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Updated 6 hours, 44 minutes ago

PUD’s Ephrata center on time, on budget

EPHRATA — Nearly six months after Grant PUD broke ground on its new Ephrata Service Center, the project is advanci…

Updated 11 months ago
ACSO handles two high-speed chases Thursday

RITZVILLE – Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies had an eventful day Friday that included two high-speed chases which led to a combined total of four arrests…

Updated 11 months ago
Mavs’ Dietmeyer signs with Embry-Riddle

MOSES LAKE –Moses Lake Senior Jaedynn Dietmeyer signed her letter of intent Friday in the Moses Lake High School gym to continue her track and field career wit…

Updated 11 months ago
Ephrata's Trachsler retires after nearly three decades of service

EPHRATA – Ephrata City Hall will be a little emptier today after Leslie Trachsler, the beloved city clerk and finance director of Ephrata, completed her last d…

Updated 11 months ago
Grant PUD places limits on electrical demand from data centers

EPHRATA — Limits will be implemented on the growth of demand from data centers that get their power from the Grant County Public Utility District. Load growth …

Updated 11 months ago
MLSD denies reports of rosaries being taken from students

MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake School District staff deny claims that students have had rosaries taken from them at Frontier Middle School after a student who attende…

Updated 11 months ago
Working connections

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College will play matchmaker between businesses and the people they’re looking for at the BBCC Job Fair April 17. This is t…

Updated 11 months ago
Weather for the week of March 31, 2025

Weather for the week of March 31, 2025

Updated 11 months ago
Columbia Basin Events for April 2025

COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring has sprung in the Basin and it’s time to check out the flowers in Othello and Quincy, art in Coulee City, businesses in Ephrata and job…

Updated 11 months ago
GCSO warns of assessor impersonation scam

MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn the public of a subject impersonating Grant County deputy assessors.

Updated 11 months ago
Second of three suspects arrested in Moses Lake drive-by case

BEAVERTON, Ore. - The Moses Lake Police Department announced the arrest of Mathew Valdez, 18, or Moses Lake in Beaverton, Oregon with the assistance of the Was…

Updated 11 months ago
Adopt Diva, a demure and mindful cutie

MOSES LAKE -- Diva is a torte point Siamese with very refined taste and around 4 years of worldly experiences. While other cats like to chase laser pointers an…

Updated 11 months ago
WA Legislature passes school safety bill

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Legislature has passed Senate Bill 5004, aimed at modernizing emergency response systems in K-12 schools, in a unanimous vote of…

Updated 11 months ago
Teacher for life

EPHRATA — An era will end this year at Ephrata schools, as Charlotte Throgmorton retires. Throgmorton, who is finishing her career as the assistant princip…

Updated 11 months ago
Tigers Boys best Grandview 4-1

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers tennis team faced Grandview Tuesday afternoon with the boys winning 4-1. “It’s hard to complain when you have a 4-1 victory ov…

Updated 11 months ago
MLHS softball falls to Richland

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks softball team fell to Richland 3-8 Wednesday evening. “Overall, as a team, I think we have a lot to work on, but I th…