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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…
Moses Lake graduate chasing artistic dream
MOSES LAKE — Marissa Strickland’s grandmother, Susan Fanning, taught her an important lesson when it comes to art: there is no such thing as a mistake.
New site for proposed homeless camp expected in coming weeks
MOSES LAKE — The city of Moses Lake has formed a committee that will meet in the next two weeks to determine options for a site for a managed homeless camp, which would then be presented to the city council, City M…
Special Olympics golf tournament fundraiser Saturday in Othello
OTHELLO — The Legacy Golf Course and Resort at Frenchman Hills in Othello will host its second annual Special Olympics Fundraising Tournament on Saturday.
Three candidates run for open commission seat
EPHRATA — The retirement of four-term Grant County Commissioner Richard Stevens, who was first elected in 2004, means the race to fill the Commission District …
Public asked to turn in suspicious seeds
OLYMPIA — Members of the public who find suspicious seeds from other countries are being asked by the Washington State Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection…
Coronavirus: 24 new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 24 confirmed cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday: 10 new cases in Moses Lake, seven in the Quincy area, five in the Mattawa area, and two in Royal City, accordin…
State to launch $100 million rental assistance program
OLYMPIA — State officials will begin sending out $100 million in federal CARES Act funds early next week to help support those who cannot afford to pay their rent due to impacts from the pandemic, according to a sp…
Samaritan, county officials to meet on morgue
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare and Grant County officials will meet in the next couple of weeks to discuss plans for a new morgue in the new Samaritan hospital to be built.
Moses Lake Christian Academy has a new teaching-learning director
MOSES LAKE — Daniel Timofeyev is the new director of teaching and learning at Moses Lake Christian Academy.
EDC has $2.5 million for more business grants
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Economic Development Council has $2.5 million to help small businesses across the county cover losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic closures.
Making fudge a family affair
OTHELLO — The folks at Country Cousins don’t sell “lots and lots” of fudge.
Unemployment rate falls in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — Unemployment in Grant County dropped substantially in June, from a rate of 12.7 percent in May to 8.3 percent last month.
Tenth Grant County death linked to COVID-19
GRANT COUNTY — A Quincy man in his 70s is the 10th Grant County resident to die due to complications from the coronavirus, according to Grant County Health District.
COVID-19 outbreaks reported in two Moses Lake nursing homes
MOSES LAKE — Two nursing homes in Moses Lake are currently experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, Grant County Health District reported Tuesday.
Top Gun concessions keeps cooking to keep going
MOSES LAKE — In any other year but 2020 the Ardell Pavilion at the Grant County Fairgrounds is a great place for a concession business. But it is 2020, and the…