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Garza hired as Othello city administrator
OTHELLO — Aaron Garza, currently Othello Police Chief, has been hired as Othello’s new city administrator. Othe…
“It just seemed like the right thing to do”
MOSES LAKE — Dave Ruffin does not teach his law enforcement students at the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center to do what he did on Wednesday when he detai…
Kidding around
MOSES LAKE — It’s been a long time since Ken Gregory has seen a goat. “When I was 10 years old, we always had 15 or 20 goats,” said Gregory, 93, and a resid…
Jacks rally to defeat Mabton 3-1
QUINCY – The Quincy volleyball team got back in the win column on Saturday, defeating Mabton at home in four sets. Despite dropping the first set 25-20 to the…
Knights bounce back, defeat Wahluke 51-3
ROYAL CITY – It didn’t take long to see how Royal would bounce back since its first loss in nearly four years. The Knights, who defeated Wahluke 51-3 on Frida…
Green growth: Cannabis celebrates 10 legal years
WASHINGTON STATE — In 2012, Washington voters approved ballot Initiative 502, which allowed for the legal production, sale and consumption of recreational cann…
Rockin’ the yard
MOSES LAKE — There’s more than one way to cover a yard. “I'm not a grass person,” said Teresa Fields of Moses Lake. “I mean, I love grass for the dogs, but,…
Fit business
EPHRATA - Born and raised in Ephrata, Mike Scellick has operated several businesses in town and learned how to adapt and change over the years to keep them thr…
MLSD unveils new middle school mascots
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District unveiled the new mascots and logos for both Columbia Middle School — the Red Hawks — and Frontier Middle School — t…
Creating a new culture
QUINCY — Quincy head coach Russ Elliott, who is in his first year at the helm, said one of his goals this season was to change the mentality of the program. A…
Pet of the Week: Vesna
Meet Vesna, a female husky mix about 10 months old. Vesna was surrendered to us with her mother and three littermates, all of whom came in with mange and were …
UPDATED: Two semi accidents cause early morning road closures
WARDEN — Both eastbound and westbound lanes of I-90 were closed after a semi-tractor trailer traveling westbound near the Road U exit flipped over, completely …
A decade of heroes
MOSES LAKE — The Centennial Amphitheater at McCosh Park was brimming with joy Saturday as the Down Syndrome Society of Grant County held its 10th annual Buddy …
Washington pro sports recap for Sept. 29
SEATTLE – Washington’s professional sports have had an eventful week. The Mariners saw an epic collapse on Sunday, the Seahawks dropped their second-straight g…
Law enforcement reports for Sept. 29
The reports below were provided by the respective law enforcement agencies as noted. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law...
Moses Lake city council looks to fill vacant seat
MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake has received applications from 10 people seeking to fill the city council seat vacated when now-former Mayor Dean Hankins r…