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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…
Moses Lake Mayor Dean Hankins listens to city residents
MOSES LAKE — Mayor Dean Hankins is clear about the power he has. “Before I became mayor, I was one vote out of seven on the city council,” Hankins said. “Af…
Two injured in Mattawa area accident
MATTAWA — Two people were transported to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland after the semi one of them was driving ran off the road and rolled off the highway about 12 miles south of Mattawa Thursday mornin…
Enrollment deadline approaching for WA college savings program
OLYMPIA — The annual enrollment period for people who want to start a 529 education savings plan will end May 31. The Guaranteed Education Tuition plan allows families to buy tuition units that can be used in the …
Wahluke EP&O levy narrowly passing
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District voters are narrowly approving a four-year educational programs and operations levy proposal in unofficial results from the sp…
ACSO training details dangers of fentanyl
OTHELLO — There are not necessarily an infinite number of ways to package and distribute fentanyl, but there are a lot. And law enforcement officers and correc…
ACH leads the boards
COULEE CITY — Almira/Coulee-Hartline baseball and softball teams are dominating the 1B category. Both teams are ranked in the top 5 in the state and are at the…
EHS gets two new basketball coaches
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District announced on April 26 the hiring of two new head coaches.
Longview, Kinder to be repaved in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake will spend nearly $3 million to rebuild Kinder Road NE and Longview Street and add sidewalks to the neighborhood just south…
USDA Issues health alert for possibly tainted meat
WAHSINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Wednesday issued a health warning for ground beef produced by JBS Foods subsidiary Empire Packing and sold in Washington…
Quincy murder suspect turns himself in
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department has announced the arrest of Horacio Morales Perez, 18, of Quincy who turned himself in early Wednesday.
Saving the pygmy rabbit
COLUMBIA BASIN — The pygmy rabbit, native to the land just north of Quincy, is just one of a number of threatened and endangered species in Washington. However…
Public hearing set for proposed traffic revision on Quincy’s B Street
QUINCY — Quincy City Council members will hold a public hearing during the May 3 meeting to solicit public comment on a proposal to turn one block of B Street …
Main St. Hardware & Supply
WARDEN — Chris Campbell didn’t start out wanting to run a hardware store.
Parked WSP vehicle damaged by tractor trailer
HATTON — A semi-tractor trailer damaged a Washington State Patrol vehicle parked at an on-ramp at the junction of U.S. 395 and S.R. 26 on April 22, according to the Washington State Patrol. Trooper Kalib Hanson …
Vekich appointed to Maritime Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Longshoreman and former Washington legislator Max Vekich has just been sworn in and the newest member of the Federal Maritime Commission, according to a press release from Sen. Maria Cantwell. A…