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Business owners celebrate Small Business Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Mai Houvener wanted to make sure anyone looking for books to buy on Small Business Saturday knew ex...
County commissioners approve REC rezone, UGA expansion
EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a rezone from agricultural to industrial of roughly 163 acres near REC Silicon. The zoning change ex...
Research recommended when making Medicare decisions
MOSES LAKE — Rolling up on retirement - or even just rolling up on 65 - brings with it certain rituals, among them deciding what to do about Medicare. Med...
Judge fines company for fraudulent business letters
SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court ordered two companies and their owners on Tuesday to pay $24.8 million in penalties after sending over 230,000 deceptive letters to small business owners in violation of the...
WSU researchers develop test for toxic produce residues
PULLMAN — A team of researchers from Washington State University have developed a test for the residue of toxic herbicides in fruit and vegetables using rela...
Adding perks to a Rose
OTHELLO — Desert Rose Designs owner Melody Anguiano said she wants the new Desert Rose Cafe to be the kind of place where people can take their time. She ...
USDA recalls almost 150,000 pounds of chicken patties
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday announced the recall of roughly 148,000 pounds of fully Foster Farms fully cooked and frozen chicken breast patties that may be contaminated with ...
Samaritan approves wage increase, effective Sunday
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare employees, except hospital administrators and staff physicians, will receive a 3.5% raise, effective Oct. 30. Hospital comm...
Boeing donates $5M to WSU for student success center
PULLMAN - Washington State University announced a $5 million investment from The Boeing Company to establish a new student success center in the Voiland Coll...
Joyson seeks new lease from port
MOSES LAKE — Airbag explosive maker Joyson Safety Systems is asking the Port of Moses Lake for a new lease that would allow the company to sell its assets to...
Hay exports face pandemic recovery
ELLENSBURG — Agriculture exports for the state of Washington are in flux with some crops declining and others, such as apples and hay have climbed the value ...
Area tech companies receive fed grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy announced last week that Sila Nanotechnologies and Group14 Technologies will each receive $100 million grants to ...
RDO celebrates new location
MOSES LAKE — RDO Equipment may have moved into its new location on N. Frontage Road at the end of May, but Store Manager Jacob Garza said the company wanted ...
2 locals added to ag hall of fame
MOSES LAKE - Members of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce gathered at Pillar Rock Grill Tuesday evening for the organization’s annual meeting which included...
Moses Lake company fined for safety violations
TUMWATER — A company in Moses Lake has been hit with $192,620 in fines for safety and health violations, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. Two Rivers Termin...
Grant County PUD 2023 budget includes recommended rate increase
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners will consider a 3% overall rate increase for 2023, followed by a 2.5% increase in 2024 and a proposed 2% increase in...