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Martinez announces candidacy for state House seat
MOSES LAKE — Former Moses Lake City Council member Deanna Martinez has announced her candidacy for the Washington …
Time for AC?
MOSES LAKE — All of a sudden, serious summer is supposed to show up, just in time for the weekend. Jeremy Wolf, meteorologist with the National Weather Ser…
Grant PUD meets most 2023 financial targets
EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD expects to finish the buildout of its fiber network in 2024, along with a project to upgrade some of its transmission, distribut…
News Bites for June 4, 2024
News Bites for June 4, 2024
WA Health Authority launches addiction program
OLYMPIA – According to a Monday release from the Washington State Health Care Authority, the organization is launching a program that expands access to medicat…
USDA wildfire plan issued
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued Monday a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfi…
Washington DNR accepting applications to turn properties into habitats
(The Center Square) - The Department of Natural Resources is asking Washingtonians to help protect endangered species by selling their property under a program…
Lawsuit challenging warning labels on WA initiatives in court this week
(The Center Square) - Backers of a lawsuit challenging Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s plan to put "warning labels" on initiatives to the ballot, wi…
Basin community calendar for June 2024
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s June, school is almost out, summer is dead ahead and there will be lots of things to do in the Columbia Basin.
DIAMOND RECAP 2024
MOSES LAKE – Baseball and softball seasons have come and gone across the Columbia Basin, with state tournaments wrapping up last weekend. Read along for a look…
WDFW continues pygmy rabbit management
OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comment on an updated recovery plan for pygmy rabbit populations in Central Washingt…
Online CWU Master’s of Education program now offers special education endorsement
ELLENSBURG – Ever since the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) became law, K-12 schools have been required to offer special education services …
CBIT investigation of Motel 6 incident moves forward
EPHRATA – The Central Basin Investigation Team is continuing the investigation into the May 4 officer-involved shooting at the Motel 6 in Moses Lake that resul…
Weather for the week of June 3, 2024
Weather for the week of June 3, 2024
Ephrata celebrates Class of '24
EPHRATA – Tigers roamed marched in line down the central aisle to show off and collect high school diplomas Friday evening at 7 p.m.
Fire prompts evacuation on north end of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has put out an advisory of a Level 3 evacuation associated with a wildfire in the intersection of Road 6.6 NE an…