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Othello City Council considering e-bike regulations
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council is considering e-bike regulations around helmets, speed limits and locations wh…
Grant County gas prices fall
MOSES LAKE — Grant County motorists were paying the lowest gas prices in the state on Tuesday, with the average price countywide at about $1.80 per gallon, acc…
Book ’em: Grant County deputies offering book readings for kids stuck at home
MOSES LAKE — It’s not every day children get to hear “Goodnight, Moon” being read by a sheriff’s deputy with a trained K-9 named Chewbacca on the table beside …
Spring cleaning means work for Moses Lake’s wood chipper
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake residents took advantage of a city offer to help with spring cleaning and dropped off more than 100 pickup loads of branch and tree tri…
Hundreds urge governor to let them go back to work, school and church
OLYMPIA — Hundreds of protesters assembled at the capitol in Olympia on Saturday to protest Gov. Jay Inslee’s “stay home, stay healthy” order.
Lawmakers push Inslee to allow private construction
EPHRATA — A number of local political leaders and owners of construction companies are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to alter his “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” closure or…
K-9 Chief joins proud pack of law, military dogs aided by Project K-9 Hero
MOSES LAKE — When it was announced Wednesday that newly-retired K-9 Chief’s medical and food costs would be covered for life by national nonprofit Project K-9 …
Fairchild Cinemas distribute more than 1,700 bags of popcorn in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Cars snaked through the movie theater parking lot and out down the street as local folks were treated to a buttery gift on Saturday afternoon. Fai…
MLFD responds to small fire on the roof of Moses Lake pharmacy Sunday
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Fire Department responded to a small electrical fire at Rite Aid pharmacy at 500 S. Pioneer Way in Moses Lake at 11:20 a.m. Sunday.…
More locals wear masks in public, though not mandated in Washington
MOSES LAKE — As closures and social distancing measures carry on into another week, face masks are being seen on more people in grocery stores and other places…
Potholes Bass Club donates $8,000 to local food banks
MOSES LAKE — The Potholes Bass Club, or PBC, decided to make an $8,000 donation to food banks around the Basin in an attempt to help during the COVID-19 outbre…
A career launched from Moses Lake
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — More than 30 years ago, a young man looked up at the stars through his telescope in his parents’ backyard in Moses Lake, not knowing just ho…
A month later, Samaritan’s RVEC sees progress
MOSES LAKE — Though Samaritan’s Respiratory Virus Evaluation Center, set up in mid-March to help isolate potential COVID-19 patients, is still seeing a signifi…
Getting to know new leaders: Mike Warren, Ephrata city administrator
When longtime Ephrata City Administrator Wes Crago announced last December that he would take the city administrator job in Spokane, the city quickly named its…
Mask making, distribution a community effort
MOSES LAKE — Lisa Castro wanted to make sure everyone knows the homemade mask project she’s part of is a community effort.
Moses Lake sewer pipe work underway
MOSES LAKE — Replacement of some wastewater pipes in the Knolls Vista area should be completed by mid-May.