General News
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WEATHER: April 25-30
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Basin sports schedule May 10-16
COLUMBIA BASIN – Only a handful of local teams are still powering through their regular seasons, as the bulk of Basin high school athletics enter district matc…
Royal City talks insurance at council meeting
ROYAL CITY — Insurance was a significant topic at the Royal City City Council meeting May 2. The first order of business involved the city’s co-sponsorship …
ML’s Sandhop receives Gareth Giles Award
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Athletic Director Loren Sandhop was named a recipient of the Gareth Giles Award, an annual award given to a member of the Washington In…
City council, school board seats on ballot in Adams County
RITZVILLE — Mayoral seats, city councils, school boards and hospital boards are among the offices open for election in Adams County in the November general ele…
Copenhaver prepares to take over at RMS
ROYAL CITY — Royal Middle School is getting a new principal. Jerrod Copenhaver, who has been teaching fifth grade at Royal Intermediate School since 2014, h…
Ribbon Cutting
Dr. Brandon Penix, owner of Northwest Medical Services, with office manager Sidney Kriete to his left and surrounded by Moses Lake Chamber of commerce members,…
Mid-morning fire guts home north of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Units from Grant County Fire District 5 responded at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning when a fire consumed a single-family dwelling in the 4400 bl…
Rehaume selected as interim Othello police chief
OTHELLO — Othello Police Department Assistant Chief David Rehaume has been named as the interim chief while city officials conduct a search for a permanent rep…
Target date announced for new Ephrata MLCHC dental clinic opening
EPHRATA — Moses Lake Community Health Center officials expect to open the clinic’s new dental office in Ephrata by Nov. 3. Community Health officials announced earlier this yea that they purchased and will be re…
Knight softball earns WIAA Team of the Month honors
ROYAL CITY – The Royal softball team is in the middle of a successful season, and players are now being honored for their product on the field and the work don…
Teeing up
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its 23rd Annual Golf Scramble, a fundraiser which helps support the chamber financially. “…
A good run
MOSES LAKE — Athletes from the Moses Lake boys and girls track and field teams celebrated the team’s seniors on Thursday’s home track meet, the lone home meet …
School board seats open in all Grant Co. districts
EPHRATA — School board positions in all local districts will be open in the November general election. Filing week for all positions opens May 15 and continues…
Back to the cellar
MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin will rally around education once again this month, as the Big Bend Community College Foundation holds its annual Cellarbration!…
Filing period next week for hospital, port, fire district positions
EPHRATA — Washington has a wide array of publicly-administered districts that manage all kinds of things, from hospitals to airports. Grant County has its shar…