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Soap Lake moves forward the 2027 preliminary budget draft
SOAP LAKE — During the Oct. 7 Soap Lake City Council meeting, council members had a number of new business items t…
Half done: Soap Lake struggles to finish remodeling city hall
As Soap Lake Mayor Alex Kovach stands in the middle of the city’s empty city hall, he looks up at the underside of the roof.
New exhibits scheduled at Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
MOSES LAKE — An exhibit of historic photographs of Moses Lake and an exhibit featuring a Quincy artist both are opening Friday at the Moses Lake Museum & Art C…
More than a trophy: Quincy’s Youth Day of Fishing goes back to the basics
The Quincy Chamber of Commerce's annual Youth Day of Fishing trout derby, on the first Saturday of March, was COVID-cautious this year by stripping the accesso…
Moses Lake tutoring center launches student voucher program
This Thursday, Hometown Studyhall owner Holly Rock will fully launch the sponsor-a-student program, in which businesses and individuals can fund a student’s ex…
Lawmakers pass bills to protect renters
Washington lawmakers are considering bill as the end of an emergency eviction moratorium looms over thousands of Washington renters.
Local legislators urge state to resume full in-person learning
District 13 legislators outlined recommendations to restore full in-person learning in a letter sent to the governor and state superintendent of public instruc…
Trump, RNC clash over using his name in fundraising
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is defending its right to use former President Donald Trump's name in fundraising appeals after he demanded they put an end to the practice.
With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Joe Biden on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat said Sunday he's open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to pus…
US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and South Korea have reached agreement in principle on a new arrangement for sharing the cost of the American troop presence, which is intended as a bulwark against the threat of…
Biden hopes to boost offshore wind as Mass. project advances
WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy devel…
Swiss narrowly back proposal to ban face coverings in public
BERLIN (AP) — Swiss voters narrowly approved on Sunday a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.
Biden marks 'Bloody Sunday' by signing voting rights order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new
Report: Blinken offers plan to bolster Afghan peace process
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban, according to a letter from Blinken to Afg…
Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic
WATERFORD, Pa. (AP) — Jill Biden sees a teachable moment in the depths of
At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said.