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Home Center celebrates new owners with ribbon-cutting, grand reopening
MOSES LAKE — The owners of the Home Center made their takeover of the business official Friday with a ribbon-cutti…
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival goes virtual for 2021
The Othello Sandhill Crane Festival will return to Othello for 2021, at least in virtual form.
Mattawa City Council defers appointing new council member
The Mattawa City Council voted 4-2 Feb. 4 to postpone appointing a new council member until later in the month, after hearing from two applicants.
Mattawa City Council discusses financing for wastewater facility restoration
The Mattawa City Council discussed and voted on several financial matters Feb. 4.
March 1 declared Scott Hyndman Day
The Mattawa City Council voted Feb. 4 to make Scott Hyndman Day be March 1.
Betty Johansen Old Hotel Artist of the Month
Potter and clay sculptor Betty Johansen, of Othello, is the Artist of the Month for January and February at the Old Hotel Art Gallery, on East Larch Street, in…
Rev. Klockers: God should have made a creative advertisement for the Super Bowl
In Acts 10: 9-16 (using the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible) we read of Peter’s vision:
Small airports would benefit from Dent-sponsored bill
Creating a solid state funding program for small airports in Washington is a priority for two local officials and a state legislator.
Othello man injured in accident near Pasco
An Othello man was injured, and could be charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicants and negligent driving, after he drove his car off the road and rolled it Saturday about 10 miles north of Pasco.
Othello man pleads not guilty in double murder
A man allegedly living illegally in the U.S. pleaded not guilty Friday in Adams County Superior Court in Ritzville to murdering two women Jan. 27 in their Othe…
Warnick pushes protections for volunteer firefighters
Senate Bill 5384 would modify the state’s definition of a volunteer firefighter.
Booming construction helps alleviate some COVID-19 impacts in Grant County
A booming construction industry helped cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Grant County’s economy in 2020.
Georgia election officials investigate Trump call
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state's office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state's top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to “fi…
Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Monday proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals as Congress began piecing together a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that tracks President Joe Biden…
California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hing Yiu Chung lives in a racially diverse San Francisco neighborhood hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. While vaccines have been difficult to come by, the 69-year-old got one by showing pro…
Pope seeks 'Copernican revolution' for post-COVID economy
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just — and where basic health care i…