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WEATHER: Jan. 22-28, 2026
Thursday: Cloudy with a high near 33 and light and variable winds. Gradually clearing overnight, becoming mostly c…
Festive blooms: Flower options during the Christmas season
MOSES LAKE — It may be true poinsettias are basically the go-to Christmas flower and boughs from fir and pine trees the go-to Christmas greenery.
Mother: Girl was assaulted at Frontier Middle
An officer with the Moses Lake Police Department was called to Frontier Middle School at 517 W. Third Ave. shortly before 4 p.m. Monday after a 13-year-old gir…
‘Personal shoppers’: Fun event with law enforcement returns after missing a year
MOSES LAKE — Bellaluna Binns knew exactly what she wanted: socks that weren’t too long and weren’t too short, and were just the right color.
Ephrata council talks about fees to support parks
EPHRATA — At a regular meeting Wednesday, the Ephrata City Council discussed how much to raise park fees charged to developers following the imposition in early December of a 90-day moratorium on residential subdiv…
Certain Moses Lake fees set to rise in 2022
The city of Moses Lake has a new fee schedule effective Jan. 1, after city council members voted unanimously Tuesday to accept most of the rates proposed by ci…
Flatware art: Mary Courtright turns forks and spoons into something unique
MOSES LAKE — Mary Courtright said she got bored when the COVID-19 pandemic confined her to her Moses Lake home.
Fire district gets new pagers
Grant County Fire District 7 announced Wednesday it received a grant from the Paul Lauzier Foundation for new pagers for the members of the all-volunteer department.
Political banner removed from school
Passers-by of Moses Lake School District’s newest campus on Yonezawa Boulevard, Vanguard Academy, Tuesday morning may have been shocked, as a political banner …
Stoked about being in Moses Lake: Space company obtains funds for R&D
MOSES LAKE — STOKE Space Technologies, which is testing engines as part of an effort to create a reusable second stage rocket, announced Wednesday it has secur…
MLPD offers bonuses to incoming officers
The Moses Lake Police Department will offer new officers up to $5,000 as a signing bonus after a unanimous Moses Lake City Council vote formally approved the p…
Peer to peer: Ephrata high schoolers aim to brighten holiday for fellow teens
EPHRATA — Winston Roberts went in knowing exactly what he wanted, and was done shopping in no time.
Don’t let past abuse dictate who you are now
From the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible: “I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is…
Prep sports roundup: Chiefs wrestling defeats Wenatchee, 39-25
The Moses Lake Chiefs defeated Wenatchee High School Tuesday on the mat.
Moses Lake girls bowling takes loss from Eastmont
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School girls bowling team took a tough loss from the Eastmont High School Wildcats on Tuesday.
Othello bicyclist struck by ambulance, flown to hospital
An Othello bicyclist was injured Wednesday evening on state Route 26, near Othello, when he was struck by an ambulance, according to the Washington State Patro…