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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Coronavirus: New cases reported
MOSES LAKE — There were 30 cases of the coronavirus confirmed in Grant County, including 15 in Moses Lake, seven in the Quincy area, five in Ephrata, two in the Mattawa area and one in Royal City, Grant County Heal…
Moses Lake Community Coalition invites public to meetings
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Community Coalition is inviting members of the public to join its monthly meetings, on the third Thursday of each month, including the first meeting of the fiscal year this Thursday from noo…
Moses Lake firm brings Century 21 to ‘hot’ real estate market
MOSES LAKE — Another local real estate broker has joined forces with a major national real estate franchiser.
Adams County primary election results certified
RITZVILLE — Incumbent John Marshall will be challenged by Dan Blankenship in the race for Adams County commissioner, District 1, in the general election in November. Marshall and Blankenship received the highest nu…
Development league: Stay out of canals
People should not swim in irrigation canals, even during extreme heat, said the Columbia Basin Development League in a press release.
Moses Lake man’s very bad day brightened by the service, commitment of first responders
MOSES LAKE — The sun had just crested the horizon July 8 when Moses Lake firefighters, already awake in the wee hours of the morning, heard the call piped into…
Soap Lake, Wilson Creek schools opt for online instruction
GRANT COUNTY — Superintendents from both the Soap Lake and Wilson Creek school districts have announced that classes will begin all-online in September, according to videos posted to social media.
Coronavirus: 147 new cases
MOSES LAKE — There were 147 cases of the coronavirus confirmed in Grant County over the weekend, the most for a single update, the Grant County Health District reported Monday.
Small business grant funds still available
MOSES LAKE — There is still money available for Grant County small businesses through the CARES Act, said Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce Marketing Director Lori Robbins in an email.
Small business grant funds still available
Small business grant funds still available
Local groups donate bicycles, helmets
MOSES LAKE — The bikes were originally supposed to have been given away in May. But COVID-19 canceled the Kiwanis Club of Moses Lake’s 2020 bike rodeo. The eve…
Moses Lake’s comprehensive plan to be updated
Moses Lake’s comprehensive plan to be updated
Police have a name for body found
QUINCY — Police on Monday named the person — Abel Vargas, 29, of Quincy — whose body was found Friday in the area of Rocky Avenue Northeast, according to a Quincy Police Department statement. Vargas was reportedly …
Halfway through season, farmers market drawing crowds
MOSES LAKE — The 2020 season at the Moses Lake Farmers Market is just past its halfway point, and so far it’s been a pretty busy spring and summer.
Contract awarded for Grant County landfill expansion
EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners have voted to award a $2.5 million contract to KRCI, a construction company based in East Wenatchee, to open a new section of the Grant County landfill.