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MLPD logs for Dec. 19-21, 2025
The reports below were provided by the Moses Lake Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until pr…
Washington’s H-2A bill aims to enhance data collection, faces fiscal concerns
OLYMPIA - Washington Subsitute House Bill 2226, aims to address wage suppression in the H-2A guest worker program. The bill advances to the Senate with a 54-42…
Legislation would impose fines for untreated sewage discharge
OLYMPIA – A proposal to fine counties and cities when untreated sewage is released into Puget Sound is part of an effort to save dwindling salmon runs. The…
A challenging game
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School Board member Amy Breitenstein tries - and alas, fails - to pull the paper from between two cups, one of the games school board m…
Quincy man arrested for wire theft
MOSES LAKE — A Quincy man was arrested Thursday night for stealing wire from an irrigation circle, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Off…
WA Senate advances bill to make DUI offenders pay child support
OLYMPIA - Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are uniting to address deadly crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers from the past year.
Overtime bill hits a dead end in WA Legislature
OLYMPIA - Senate Bill 5476 which aimed to provide agricultural employers with the flexibility to schedule up to 12 weeks of 50-hour of “special circumstance” w…
Counselors detail MLSD bullying prevention efforts
MOSES LAKE — Counselors reviewed programs used by the Moses Lake School District to combat bullying in a presentation to the Moses Lake School Board Thursday. …
Warriors fall on buzzer-beater to La Salle
MATTAWA – Holding a two-point lead and possession of the ball with just seconds on the clock, Wahluke players passed the ball to one another on the offensive e…
Washington Senate honors Carroll
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate approved a resolution Friday morning that honored former Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, who spent 14 years as …
Digging talons into the win
SOAP LAKE – Soap Lake punched their ticket to the Central Washington 1B district title game with its 62-52 win over Riverside Christian Friday night, defeating…
District bound: Lions advance to title game, defeat Waterville-Mansfield
MOSES LAKE – An offensive surge late in the second quarter carried on into the second half for the No. 1 seed MLCA/CCS Lions, who defeated No. 4 Waterville-Man…
Success celebration
MOSES LAKE — The diploma Kadence Spencer received Thursday night was the visible symbol of hard work and success.
Othello going to the birds
OTHELLO – The 26th annual Sandhill Crane Festival will be held in Othello from March 22 to 24 with a series of lectures, tours, hikes and activities located at…
Law enforcement logs for Feb. 9, 2024
The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of …
Small bookstore owners reflect on doing business in a small town
Moses Lake’s Sandbox Bookstore owner Mai Houvener and Wenatchee’s Ye Olde Bookshoppe owner AnaMaree Ordway discussed what it’s like to operate a bookstore in a…