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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…
Solid Waste Advisory Committee has a spot
EPHRATA — The Grant County Board of Commissioners is looking for someone to serve on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Soap Lake to install new water meters, remote reading system
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake city government plans to add radio equipment to all residential and commercial water meters in the city this year. At the same time, the city will replace hundreds of older meters.
Grant PUD negotiates contracts that reduce risk of possible rate increases
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD officials are in negotiations with power purchasers for contracts that would help reduce the risk of possible rate increases to PUD …
Coronavirus: 59 new cases reported over weekend
GRANT COUNTY — Grant County Health District said Monday that 59 new cases of the coronavirus reported had been in Grant County since Friday evening.
Night work on Valley Road starts tonight
MOSES LAKE - Hoping to expedite road work on Valley Road, road crews will start night work on Monday night, according to Moses Lake officials.
Quincy graduate promotes value of education
QUINCY — Edward Pinto gives his parents credit for showing him the value of education. It shows today in his career as a teacher and in continuing his own educ…
Othello graduates receive their diplomas in unorthodox ceremony
OTHELLO — About 250 Othello High School graduates drove along the school’s football field Friday to receive their diplomas in a socially distant ceremony, the …
COVID-19 drives school budget uncertainty
MOSES LAKE — Uncertainty as to just how many students will be back to school this fall means the Moses Lake School District will likely have to make some very conservative assumptions in its 2020-21 school year bud…
MLIRD may do its own algae tests
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District is looking at conducting its own tests for blue-green algae toxin in and around Connelly Park.
City employees working to keep recreation opportunities going this summer
MOSES LAKE — Keeping recreation opportunities going in Moses Lake has been a challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of hurdles in the process.
Triple-digit temperatures forecast for this week
MOSES LAKE — One of the positive things about 2020 so far has been spring and summer weather in the Columbia Basin, lots of sun but temperatures that stayed be…
24-year-old dead after collision on lake
MOSES LAKE — A 24-year-old Moses Lake man died Saturday morning from injuries suffered in a Friday night personal watercraft collision, according to law enforcement.
One dead, two hospitalized after collision
ROCK ISLAND — One man died and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle collision Saturday evening on state Route 28 near Rock Island in Douglas County.
Coronavirus: New cases reported
GRANT COUNTY — Grant County Health District reported 30 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Friday. However, the district’s total of new cases in cities totaled 36: 10 new cases in Ephrata, eig…
Verizon giving away backpacks, scholarships
MOSES LAKE — Verizon Wireless in Moses Lake is participating again this year in a major, nationwide backpack giveaway for students ahead of the start of the school year.