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Westbound Winchester rest area closed until further notice
MOSES LAKE — The Winchester rest area west of Moses Lake will be closed for an undetermined length of time as Wash…
Don Myers named new Moses Lake mayor
MOSES LAKE — Members of the Moses Lake City Council elected a new mayor on Tuesday, but decided to wait until a new member of the city council is appointed bef…
Monkeypox case confirmed in Grant County
EPHRATA — A case of monkeypox has been discovered in Grant County, the first confirmed case in the county, according to a press release from the Grant County Health District. The patient is in good health and quar…
Ephrata asks residents to keep vegetation tidy
EPHRATA - The City of Ephrata is asking residents to prepare for fall and winter by keeping trees and vegetation tidy. A release from the City of Ephrata on Monday states that trees and vegetation should be at lea…
Quincy veterans recognition wall always a work in progress
QUINCY — Mark Owens said his dad R. Judge Owens wanted the memorial to Quincy-area veterans to be something that could grow. And both Owens and his dad wanted …
Ships and piers
PORTLAND, Ore. — In 1976, Herschel Slavens, then nearly 80, sat down to write about his life, including the time he found himself nearly penniless and looking …
Police Reports for Sept. 15, 2022
Ephrata Police Department Sept. 7 Multiple reports of graffiti on Basin Street. Report of a vehicle prowl in the 1800 block of Basin Street Southwest. Unknown subject smashed the rear driver side window and took…
Cleaning up history
HARTLINE — On a lonely gravel road somewhere between Hartline and Almira, there’s a small graveyard that is the only tangible evidence of a once-thriving commu…
Othello council approves ordinance establishing municipal court
OTHELLO — The city of Othello will have its own municipal court beginning in January. Othello City Council members approved an ordinance establishing a court a…
Visitors fill Quincy
QUINCY — Gigi Lowry was standing with a stack of plates on one side and an equally big stack of hamburger buns in front of her just after noon on Saturday. Low…
Council member says traffic, transparency top public concerns
MOSES LAKE — When he sits down two days every week at the Red Door Cafe to meet with constituents from across the city, Moses Lake City Council Member David Ec…
NCW Libraries Launches Fall Virtual Author Program
In a release NCW Libraries announced they will host award winning graphic novelist Malaka Gharib, for a virtual author program on Sept. 15 as part of NCW Virtual Reads. “While we are thrilled to resume in person …
Where everybody knows your name ...
Rick Biery, the owner of Rick’s Eatery and Entertainment at 819 W. Third Ave. in Moses Lake, formally cuts the ribbon with employees Kari Chapman (right), Lind…
Dispute over bike ends in gunfire
MOSES LAKE — A man is in custody after allegedly shooting another man in a dispute over a bicycle, Moses Lake Police said in a social media post. Shortly befo…
Basin football teams bring home victories
The Sept. 9 sports shakedown on the Studio Basin podcast looked at Basin football and other Washington sports last week. In high school football the Moses Lake Mavericks beat the Ephrata Tigers 21-14, Almira/Coulee…
Cougars begin season 3-2 on the court
WARDEN – Under new head coach Shanna Golladay, the Warden Cougars have started the volleyball season 3-2, defeating Cle Elum-Roslyn at home and Mabton on the r…