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WEATHER: April 13-17
Monday: A 20% chance of rain in the morning. Otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West winds up to 14 mile…
‘We had baserunners in traffic all night’
SPOKANE – The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Senior Legion baseball team locked up a berth in the AA State Tournament with a fourth-place finish in the Area 3 AA distr…
Major upgrades coming to Westshore Drive next summer
MOSES LAKE — Drivers who use Westshore Drive can get an overview of the work planned for spring 2025 along Westshore Drive, and get their questions answered, a…
Campaign contributions flow in race to replace retiring McMorris Rodgers
(The Center Square) – Federal Election Commission filings show more than $1.6 million raised at the end of the second quarter by candidates in the 5th Congress…
WA delegation shows the Evergreen State’s aerospace leadership at UK airshow
OLYMPIA – The largest delegation from Washington state ever, led by Lt. Governor Denny Heck and State Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, is currently in the United Kingdom attending the 2024 Farnborough Internatio…
Basin Summer Showdown coming Saturday
EPHRATA — The Basin Summer Showdown car show will take to the streets in Ephrata again Saturday.
Soap Lake sewer leak stopped quickly
SOAP LAKE – On Saturday, a citizen alerted authorities to effluent seeping out of a manhole cover near West Beach in Soap Lake. The City of Soap Lake Public Works team, led by Supervisor Darrin Fronsman, swiftly re…
Grant Co. commissioners receive infrastructure updates
EPHRATA – During the Grant County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday they received updates from the central services and the development service directors t…
FIRE REPORT: Local fire causes road closure, lightning storm causes 9 WA fires
EPHRATA — Grant County Fire District 13 and Ephrata firefighters dealt with a 25-acre burn near Highway 28 and Road E NW Sunday, closing Highway 28 at Naylor J…
New Moses Lake nonprofit seeks to preserve student experience, motivation
MOSES LAKE — With financial struggles, the Moses Lake School District cannot afford extracurriculars of all sorts, from football to band to theater, for the 20…
‘I’ve always loved the ocean’
MOSES LAKE — There’s a definite theme to Hannah Fountain’s artwork. “I always loved the ocean,” she said. “I love the water, and painting it has always been…
Red Raiders fall to Walla Walla at districts
YAKIMA – The Othello Red Raiders opened the American Legion AA Area 4 district tournament on Friday night in Yakima against Walla Walla, falling 14-6 to the Br…
Upgrades included in Quincy 6-year parks plan
QUINCY — New playground toys, more park benches and picnic areas in most Quincy parks, a new park on Sixth Avenue Northeast and new baseball and softball field…
Yonezawa roundabout workshop set
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake residents are being invited to an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Moses Lake Civic Center to learn more about a proposed pro…
NEWS BITES for July 22, 2024
NEWS BITES for July 22, 2024
FIRE REPORT: Wilson Creek fire out as of Friday
WILSON CREEK – The Road R Fire, also listed as the Wilson Creek Fire, in Grant County, was put out on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and crews began to monitor hot spots,…