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Five injured in vehicle rollover near Ephrata
EPHRATA — A woman was airlifted to Confluence Health-North Central Washington Hospital after the car she was ridin…
FIRE REPORT: Local firefighters train for the busy season
SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7 volunteers and staff have been training for wildland-urban interface structure defense in preparation for wildfire sea…
Moses Lake concert series starts Friday
MOSES LAKE – The City of Moses Lake Creative District Free Summer Concert Series starts this Friday at 8 p.m. at McCosh Park. The first concert in the series o…
FRESH NEWS: Bass fishing good, Walleye fair, trout steady
MARDON – The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir Tuesday was 1043.30 feet – dropping 1.20 feet this past week. The water temperature on the main lake…
WA officials sign pledge to shift to treatment-first homelessness approach
(The Center Square) – Government officials across Washington state are signing a policy pledge that prioritizes a “treatment-first” approach to lowering the st…
MLSD seeks help to provide extracurriculars in ‘24-25 school year
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District hosted a meeting Monday night to get community members’ input on how the district might fund sports and other extra…
Three Sixers teams take titles at Pete Doumit Memorial Tournament
MOSES LAKE – More than 20 teams gathered at Larson Playfield in Moses Lake over the weekend for the 2024 Pete Doumit Memorial Tournament, where 48 total games …
Brent Reese Memorial Car Show raises $4K to fight ALS
MOSES LAKE — The first Brent Reese Memorial Car Show attracted old cars and new cars, muscle cars and street rods, tricked-out trucks and rat rods, and more th…
Public school enrollment declining in WA, across the nation as spending increases
(The Center Square) – A new report finds public school enrollment is declining in America's most populous cities, even as staffing levels and spending have inc…
National issues have local impacts, Newhouse says
MOSES LAKE — There are issues that are important to Central Washington, but the region is not immune from national concerns, said U.S. Congressman Dan Newhouse.
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…
FIRE REPORT: Yakima Valley fire threatens town, Pioneer Fire swells again
MOSES LAKE — Evacuation notices for the Yakima Valley town of Zillah were downgraded Monday to level 1 as crews fight the Beam Road Fire, which flared up Satur…
MLSD hires new finance director
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District announced the appointment of Mitch Thompson as MLSD’s new executive director of finance and operations Monday. Tho…
Ephrata's Grandview Heights impacted by sewer outage
EPHRATA – The city of Ephrata is asking residents in the Grandview Heights neighborhood not to flush toilets, run washing machines or take other actions which …
Basin libraries begin summer programs
MOSES LAKE — Heading into summer, Mid-Columbia Libraries and NCW Libraries have already begun implementing their summer reading programs, providing an opportun…
ACH, Soap Lake wrap up spring practices with jamboree
COULEE CITY – Spring football practices came to a close Friday for Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Soap Lake, capping off with a jamboree hosted by the Warriors and…