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MLSD hiring 7 elementary assistant principals, financially unrelated to classroom staffing
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District is moving to add assistant principals at seven of its largest elementary s…
Two violent incidents at MLSD schools Friday
MOSES LAKE — Amid increasing attention turned to cases of assault at Moses Lake schools, police were called out to both Frontier Middle School and Larson Heights Elementary School on Friday night for reports of stu…
Deputy prosecutor declares candidacy for judgeship
EPHRATA — Kevin McCrae, a Grant County Chief Deputy Prosecutor and Moses Lake resident, has declared his candidacy for Grant County Superior Court Judge, in th…
Women space pioneers topic of movie
‘Mercury 13’ is part of Salon Series
Jail visiting hours limited by short staff
EPHRATA — Due to staffing shortages, visitation hours for maximum and medium security inmates at the Grant County Jail will be cut nearly in half, according to officials with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
Moses Lake teen wins chess tournament
EPHRATA — Moses Lake High School junior Garret Sands was the winner of this year’s Waypoint Foundation Chess Tournament.
Country Sweethearts: Cancer Foundation holds annual banquet, auction
MOSES LAKE — Around 500 people attended the annual Country Sweethearts Banquet and Auction on Saturday evening at the Grant County Fairgrounds. The event was p…
Samaritan Healthcare turns profit in November
Commissioners adopt public comment policy
Hundreds attend Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo Banquet
MOSES LAKE — Around 200 people piled into the Columbia Basin Elks Lodge for the 2020 Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo Banquet, in celebration of major sponsors and as …
Hearing the call: MACC Dispatch is the hub of first response
MOSES LAKE — “I can’t understand you when you yell into the phone, I need you to breathe,” a dispatcher at the Multi Agency Communications Center, also known a…
Chess success means staying several moves ahead
EPHRATA — Lillian Jackson is not afraid to say she likes playing chess.
Bonds run deep for Warden girls basketball
WARDEN — Often athletes describe their teammates and coaches as family, their brothers, their sisters. This speaks to the bonds built on the court and in the l…
Calming down: Schools focus on helping children cope with strong emotions
MOSES LAKE — Kristi Bateman knows what helps her calm down when she gets frustrated or angry.
Hospital commission approves construction payments
Construction of new Samaritan Hospital forecast to begin this summer
ML man sentenced to year in prison for child porn
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man was sentenced to just over a year in prison this week for possession of dozens of sexual images and videos of children.
Basin Briefs for Jan. 31, 2020
OTHELLO — One of the signs of spring in the Columbia Basin is water starting to flow into the East Low Canal. East Columbia Irrigation District officials have announced they will start filling the East Low Canal Ma…