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MLSD, MLEA address school day, finances during final meeting of 2025
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District Board of Directors held its final meeting of 2025 Thursday. During the…
Celebrating heritage
MOSES LAKE — The UMANI Festival will fill the streets of Moses Lake with music and color Sept. 28.
Design work begins on Adams County bridge project
RITZVILLE — Construction will start in fall 2025 on the first of six bridges that will be rebuilt to accommodate widening the East Low Canal. Adams County …
NFIB: 'Some rays of hope in Washington' even as small biz optimism remains low
(The Center Square) – The National Federation of Independent Business’ latest monthly Small Business Economic Trends, or SBET, report – informally known as the…
Bird knocks out power in S. Moses Lake Monday
MOSES LAKE – More than 900 customers lost power Monday in South Moses Lake due to a bird that damaged substation equipment, according to a Grant County Public …
FIRE REPORT: Fire season continues throughout state
MOSES LAKE – The various fires listed below are all ablaze in Washington. The largest fire reported is the Retreat Fire at 45,601 acres and the smallest is the…
Othello man indicted in odometer rollback case
OTHELLO – A federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington has indicted Reynaldo Valdez Garza Jr., 52, Othello, on five counts of odometer tampering…
65 Years Married
Long-time Grant County residents Darwin and Linda Beehner are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Sept. 12. The couple was married in 1959 and remain…
‘The friendliest fair’
OTHELLO — The Othello Fair kicks off Wednesday at the Adams County Fairgrounds, and there’s a lot that’s new. That’s by design, said Fair Board President Becky…
Gridiron Roundup: Local squads go 8-3 in opening weekend
MOSES LAKE – Football season officially kicked off across the state last week, with nine of the Columbia Basin’s 11 teams opening the season on the road on Fri…
Vantage Bridge work slows I-90 travel
VANTAGE — Washington Department of Transportation officials are recommending that drivers look for routes across the state that avoid the Vantage Bridge on int…
Two booked for siphoning gas
EPHRATA – Two suspects were arrested Sunday afternoon after they were caught siphoning gas from a local farmer, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
Sun Lakes proposed fishing rule change hearing tonight
EPHRATA — An online public hearing is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. today for a proposed Washington Fish and Wildlife rule change that would extend the fishing sea…
Community Court celebrates two new grads
EPHRATA – Two more Grant County residents have gotten back on track after a lot of hard work on their part with support from the Grant County Community Court p…
FIRE REPORT: Residential fire quenched in George Monday
GEORGE — A residential fire broke out Monday morning in the 100 block of Montmorency Boulevard in George, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheri…
Part of Lakeshore Drive to close
MOSES LAKE – A section of the 4000 Western Block of Lakeshore Drive will be closed from Thursday Sept. 12 through Friday, Sept. 13. The closure will be from 42…