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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…
Huge need for foster parents in Grant, Adams counties
MOSES LAKE — Danielle Hofstetter is looking for a few good grown-ups to become parents.
1966: Larson AFB becomes Port of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The year was 1964. Larson Air Force Base was a hive of activity, employing over 4,000 people and housing twice that many. But on Nov. 24, 1964, th…
Basin briefs for Jan. 17, 2020
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Parks and Recreation will hold Middle School Open Gym at Chief Moses Middle School from 7-9 p.m. on Jan 17 and 31 and Feb. 14 and 28. Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders are invited to play …
Dam removal would cost $2.3B, jeopardize local economies
LONGVIEW, Wash. — A new study commissioned by an association of river commercial groups says removing the four Lower Snake River dams to improve salmon runs wo…
Nematode researcher aiming for plant resistance
MOSES LAKE — What aquatic, microscopic worm inhabits all of the ecosystems on the earth? While some of its species are beneficial to soil health, others are de…
Blue orchard bees are promising pollinators
WENATCHEE — Bees were one of the topics discussed on Tuesday of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association during the 115th annual meeting and Northwest Horti…
Ephrata sees higher sewer rates, perhaps a roundabout
EPHRATA — Ephrata has a new city administrator.
Crago takes Ephrata skills to Spokane
EPHRATA — When he first arrived in Ephrata in 1989, Wes Crago was convinced he wasn’t going to stay long.
Program to honor Martin Luther King Jr. set for Monday
Music, speeches to celebrate King and his legacy
Grant County PUD plans recreation improvements
Utility will conduct user survey
Moses Lake bowlers Rogers, Christie stay in their lane
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake girls bowling head coach Danny Stevenson described Haley Rogers and Kylee Christie as the “glue” of the team.
Wine, Johnny Cash, scablands subjects of upcoming museum exhibits
MOSES LAKE — A legendary Johnny Cash concert, art that celebrates wine and the works of a number of women artists are among the exhibits scheduled for the Mose…
Museum uncorks new show
MOSES LAKE — The opening reception for a show detailing some of the many ways wine can be turned into art is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday at Moses Lake Museum &…
Ephrata woman among injured in head-on collision
TRINIDAD – An Ephrata woman and an East Wenatchee man were both sent to hospitals with serious injuries after a head-on collision on state Route 28 several miles west of Trinidad in Douglas County.
Fire impact fees tabled again
MOSES LAKE — The decades-long debate over fire impact fees did not reach a conclusion at Tuesday’s city council meeting after a technical error forced the council to table the ordinance yet again.