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West Nile Virus present in mosquitoes near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Health officials have confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected near Moses La…
Ephrata’s Splash Zone won’t open; Quincy, ML mull water park openings
EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata has to decided to keep its Splash Zone water park closed this year as a result of the statewide closures prompted by the COVID-19…
End-of-school activities go on outside at Frontier Middle School
MOSES LAKE — There are a lot of traditions associated with high school graduation and the end of the school year — a lot of year-end chores to finish. But 2020…
The promise and pitfalls of online instruction
MOSES LAKE — Joy Fry was looking for a daily writing assignment for her fourth-grade class at Garden Heights Elementary.
New Samaritan hospital project will be delayed
MOSES LAKE — Construction on the new Samaritan hospital probably won’t begin in 2020, officials said Wednesday, after they passed through two months that saw a…
Espinoza seeks to shake up education
OTHELLO — It’s an unusual time for someone running a campaign for statewide office in Washington.
Golfers dust off their clubs as courses across the state reopen
MOSES LAKE — Golfers didn’t seem to be letting the course get the best of them on their first day back, with only smiles and excitement to get their clubs back…
School district staff plants in downtown flower boxes
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District teachers, aides and administrators fanned out along Third Avenue and adjoining side streets with shovels and flowers Tu…
Anglers flock to Potholes as recreational fishing returns
MOSES LAKE — The word of the day was excitement for anglers as they returned to the water in waves on Tuesday as recreational fishing tentatively reopened acro…
Chicken project continues despite lockdown
Back in early March, students in the animal science classes at Moses Lake High School were working on a long-term project that started with raising baby chicks…
Courses prepare for return of golfers
MOSES LAKE — Golfers are set to dust off their clubs as courses around the state are allowed to reopen today, under restrictions.
Growing, going, gone: Othello FFA sells out of plants
OTHELLO — The plant sale sponsored by the Othello High School FFA chapter was supposed to last three days. It’s the third year FFA members have grown flowers f…
Volunteers gather seeds for MLSD students
MOSES LAKE — It was very likely the most crowded the commons at Moses Lake High School has been in two months.
School district staff help feed Moses Lake children
MOSES LAKE — Schools are closed by state order due to the coronavirus pandemic, but local school employees continue to supply children with the meals they norm…
Hundreds come out to Moses Lake parks each day last week for gnome scavenger hunt
MOSES LAKE — Hundreds of people came out to Moses Lake parks as part of the Gnome Scavenger Hunt coordinated by the city’s Parks and Recreation department.
Local band Dimestore Prophets dealing with loss of shows
Dimestore Prophets, a staple of the Moses Lake music scene, formed in 2010 and have played upward of 1,000 shows together.