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Level 2 evacuations called near Mattawa, clear as of 9 p.m. Monday

MATTAWA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has called a level two fire evacuation (Get Set) in Mattawa near the a…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
New nickname?

OLYMPIA - Washington State might have an official nickname if a bill that passed a Senate committee becomes law, but it's not really “new.” You’ve seen it o…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Book club kits available from NCW Libraries

WENATCHEE — Book clubs in the NCW Libraries system looking to mix it up, or a group looking to start a new book club, can take advantage of additional “Book Cl…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Ecology fines Coulee City ranch for wetlands damage

COULEE CITY — The Washington State Department of Ecology has fined a Coulee City-area rancher nearly $268,000 for illegally damaging about two-dozen alkali wet…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Moses Lake to host water seminar

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Municipal Services Director Kirk Holmes will be speaking on the subject of water at the Moses Lake Museum and Art Center on Thursday, M…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
CWU Recognized for Fulbright achievement

ELLENSBURG – Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing institution for the 2022-23 school year, according to …

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Grant Co. to lengthen two rural canal bridges

EPHRATA — Grant County is looking to extend a pair of wooden bridges over the East Low Canal this year, allowing the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District to…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
ACSO personnel recognized for outstanding service

RITZVILLE — Deputies and staff at the Adams County Sheriff’s Office recognized their fellow employees for outstanding effort in 2022 at the ACSO awards dinner …

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Warnick introduces state cactus bill in response to students' request

OLYMPIA - Washington’s nickname, “the Evergreen State,” doesn’t only apply to the green of the pine trees but also applies to the green of the shrub-steppe tha…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Raise a glass

KENNEWICK — There’s more wine out there than there are people drinking it, according to Christian Miller, a wine marketing specialist and researcher with Calif…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
RECAP: Regional wrestling placings

COLUMBIA BASIN — Local wrestlers competed in regional tournaments across the east side on Saturday, including 15 Basin wrestlers taking home regional champions…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Maverick boys, girls prep for postseason

MOSES LAKE — Both the Moses Lake boys and girls basketball teams wrapped up their regular seasons on Saturday, and now quickly move into their respective Colum…

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Bill to ‘fix’ Blake decision passes Wash. Senate committee

OLYMPIA - A substitute bill to mend Washington’s drug possession law has passed the Senate Committee on Law and Justice Thursday...

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Fire near Moses Lake destroys home

MOSES LAKE – A family home in the 6000 block of Road N NE burned to the ground Sunday morning, according to a Grant County Sheriff’s Office statement...

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Data center under construction in Quincy

QUINCY — Construction has begun on a new data center near the intersection of D Street Northwest and Road R Northwest in Quincy...

Updated 3 years, 4 months ago
Amazing Shake participants put their skills to the test

MATTAWA — Wahluke Junior High Principal John Muchlinski said the idea behind the Amazing Shake is that communication skills are as crucial to young people as a…