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Ephrata City Council considers ordinance banning kratom

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council is set to consider an ordinance banning the sale, distribution and advertising …

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
AeroTEC hopes to turn Moses Lake into jumbo jet repair center

AeroTEC’s CEO sees at least part of the company’s future providing a base for the repair and maintenance of 747s right here in Moses Lake.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Othello joining the Greater Spokane League 2A programs for athletics this season

Othello High School sports teams have a tentative plan in place for what competition will look like this season after they received approval on Tuesday to join…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Basin wrestlers take first place at 2021 Tulsa Nationals

A team of wrestlers from around the Columbia Basin with Team Takedown took first place at the 2021 World of Wrestling Tulsa Nationals tournament on Jan 14-17.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Team seeks to wire Adams County for broadband

Adams County set up a task force to see what it would take to get the entire county wired for broadband internet.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Moses Lake community leaders provide toolkits to fight pandemic blues

Until Feb. 24, the Moses Lake Community Coalition and Larson Heights Elementary School are passing out “PAX Kits” to kids and parents to better cope with their…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Drive-through retirement party for Royal City police chief

The bright yellow school buses lined up along Camelia Street Friday afternoon, horns honking, and each bus stopped long enough to drop off a package of posters…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Local police chief expresses concern, support for police reform legislation

Laws that would reshape law enforcement agencies have been introduced to the state legislature since the session began last month. One local police chief says …

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The sun is setting on the Grant County Landfill

The Grant County Landfill is predicted to be at capacity by 2032, causing public works employees to scramble for a plan.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
From threatened to endangered

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public input on its periodic status review for the ferruginous hawk, as it is recommending a change f…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Grant County Fairgrounds holds first mass vaccination event

A steady stream of cars snaked around cones throughout Saturday at the Grant County Fairgrounds, with 1,000 COVID-19 shots distributed for the first mass vacci…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
EPA begins tong-term cleanup at former base

Five pounds. That’s how much trichloroethylene (TCE) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has likely removed during the last year from a contaminated plume…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
How to build a wetland

Building a new wetland sometimes starts with moving dirt. Sometimes, it's a lot of dirt.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Annual pro-life rally sees big turnout

Mark Krcma, the pro-life chairman of the Knights of Columbus in Moses Lake, thought numbers might be down for the annual pro-life rally at the intersection of …

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Moses Lake liquor store burns

No one was injured in a fire Saturday night at Moses Lake Liquor & Wine, officials said.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
No bird feeders until March

Recent reports of sick or dead birds at backyard feeders across Washington is prompting the Department of Fish and Wildlife to recommend people temporarily dis…