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Sip & Stroll to offer greater variety of sips
MOSES LAKE — Sip & Stroll, the Downtown Moses Lake’s annual celebration of wine and local business, is expanding i…
PUD 2017 budget results reviewed
EPHRATA — The books aren’t closed on 2017, but preliminary results show the Grant County PUD spent about 25 percent less than it had budgeted for capital projects last year. The preliminary review was part of a rep…
Nominations sought for pear committee
YAKIMA — Nominations for two seats on the Processed Pear Committee will be accepted during a meeting March 1. The annual meeting of the “Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service” is scheduled for 11 a.m. in the meetin…
Pizza Factory franchises available in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — There’s going to be a new slice in town and a new business opportunity when Pizza Factory expands into the Moses Lake market in the upcoming months.
REC vice president increases her stake in company
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon’s Francine Sullivan, the company’s vice president for business development, has recently upped her holdings of company stock, according to an REC press release.
Roger Thieme: Innovator, visionary, philanthropist, mentor
When news first broke last month that Evergreen Implement was being sold to the Fargo, N.D.-based RDO Equipment Company, Othello Mayor Shawn Logan said it best…
December unemployment down from December 2016
YAKIMA — Unemployment rose between November and December 2017, but December unemployment was 1.5 percentage points below December 2016. Grant County’s unemployment rate in December 2017 was 8.1 percent, down from 9…
$15 million included in budget for Odessa groundwater project
MOSES LAKE — Although the amount won’t entirely fund the project, the $15 million that was included in the state capital budget for the Odessa Groundwater Repl…
Samaritan Healthcare beating budget targets
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare was running ahead of its budget targets at the end of November 2017, and the prospects for 2017 as a whole are looking positive. That was the conclusion of the monthly financial re…
One Red Door closing, another to open
MOSES LAKE — The original Red Door curio and antique shop is closing. The Red Door Cafe will remain open, and even expand.
Bill would help fund low-income housing
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are considering matching a federal tax credit for owners of low-income housing projects to encourage new development that might not o…
Inspire Cafe opens at Samaritan Clinic
MOSES LAKE — The new coffee and sandwich stand in the lobby at Samaritan Clinic is the culmination of a 2017 project of the Samaritan Foundation.
Wheat growers oppose Senate reporting bill
MOSES LAKE — Wheat growers are concerned that proposed legislation will make it even tougher for farmers in Washington to use pesticides.
Down the aisle in style
MOSES LAKE — Brides could find ideas for the dress, a cake, a hairstyle, a photographer, a decorating scheme – even a honeymoon wardrobe at the 2018 Bride Styl…
Realtor Association holds annual banquet
MOSES LAKE — Jeff Foster was named 2017 Realtor of the Year at the Moses Lake-Othello Association of Realtors banquet Saturday night.
Salon Envy owner plans to reopen
MOSES LAKE — The owner and staff of a hairstyling salon destroyed in a spectacular fire last Saturday will be setting up shop in temporary quarters Tuesday. Sa…