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Registration open for resource fair for ‘justice impacted youth and families’
MOSES LAKE — Registration is open for a resource fair focusing on youths and families who are or have been involve…
WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: May 21-29, 2026
MOSES LAKE — The final competitions for college athletes are underway as athletes move closer to the end of their seasons. Check out where the remaining teams …
Lions’ Johnny Ferguson signs with EOU
MOSES LAKE — Johnny Ferguson, a student at Covenant Christian School and a football and basketball star with the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Christian Covenan…
City of Ephrata to recognize Poppy Days, honor veterans with proclamation
EPHRATA — The City of Ephrata is set to formally recognize Poppy Days from May 16 through May 30 with a mayoral proclamation highlighting the importance of hon…
No deficiencies in Wahluke School District audit
MATTAWA — An audit of the Wahluke School District didn’t find any deficiencies in the district’s federal program management or its financial reporting. It was the second straight deficiency-free audit for the distr…
Tentative opening date set for new Quincy Aquatic Center
QUINCY — Not only a new swimming pool but a new splash pad will be coming to Quincy this summer. Russ Harrington, Quincy parks and recreation director, said th…
Ephrata School District earns clean audit for 2024-25 fiscal year
EPHRATA — The Ephrata School District received audit reports with no findings for the 2024–25 fiscal year from the Washington State Auditor’s Office, according…
UW upsets Ohio State in first Big Ten Tournament win
OMAHA, Nebraska — The 11th-seeded University of Washington Huskies (24-31) kept their postseason alive as they earned an 8-6 victory over the sixth seeded Ohi…
Mobile home destroyed in early-morning fire
MOSES LAKE — A mobile home north of Moses Lake was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. Grant County Fire District 5 Battalion Chief Sean Killion sa…
A wish come true
ROYAL CITY — What’s better for a little boy than meeting one of his heroes? Meeting all of them at once at Disneyland. “We went to Disneyland to meet Dude P…
Working together
ROYAL CITY — Community leaders and substance use prevention professionals gathered May 14 in Royal City for the Grant County Key Leader Event to collaborate on…
Carp Classic removes more than 3/4 ton of invasive fish from Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The weather wasn’t great on Saturday, but the Moses Lake Carp Classic brought out 55 bow fishers in 23 boats, organizer Ty Swartout wrote in an em…
Two Tigers make baseball all conference
EPHRATA — The 2026 Central Washington Athletic Conference Baseball All-Conference team was announced Monday and two Ephrata Tigers made the listing. Mitchell J…
Knights send Cael Orth to state tournament
ROYAL CITY — After a tough battle through the 1A District 5 tournament, Cael Orth from the Royal Knights qualified for the state tournament. The Knights compet…
Wahluke advances in the 1A state tourney
MATTAWA — The Wahluke Warriors (11-5-1) defeated Eastside Preparatory 2-0 in the opening round of the 1A state tournament Tuesday. Head Coach Cele Lopez was pr…
Vantage Road SW to remain closed indefinitely
QUINCY — Vantage Road SW is closed indefinitely west of Silica Road SW to both motorists and pedestrians, according to Grant County Public Works.