General News
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On ‘Wicked’ in print
MOSES LAKE — “Wicked” and the sequel “Wicked: For Good” have taken over my household. After the first watch at Fai…
Forest Service offers fee-free access to day-use rec areas for National Get Outdoors Day
The U.S. Forest Service announced on Tuesday that June 11 is National Get Outdoors day and they will waive fees at designated day-use sites. The announcement states National Get Outdoors Day, or "GO Day", is an an…
ML museum to host drum circle
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Museum and Art Center will host a drum circle Saturday, according to a press release from the museum. The drum circle will take …
Heavy fire season predicted for state
OLYMPIA – The upcoming wildfire season could yield higher-than-typical forest fire activity in parts of Washington state. An above-average wildfire season in e…
Quincy downtown plan public hearing rescheduled for June 21
QUINCY — Quincy residents will be asked for their opinions of the proposed downtown revitalization plan at a public hearing during the regular Quincy City Coun…
Othello council approves school resource officer contract
OTHELLO — The Othello Police Department will continue to provide two school resource officers to the Othello School District.
News roundup: Sheriff to retire, wolf board, MLHS students keep running
Our Grant County Sheriff is hanging up his spurs, there’s still time to get on the WAG, and a pair of Moses Lake teens are on the fast track. Here’s what’s hap…
Moses Lake service dog in the running for national award
MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake service dog Sherman Gepherd is one of 21 semifinalists out of more than 400 candidates across the country in the 2022 American Humane H…
Deadline to apply for Wolf Advisory Group extended
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has extended the deadline for members of the public interested in applying to serve on the citizen com…
WA Free fishing weekend returns June 11-12
Washington’s Free Fishing Weekend is back this weekend, June 11 and 12, allowing resident and non-resident anglers from around the state to fish and harvest sh…
Jones announces July 1 retirement
EPHRATA — Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones announced on Tuesday that he will retire effective July 1. “After some soul searching, a lot of discussion and supp…
Erratics to host program on kayaking the Columbia
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Erratics of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host a Zoom program June 14 at 7 p.m. entitled “Kayaking down the Columbia River: Evidence of the Missoula Flood from the Perspective o…
45 years and counting
MOSES LAKE — In Moses Lake on June 1, 1977, Columbia Basin Machine defeated Zip Trucking in Little League, Japan Airlines held a model airplane contest for kid…
Operation Teddy Bear Lift to aid children in Ukraine
SEATTLE - Warm 106.9 and Ukraine Association of Washington State, or UAWS, have teamed up for Operation Teddy Bear Lift, a campaign to send over 10,000 teddy bears to children affected by the war in Ukraine, a rele…
Ephrata schools sponsor free meals for children
EPHRATA - In a press release on June 6, the Ephrata School District announced that they will provide free meals for children 18 and under throughout the summer...
Erratics to host program on kayaking the Columbia
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Erratics of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host a Zoom program June 14 at 7 p.m. entitled “Kayaking down the Columbia River: Evidence of the Missoula Flood from the Perspective o…