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‘We’re present and we love them’
MOSES LAKE — Youth Dynamics raised more than $57,000 at its annual dinner and auction Saturday night, and the mone…
Driver’s ed to teach sharing road with trucks and buses
OLYMPIA - Driver’s education courses will include guidance about sharing the road with big trucks and buses if a bill approved by the Washington House gets an …
Banks Lake drawdown brings warnings to stay away
COULEE CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is warning people to stay off Banks Lake, according to a GCSO statement...
Sackmann named to American Angus Association
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The American Angus Association announced last week that Nia Sackmann of Warden has been named as a new junior member of the association, according to a press release...
Full house
MOSES LAKE — It was only about an hour into the first day of the Columbia Basin Home and Garden Show Friday morning, and already the place was packed. “I’m …
WA House unanimously approves bill to help find missing persons
OLYMPIA — The state House of Representatives gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a bill that would provide additional tools and resources to help locate and recover missing persons in Washington state. “The fir…
Proposal aims to keep people alive during extreme heat
OLYMPIA — Legislation prohibiting involuntary termination of electric or water services during extreme hot weather was approved by the state House of Representatives 64-31. Current law prohibits utilities from t…
Proposed bill would require sex trafficking education in schools
OLYMPIA — Sex traffickers often manipulate their victims with lies or threats and force them to participate in sexual acts, and the most vulnerable victims are between the ages of 12 and 18. “Sex trafficking is …
Soap Lake hosts meeting regarding Purple Sage Meadows development
SOAP LAKE — A public hearing regarding a 236-lot manufactured home condominium development was held at the Soap Lake Community and Senior Center on Friday. The…
Scenes from the state basketball tournament
SPOKANE — The Warden Cougar girls and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Bronco boys both left the Spokane Arena with hardware in last week’s 1B and 2B state basketball to…
Not spring yet
MOSES LAKE — The only question anybody had about the snow that fell Sunday night and Monday morning was, when was it going away? Well, there were two questi…
Malnutrition bill passes WA House
OLYMPIA – House Bill 1274, a bill to help prevent child malnutrition, passed the Washington House unanimously Saturday. “While a child malnutrition field gu…
Legislation would make changes to successful Quincy School District program
QUINCY — Changes may be coming to a Quincy School District program that have shown some success in getting children ready for kindergarten. Colleen Frerks, …
Weather for Monday, Mar. 6
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Monday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Tuesday: Partly s…
Driver’s education making a comeback?
OLYMPIA - Prospective drivers aged 18 to 22 will be required to pass a driver’s education course before receiving a drivers license undr a bill recently passed…
Legislature moves to cap insulin costs
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Senate unanimously approved a bill that will limit out-of-pocket costs of insulin to $35 per month until Jan. 1, 2025. “For people with Type 1 diabetes, this bill is literally life…