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‘We’re planting seeds’
MOSES LAKE — Othello High School ag teacher Chris Baginski said there’s plenty of opportunity in agriculture, and …
Safety Foreman
EPHRATA – Kyle Foreman helps the Grant County Sheriff’s Office keep the public informed of significant situations, crimes and how to be prepared for an emergen…
New basketball court coming to Mattawa
MATTAWA — Mattawa’s Hund Memorial Park will get a new basketball court through a partnership between the city and the Paul Lauzier Foundation. Mattawa City …
Fed grant funding to help West Canal, Yakima River
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A pair of federal grants will help save fish on a stretch of the Yakima River and allow for the replacement of a 1,500-foot-long section of the Columbia Basin Project’s West Canal, according to a…
Pheasants Forever to host spring social
MOSES LAKE - Pheasants Forever will be holding its spring social next week in Moses Lake, according to a press release from the organization. The event is both a gathering for current members and an opportunity for…
Summerfest, library discussed at Royal meeting
ROYAL CITY — Summerfest, the library and a U.S. Department of Agriculture loan were among the topics of Tuesday’s Royal City City Council meeting. Grant Cou…
Traffic revision will make Quincy street right turn only
QUINCY — Signs are scheduled to start going up this week on a traffic revision at the intersection of State Route 28 and First Avenue SW in Quincy that will el…
MLHS grad makes chancellor's list
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Moses Lake High School graduate Taylor Carpenter has been named to the fall 2022 Chancellor’s List at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, according to a university press release...
Othello continues water project research
OTHELLO — Water supply and getting additional water were the subject of a substantial discussion at Monday’s Othello City Council meeting. Council members a…
Copenhaver to take helm at RMS
ROYAL CITY — Jerred Copenhaver will be the new principal at Royal Middle School, according to a statement from the Royal School District...
Basin sports schedule April 12-18
COLUMBIA BASIN — With schools returning from spring break, spring sports teams around the Basin are returning to a full slate of games, matches and meets. Chec…
Othello’s Little Guy program wrestles well at state tournament
SPOKANE — Thirty-two Othello youth wrestlers competed at the Jason Crawford Memorial Wrestling tournament in Spokane over the weekend, with many bringing home …
‘Proudly fueled by sugar’
MOSES LAKE – Big Bend Vikings Percussion is a musical group for the college that performs music using various percussion instruments. The Group recently won fi…
CJ's Custom Meats cuts ribbon
MOSES LAKE - CJ's Custom Meats staff and members of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce gathered Monday for a formal ribbon cutting at the business's shop in do…
Burglary arrest, wreck, mental health call keep GCSO busy over weekend
EPHRATA – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office arrested Eliseo Valdobinos, 22, of Quincy Friday in association with investigations into multiple daytime burglarie…
Fire season approaching
MOSES LAKE — It’s spring at last - sun, warmer temperatures, longer days. Unfortunately, spring brings with it an increased risk of wildfires, even in early sp…