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Potato truck crash closes part of Dodson Road South
ROYAL CITY — A potato truck crash was reported to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office at around 8 a.m. Wednesday mor…
Students protest response to alleged assaults
MOSES LAKE — Up to 100 Moses Lake High School students marched from the high school to the Moses Lake School District offices Wednesday morning, protesting wha…
Going for gold: Local Special Olympians receive medals for bowling
MOSES LAKE — Dozens of Special Olympic athletes from the Columbia Basin took home nearly 50 medals for their bowling season this year and were honored at a sma…
A holiday heartwarmer: Masquers Theater to present ‘Sleeping Indoors’
SOAP LAKE — The tale of a charitable impulse and its impact on the people in the immediate vicinity comes to the Masquers Theater stage Dec. 3. “Sleeping Indoo…
1,000 to 1,200 dinners: Volunteers help Moses Lake Food Bank’s annual distribution of Thanksgiving meals
MOSES LAKE — About 25 volunteers lined up in front of the Moses Lake Food Bank Monday morning, filling cars with the makings of a Thanksgiving dinner, plus has…
Home-grown flavors: Royal City winemakers expand into restaurateurs
ROYAL CITY — A two-in-one restaurant and wine tasting room, owned by a local couple, opened earlier this year in Royal City and is having success despite chall…
Bouncing back: Adams County unemployment down, but labor force is smaller
OTHELLO — In some ways, Adams County’s economy is starting to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s uneven.
Gone but not forgotten: Local woman works to improve little-known cemetery in Mae Valley
Ruth Hinen Latham, of Moses Lake, has taken it upon herself to restore a small cemetery along Mae Valley Road.
Keeping folks fed: Food bank important to community, volunteer says
MOSES LAKE — Karen Zerby said she was in Moses Lake a few days when she was invited to tag along on a trip to the Moses Lake Food Bank.
Democrat runs for Congress, says central Washington needs attention
YAKIMA — Doug White looks back on some important lessons he learned while working in his grandfather’s vineyards as a child.
Giving group: Kiwanis members find reward in service to kids, community
MOSES LAKE — For a lot of members of the Kiwanis Club of Moses Lake, it’s about the kids.
Royal football stomps Toppenish
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School Knights football team beat the Toppenish High School Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the Washington Interscholastic Activit…
Changing market: Housing demand dips compared to 2020
KIRKLAND — Housing sales across Washington have slowed in the last two months, in part because of concern over the state of the economy and confusion over the …
Improvements planned: Grant County heads toward Stratford Road work; roundabouts coming to two intersections
EPHRATA — Portions of Grape Drive Northeast and Maple Drive Northeast will be repaved and get new sidewalks in 2022 as part of the county’s Transportation Impr…
Sweet dreams: Ballet Academy of Moses Lake to present ‘The Nutcracker’
MOSES LAKE — The Ballet Academy of Moses Lake will tell the story of a little girl’s dreams of adventure on Christmas Eve on two Saturdays during the holiday s…
Carrying on a tradition: Despite the challenges, organizations give Thanksgiving dinner
MOSES LAKE — It was a drive-up event, but the community Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday went on as planned.