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Boil water advisory issued for Ephrata
EPHRATA — Ephrata residents in the southeast and northeast sections of town are being advised to boil city water b…
Health district seeks Ritzville wedding attendees
Grant County Health District is asking anyone who attended a large private wedding near Ritzville last week to get tested for COVID-19 after a number of cases of the pandemic illness have been linked to the event.
Inslee issues restrictions on restaurants, home gatherings
Gov. Jay Inslee announced a series of new restrictions Sunday morning, including closing all restaurants to indoor dining and restrictions on indoor gatherings.
MLSD mulls temporary return to online-only education for middle schoolers
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is considering sending kids at its two largest middle schools — Frontier and Chief Moses — home for remote instruct…
Health district announces 21st COVID-19 death
The Grant County Health District reported late Friday that a Moses Lake man in his 80s died from COVID-19-related causes.
Two More Adams County Covid Deaths
ADAMS COUNTY — The Adams County Health Department is reporting two more deaths in the county as a result of complications from COVID-19.
Late Newspaper Delivery Today
We apologize to all of our subscribers for late delivery today. We had an issue with the press last night and as a result, received papers two hours later than we normally do.
Eighth Grant County resident has died of COVID-19
GRANT COUNTY — A Mattawa man in his 50s is the eighth Grant County resident to die after testing positive for the coronavirus, and the fourth death reported in…
Accident, helicopter trouble, hole snarl traffic on I-90
GEORGE — An accident involving a motorcycle tied up traffic for nearly an hour on the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 on the Vantage Bridge Friday afternoon, according to a statement from Washington State Departme…
Seventh Grant County resident dies of COVID-19
GRANT COUNTY - A Moses Lake man in his 70s who had the coronavirus has died, Grant County Health District said Thursday. It was the seventh death in Grant Coun…
Fire starts on Saddle Mountain, grows to 1,400 acres
MATTAWA — Firefighting units from around the region responded to a fire on Saddle Mountain, east of Mattawa, on Monday, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Off…
Coronavirus: one death, 18 new cases reported in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — One patient in Grant County sickened with the novel coronavirus has died, Grant County Health District announced Friday. The patient was the fif…
Coronavirus temporarily closes popular Moses Lake restaurant
MOSES LAKE — A popular Moses Lake restaurant will close for two weeks after an employee tested positive for coronavirus.
Crashes on I-90 cause backups, leave vehicle in lake
A passenger car ended up in the water of Moses Lake after two collisions minutes apart on Interstate 90 at milepost 177
Severe storms hitting central Washington this afternoon, evening
MOSES LAKE — The National Weather Service has issued a release warning residents of northern Oregon and eastern Washington of impending severe storms forecast for this afternoon. Extremely heavy rains, frequent lig…
Man who drowned in Moses Lake identified
MOSES LAKE — A deceased man recovered from the waters of Moses Lake near the sand dunes Monday has been identified by the Grant County Coroner as 61-year-old Myong T. Kim, of Shoreline.