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Paving begins Monday night on I-90 from Vantage to George
VANTAGE — Drivers traveling between George and the Vantage Bridge should plan for single-lane travel and reduced s…
Quincy considering 2024 capital projects
QUINCY — With 2024 dead ahead, Quincy City Council members are considering proposals for repairs, upgrades, expansion of city services and property. City offic…
Royal City approves 2024 property tax levy
ROYAL CITY – Tuesday’s regular Royal City City Council meeting featured two public hearings on the 2024 budget revenue sources and the 2024 property tax levy, …
More Adams Co. jail staff leaving, Wagner discusses needed maintenance
RITZVILLE – Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner spoke with the Adams County Commissioners during Tuesday’s regular meeting to discuss the Adams County jail’s staf…
Scrap metal art competition tests creativity, teamwork
MOSES LAKE — The organizers of the scrap metal art competition work to make it a challenge. That was the lesson of the oxygen tank that attracted the attention…
GRIDIRON GOALS: Local teams prepare for state football playoffs
COLUMBIA BASIN – State football playoffs have arrived, and four teams from across the Columbia Basin are preparing for games on Friday and Saturday.
WSU scientists helping increase recruitment of Native people for Alzheimer’s research
PULLMAN — A series of culturally tailored workshops designed to provide education on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias have drawn the participation of more than 1,000 Native elders from across the United St…
Othello hosts budget retreat, hears from Chamber of Commerce
OTHELLO – Monday’s regular Othello City Council meeting featured an informal budget hearing on the city’s preliminary 2024 budget, as well as a brief update fr…
Realtors cut ribbon on new Moses Lake office
Realtors Jeff Smart, left, and Dave Shinabarger cut the ribbon on the new Home Smart Elite Brokers Moses Lake office, located at 1845 W. Broadway Ave., on Wedn…
Record-breaking swims
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake senior Issabelle Parrish is leaving an impact in her final season in the pool for the Mavericks. Parrish has already knocked off sev…
Bids opened for preparation of new Grant County Jail site
EPHRATA — Site preparation for the new Grant County Jail will begin by late February 2024, with the start of construction still to be determined. County offici…
Othello earmarks additional $50,000 for ACPR in preliminary budget
OTHELLO — During Monday’s regular Othello City Council meeting the city listed an additional $50,000 in its preliminary budget workshop for its animal control …
GALLERY: 1B, 2B State Volleyball
YAKIMA – Volleyball teams from Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Soap Lake and Warden high schools traveled down to the Yakima Valley SunDome to …
Coaches and bus driver recognized for assisting with car crash
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District leaders paused Monday to recognize the selfless actions of four Ephrata Middle School volleyball coaches and an Ephrata schoo…
Ephrata approves parade, works on budget planning
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council approved a Veterans Day Parade and discussed budgeting during their Nov. 1 meeting, City Administrator Ray Towry said. They …
Veterans Day parade set for Saturday in Ephrata
EPHRATA – American Legion Art Semro Post 28 in Ephrata has invited the public to attend a Veteran’s Day Parade and luncheon this Saturday, which is also Vetera…