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Updated 18 hours, 10 minutes ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
State suspends Moses Lake chiropractor

Complaint alleges Richard Ribellia had inappropriate contact with patients

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
A tasty bit of Brazil in Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE — Azad Tarikian didn’t come to the United States to start a restaurant.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
George to get new flagpole

GEORGE — If you look carefully, you’ll notice there’s no flagpole in front of the George City Hall.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
GC Fairgrounds to bring on camp host

County officials apply for grant to add lights

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Support system important part of getting fit

MOSES LAKE — One of the traditions of a new year is the resolution that this is going to be the year to get back in shape. Yup, this is the year – off to the gym for the first time, or maybe back to the gym. But en…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Country Sweethearts benefit auction set

MOSES LAKE — Country Sweethearts will gather hand in hand at the Grant County Fairgrounds on Feb. 1 for the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation’s 11th annual bene…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Roaring good time at Business Expo 2020

Chamber rings in ‘The New Roaring ’20s’

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Basin Briefs for Jan. 22, 2020

MOSES LAKE — Anyone who loves to sing is invited to make music with the Moses Lake Community Chorus, according to organizer Jeanne Klockers.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Wahluke School District to improve cleaning practice

MATTAWA —Wahluke School District Maintenance Director Matt Hyndman has new cleaning techniques that he is hoping to put into practice in the district.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Mattawa City Council discusses surplused, unsold vehicles

MATTAWA – Previously surplused vehicles that were never sold was one of the topics of discussion during the Mattawa City Council’s recent meeting.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Mattawa to get loan to help rebuild wastewater treatment facility

MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council voted to accept a $500,000, zero percent interest loan from the state Department of Ecology to help repair the wastewater treatment facility that was destroyed by fire on Jan. 9.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Wahluke School District proposes replacement levy

MATTAWA — The Wahluke School District is running a replacement levy on the Feb. 11 ballot.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Jesse Alvarado charts his own course at the piano

Wants to audition for national competition

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Largest crowd in years packs Moses Lake MLK Jr. celebration

MOSES LAKE — Over a hundred men, women and children, black and white, of varied faiths and creeds came together Monday night to fill the Moses Lake Civic Cente…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Rainy but warm weather in this week’s forecast

MOSES LAKE — Storms to the west, with rain forecast every day this week in Seattle. Storms to the east, with snow and rain Tuesday in Spokane and rain the rest of the week. Storms to the south – a “potent storm sys…