General News
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Sprinkle of luck
OTHELLO — Meet Strawberry Clover. This Irish setter–black Lab mix puppy is sweet, smart, and ready to fetch her wa…
MLSD board approves walking path agreement
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District will pay up to 50%, to a maximum of $50,000, of the cost of building a walking path along East Nelson Road on the a…
'It Feels Amazing’
MOSES LAKE — Kekuni Robello-Dorsey expressed a common feeling of the students who earned a high school diploma or GED, or both, through the Open Doors Program …
VA health records bill signed into law
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray designed to improve transparency in the way the Vetera…
Deane case still active, pending lab results
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Prosecutor’s Office has yet to file charges against Eric Deane, who was arrested Tuesday in Moses Lake on suspicion of drug posse…
Roe overturned: State by state impacts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead…
Levi Bisnett
MOSES LAKE - Levi Bisnett wants Moses Lake to be recreationist and pedestrian-friendly. As a project surveyor with the city, he gets a chance to make that visi…
Buying still the best option
COLUMBIA BASIN - Jennifer Kron a broker with Moses Lake Realty Group said it still makes more sense to purchase rather than rent, despite the increase in mortg…
MLFD gets grant for hazardous response team
MOSES LAKE — it’s a Thursday afternoon in the Safeway parking lot, and a trio of Moses Lake Fire Department firefighters stands around an old white Cadillac. …
Wash. AG announces retail crime task force
OLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the creation of a statewide Organized Retail Crime theft Task Force Thursday to improve collaborat…
WSDA offers more grants for Farm to School program
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday it is now accepting grant applications from local districts to buy locally grown farm commodities for breakfast and lunch...
Deception Pass celebrates a century
OAK HARBOR - Deception Pass State Park turns 100 this year and in celebration, Washington State Parks will be holding free concerts and community events throughout the summer. “In honor of this momentous birthda…
Ham radio event scheduled for this weekend
Ham radio operators from the Central Washington Amateur Radio Club in Grant County will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise from noon on Saturday until noon on Sunday, June 25-26 at the White Trai…
Ye Olde Pub
MOSES LAKE — There’s a rather famous story behind the name painted on the side of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, “Ye Olde Pub,” that sat on a runway at Grant…
Rancher groups poised to fight proposed legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The passage of a pair of bills designed to improve regulation of U.S. cattle and beef markets has prompted concerns among some national and …
Forecast raises state revenue $1.46 billion
OLYMPIA — A new report from the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council estimates an increase of $1.46 billion in tax collections for the state’s current two-year budget, which was passed in 2021. …