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Soap Lake City Council approves new consultant despite mayor's objections
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a contract for municipal consulting …
Let the good times roll: Lake Bowl hosts state tournament
MOSES LAKE — After a three-hour youth clinic Saturday, Lake Bowl hosted the Washington Youth Bowler’s Tour Tournament of Champions on Sunday, which meant a pac…
Cielo Town Bakery: Tasty treats at two locations
Rich, chocolatey goodness. Sweet, melt-in-your-mouth dough. Perhaps a savory, cheesy bite.
Noonchester named Grant County Fire District 8 chief
MATTAWA — Joe Noonchester has been selected as the new chief of Grant County Fire District 8 and will take over the job July 1.
Othello passes feral cat ordinance
OTHELLO — People who feed feral cats will be required to obtain a free “feral cat caregiver” permit under the terms of a new ordinance passed Monday and in effect Tuesday by the Othello City Council.
GIS to move to larger building in Mattawa
MATTAWA — Grant Integrated Services, which provides behavioral health treatment for Grant County residents, will open a larger office in Mattawa and expand its available services.
Restoring history: Small Desert Aire chapel refurbished by volunteers, donations
DESERT AIRE — For years the tiny building in the small park next to the entrance of Desert Aire didn’t get a lot of attention. It was pretty easy to miss, hidd…
Old Hotel Art Gallery hosting student art show
OTHELLO — The annual Othello secondary schools art show will be on display through the end of the month at the Old Hotel Art Gallery on East Larch Street in Ot…
Some races to be contested in 2021
EPHRATA — One Royal City City Council race will be on the primary ballot, and Mattawa Mayor Maria Celaya will face a challenger.
Big kitty: Lost cougar finds way into Ephrata home
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man found himself hosting an uninvited guest Tuesday morning when a cougar, spotted earlier wandering the city, jumped through his screen …
March 2021 unemployment improves over March 2020
MOSES LAKE — The COVID-19 pandemic did some damage to Grant County’s economy, but the 2020 unemployment rate did not increase as much in Grant County as it did statewide.
The Latest: South Korea mulls dropping masks for vaccinated
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean officials say they plan to allow people to drop their masks from July if they have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, as they mull incentives to promote inoculat…
US restricts visas from Ethiopia, Eritrea over Tigray crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) —
It's not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads
ATLANTA (AP) — Six months after
Belarus opposition figure detained when flight diverted
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A prominent opponent of Belarus' authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the oppos…
GOP leaders condemn Greene over Holocaust comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders forcefully condemned GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday, calling her comments comparing COVID-19 safety measures like mask-wearing to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germa…