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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…
State suspends Moses Lake chiropractor
Complaint alleges Richard Ribellia had inappropriate contact with patients
A tasty bit of Brazil in Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — Azad Tarikian didn’t come to the United States to start a restaurant.
George to get new flagpole
GEORGE — If you look carefully, you’ll notice there’s no flagpole in front of the George City Hall.
GC Fairgrounds to bring on camp host
County officials apply for grant to add lights
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…
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…
Roaring good time at Business Expo 2020
Chamber rings in ‘The New Roaring ’20s’
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wahluke School District proposes replacement levy
MATTAWA — The Wahluke School District is running a replacement levy on the Feb. 11 ballot.
Jesse Alvarado charts his own course at the piano
Wants to audition for national competition
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…
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…