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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…
Ybarra works to re-elect Davidson
OLYMPIA — Washington state Treasurer Duane Davidson has chosen Rep. Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, as chair of his leadership committee as Davidson seeks re-election, according to a press release.
Quincy man dies after suspected electrocution
QUINCY - A 27-year-old Quincy man died Saturday after possibly being electrocuted while working on an irrigation circle near Dodson Road South and South Frontage Road West, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Offic…
Grand Coulee Dam power plant to be renamed after Ephrata men
The Third Power Plant of Grand Coulee Dam will be renamed the “Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant,” in honor of the father-son duo and Ephrata men who were…
Online instruction planned in Warden schools
WARDEN — The first four weeks of instruction in the Warden School District will be online, but district officials hope to provide instruction at school for some students.
MLSD mulls budget, unknowns of coming year
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District board is considering a $123.7 million operating budget for the district’s 2020-21 school year, which starts on Sept. 1.
Swapping cars for tables brings people downtown
MOSES LAKE — The temperature reached triple digits at times, but that didn’t stop folks from coming to downtown Moses Lake on Friday and Saturday to take advan…
Ephrata man dies after altercation at party
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man has died after he allegedly sustained injuries in a fight during a party in Ephrata Friday night.
MLSD delays start of school year, sticks with options
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board voted to delay the start of the school year by one week but left the district’s plan to restart school this fall otherwise unchanged.
Coronavirus: 62 cases in Grant County, 21 in Adams County
There were 62 new coronavirus cases reported in Grant County on Thursday, including 26 cases in the Quincy area, 21 in Moses Lake, six in Royal City, five in Warden, three in Mattawa and one in Ephrata, according t…
Love’s Travel Stop open house looks at road options
MOSES LAKE — An engineering firm presented its plans during a Thursday open house for a proposed Love’s Travel Stop off eastbound Interstate 90 near milepost 1…
Ritzville City Hall shuts down due to COVID-19
RITZVILLE — The city of Ritzville gave instructions to the public in a social media post announcing that Ritzville City Hall is closed until Aug. 19. The building closed after a positive COVID-19 test. City hall em…
Free gun storage event next Saturday
MOSES LAKE – Free lock boxes and trigger locks will be given away in the parking lot of Sportsman’s Warehouse from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, for the third annual Safe Firearm Storage Giveaway.
Building remodel will add food bank storage space
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Food Bank is getting more storage space, at a time when operators say it’s really needed.
Thirteenth COVID-related death in Grant County announced
GRANT COUNTY — Grant County Health District announced late Wednesday that a 13th person, a Warden man in his 40s, has died of complications associated with COVID-19.
Royal schools to provide some in-person instruction
ROYAL CITY — Royal School District officials have announced the district will begin the school year with on-campus instruction part-time for all grades.