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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…
Bus driver shortage at MLSD
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District announced a driver shortage Friday, which will impact morning and afternoon bus routes. The MLSD transportation dep…
Public meetings on MLSD finances begin tonight
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District will be holding a series of public meetings throughout October to address the district’s financial structure and is…
Fire damages homeless encampment near Othello
OTHELLO — On Sunday about 5:19 p.m. Adams County Fire District 5 responded to an RV fire at 2125 W. Cunningham Road, about a mile east of Othello. The fire dam…
Grant PUD rate policy proposals get further review
EPHRATA — Residential and agriculture customers would be the first customers to receive the benefits of lower-cost Grant County Public Utility District electri…
Freight train burns, no injuries or damaged cargo
QUINCY — On Saturday night a freight train lit on fire near Road W Northwest and Baird Springs Road Northwest, eight miles outside of Quincy. The fire started …
Six-vehicle collision closes SR 17 Sunday
WARDEN – Four people sustained injuries in a six-vehicle collision on state Route 17 between Warden and Moses Lake about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Two of the cars wer…
Othello man dies in vehicle rollover
WARDEN — An Othello man died Saturday in a one-vehicle collision three miles south of Warden, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Office press release. Fa…
One dies in three-car collision near George on Monday
GEORGE — An unidentified person was killed when the car they were riding in crossed the center line and hit a commercial van in the southbound lane about one mile north of George Monday afternoon, according to a st…
Public safety advocates warn of effort to reduce public defender caseloads
(The Center Square) – The Washington Supreme Court is considering dramatic changes to standards that impact caseloads for public defenders. For years, trial courts have been overwhelmed trying to handle cases bo…
Federal government, states grapple with regulating hemp products
(The Center Square) – While the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is on track to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, efforts at both the federal …
MLSD addresses nursing concerns, passes Title IX resolution amendment
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake School District is weighing the potential of a forensic audit which is addressed in another story, a public comment regarding limit…
MLSD considers potential forensic audit
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake School District is considering a forensic audit, after MLSD board member Paul Hill brought the idea up in closing comments of the A…
Flannel Fest to bring the ’90s to life
MOSES LAKE — The days of dial-up internet, Doc Martens and the Macarena may be three decades behind us, but they’ll make a comeback this weekend at the Grant C…
Ephrata man sentenced in 2023 speeding, drug case
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man was sentenced to more than 11 years Tuesday in connection with leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase in 2023, accordi…
Knights defeat Leopards 49-21
ROYAL CITY – While the Knights jumped out to an early four-score lead in the first quarter of Friday’s game against Zillah, the Leopards battled back to cut th…