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Ephrata’s first National Night Out draws crowd despite cool weather
EPHRATA — Despite cool temperatures and off-and-on rain, community members gathered at Lions Park Tuesday evening …
Wilson Creek seniors ‘just kept swimming’ through tough year
WILSON CREEK — If there was a theme to Wilson Creek High School’s 2021 graduation ceremony, it was persistence.
Warden principal tapped to lead new high school
MOSES LAKE — A Warden educator has been named to lead the Moses Lake School District’s as-yet unnamed new high school, referred to as the Real World Academy.
Port of Warden receives grant for growth
WARDEN — The Port of Warden has been awarded a $175,000 grant from Grant County’s Strategic Infrastructure Program to help cover road design and engineering for the second phase of the port’s rail expansion project.
‘A Day at the Races’ theme of annual Senior Picnic
MOSES LAKE — Grant County senior citizens are encouraged to wear their best Kentucky Derby hats and join the parade at the seventh annual senior picnic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Grant County Fairground…
Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanship
There is no shortage of job openings for local election officials in Michigan. It's the same in Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, too.
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Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president to meet the queen
LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.
As virus cases wane, governors weigh ending emergency orders
New coronavirus infections and deaths in the U.S. are down dramatically from earlier highs, though more contagious variants are spreading. Most people are now are at least partially vaccinated, yet lingering hesita…
EU talks up hope of breakthrough at Iran nuclear meetings
VIENNA (AP) — European Union negotiators said international talks that resumed Saturday on the Iran nuclear agreement were on track to revive the deal, which crumbled after the United States withdrew in 2018.
Nevada schools reckon with race, triggering polarization
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada has become the latest flashpoint in a national debate over how to teach students about racism and its role in U.S. history, with parents clashing over curriculum proposals.
Biden nominee linked to 1989 sabotage draws Republican ire
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee federal lands in the U.S. West is facing Republican pressure to withdraw over her ties to environmental activists convicted of spiking trees to sabota…
G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine d…
Lawsuit: ICE detained US citizen for a week in Tacoma
SEATTLE (AP) — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a week even though he had his passport with him and repeatedly in…
After G-7, Biden says he's reestablishing US credibility
NEWQUAY, England (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States had restored its presence on the world stage as he used his first overseas trip since taking office to connect with a new generation of l…
Cabinet secretaries sell Biden's ambitious agenda across US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marty Walsh remembers what it was like when a Cabinet secretary would come to town.