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Allegations of racial bias swirl around embattled WA agency
The leader of Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families was questioned this week about her agency’s …
Home Ec building at the fair a reminder of a bygone age
MOSES LAKE — A traveler from a century ago would recognize the craftsmanship of the displays in the Home Economics Building at the Grant County Fair, possibly …
COLUMN: You are unmuted: A guide to conduct in the virtual courtroom
I am a third-generation lawyer who has been practicing in the beautiful Columbia Basin for five years. I have had the privilege of litigating cases across the …
FIRE REPORT: Kachess Complex continues burning
CLE ELUM — The Kachess Complex consists of three lightning-sparked fires that began in the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest o…
Fair crime-free so far
MOSES LAKE — There had been no charges or crimes this year at the Grant County Fair as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Kyle Foreman.
Wrangling goats and winning ribbons
MOSES LAKE — The young people line up outside of the pen, wrangling the goats they have been raising all season and waiting for the judge to call them into the…
Soap Lake mayor, mayor pro-tem step down
SOAP LAKE – Allen DuPuy stepped down as the Soap Lake Mayor at the city council meeting on Aug. 7. DuPuy was elected as the mayor on Nov. 29, 2023, after he be…
Experienced eye, cool head needed in lamb competition
MOSES LAKE — That lamb just would not behave. It didn’t want to enter the arena for market lamb competition. It didn’t want to follow the other lambs as the ju…
Recreational youth soccer league begins soon
MOSES LAKE – Youth soccer players will have another opportunity to take the field this fall, with the Moses Lake-based Universe Soccer Academy preparing for it…
Othello to start municipal fire department
OTHELLO — The city of Othello will be starting its own fire department before May 2026, when its current contract with Adams County Fire District 5 expires. A …
Grant County Fair officially begins
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County Fair had its opening ceremony yesterday at 10 a.m. around AN empty flagpole with an audience of more than 100 people. The smell o…
FIRE REPORT: Retreat Fire remains steady as containment improves
NACHES – The Retreat Fire is the largest fire in Washington as of Tuesday. The fire has scorched 45,600 acres of land but is 70% contained as of Tuesday – a 10…
Fun night out
MATTAWA — All across America, communities turned out for National Night Out the first week of August, when police, firefighters and other community agencies th…
‘Everybody can paint’
OTHELLO — Nellie Hoot, the Old Hotel Art Gallery’s Artist of the Month, has been several kinds of artist in her time. “It’s been years of painting and goin…
MLSD benefits from Gesa Credit Union donation
RICHLAND — The Moses Lake School District received a $24,747 donation Friday from Gesa Credit Union, according to an announcement from Gesa. The donation wa…
FRESH NEWS: Excellent bass fishing this week
MARDON -- The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1,030.3 feet – dropping 2 feet this past week. We are currently 3.80 feet above low pool. The wa…