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Washington’s gas tax is going up, but state transportation revenue is falling short
Washington state’s gas tax, already among the highest in the nation, is going up next week. The state’s per-gal…
Grant PUD revises non-union salary schedule
EPHRATA — Although it doesn’t change any salaries now, an updated salary scale for non-union Grant County PUD employees will increase salaries in the future.
Fruit grower fined for Othello trench collapse incident
TUMWATER — Wenatchee-based fruit company Stemilt has been fined $353,000 for safety violations that led to a worker being buried and injured in a trench collap…
Work-based learning programs foster hands-on learning in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — With its significant recent growth in industry, Moses Lake is also seeing increasing opportunities for work-based learning and workforce developme…
‘Old Ephrata’ spirit
EPHRATA – The annual Sage-N-Sun festival for 2024 featured a lot of music, a lot of food and a lot of people enjoying an outing on the Grant County Courthouse …
New director appointed for WSU School of Hospitality and Business Management
PULLMAN - Jim Harbour, a career-track associate professor in the Carson College of Business, has been appointed director of the School of Hospitality Business …
Central WA vet's nonprofit ordered to pay $1.5M for sexual harassment
(The Center Square) - The owner of a small Washington-based veterans nonprofit is in hot water after a jury ordered on Thursday that he and the business pay ap…
WA gun law may force small arms shops out of business
(The Center Square) - Gun store owners across Washington have one more year to figure out if they can comply with a new law that requires expensive security up…
Moses Lake updating development code
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council and Moses Lake Planning Commission will meet for a workshop on the proposed updates to the city’s development code at …
Grant PUD asks public for more input on rates
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Public Utility District customers will have until July 31 to submit their ideas and opinions on future rate policy, and therefore fut…
Hispanic-owned businesses show power of hard work
MOSES LAKE — Brothers Vincent and Ben Hernandez and friends Ulises Sanchez and Hector Guerrero all had pretty good jobs. They had different goals though, goals…
Port of Mattawa moving forward with 2 grant projects
MATTAWA – The Port of Mattawa is moving forward with two grant-funded projects this year after the Grant County Treasurer increased the port’s warrant limitati…
Development at Othello Port intersection pushing forward - slowly
OTHELLO – Port of Othello Executive Director Chris Faix provided an update on the port’s progress in finding funding for a roundabout at the intersection of St…
Pesticides a necessary but increasing expense in ag
MOSES LAKE — Where there’s a crop, there are critters trying to eat that crop and it’s up to the grower to ensure that doesn’t happen before it gets to market…
Pharmacists prove effective, less costly care option for minor illnesses
SPOKANE. — Greater use of pharmacists to treat minor illnesses could potentially save millions of dollars in health care costs, according to new research led b…
New protections for WA warehouse workers take effect soon
(The Center Square) - New protections for warehouse workers will take effect in Washington, but opponents of the law change call it unnecessary and duplicative…