Meet Taran, an orange cutie, who is pawsitively ready to brighten your life. He’s neutered, vaccinated, and gets along with other cats; he’s quite th…