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Day of preparation before the Grant County Fair opens
MOSES LAKE — For the volunteers at the Covenant Christian School booth, the Grant County Fair started with a lesso…
WSU director has a love for dry land farming
LIND — The dryland wheat farming region of Washington state is probably the driest place in the world where farmers manage to grow wheat without irrigation, ac…
Moses Lake student inducted into Phi Kappa Phi
BATON ROUGE, La. — Eastern Oregon University student and Moses Lake resident Simeon Hickman was recently inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline college honor society, a…
Moses Lake exchanges gifts with sister city
MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake is giving a pair of landscape prints from a local artist to the city of Yonezawa, Japan, in response to Yonezawa’s gift of …
Quincy FFA announces officers
QUINCY – The Quincy Future Farmers of America announced its 2023-24 officers on May 23. The officer team was installed during the coinciding Parent-Member Banq…
BBCC honors 58 graduates at graduation Student Support Services celebration
MOSES LAKE — The Big Bend Community College TRIO Student Support Services program celebrated its group of 2023 graduates during a ceremony Tuesday night. Fifty…
Othello man sentenced in child’s death
SPOKANE — An Othello man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm after an incident that left his 4-year-old child dead, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s …
WDFW eyes 3-year hunting season plans
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for the public’s feedback as it begins its latest three-year season-setting efforts, accordi…
BBCC to host 30th annual job and career fair
MOSES LAKE — The Big Bend Community College (BBCC) Job and Career Fair will be returning to the Big Bend Campus at the end of June for its 30th consecutive …
Little Big Show '23
WILSON CREEK — The little town of Wilson Creek more than doubled in numbers Saturday. The town, which had a population of 207 at the last census, welcomed m…
Law enforcement records for June 15, 2023
The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of …
Quincy schools look to get more parents involved
QUINCY — Encouraging parents to get more involved in school is easier when school officials start with something familiar to the parents. Victoria Hodge, direc…
Water conservation considered by Moses Lake council
MOSES LAKE — With the obvious decline of water levels in the aquifers that provide Moses Lake with water drinking, bathing, cleaning and lawns, the time has co…
WSP to conduct motorcycle emphasis patrol
MOSES LAKE — Washington State Patrol troopers will be conducting additional patrols along Interstate 90 June 23-25 to teach bikers and drivers about motorcycle safety. The patrols will span I-90 from Snoqualmie Pas…
REC secures financing leverage
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon has secured a $30 million loan from New York’s Standard Chartered Bank to help fund the company’s restart as well as proposed expansions, according to an REC press release...
Fire season starts in Grant Co.
SOAP LAKE — Fire season has kicked off in Grant County with three fires in less than 24 hours – one just north and east of Soap Lake, one at the intersection o…