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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…
Adams County to start COVID-19 screenings
RITZVILLE — Beginning Monday, July 20, Adams County will implement COVID-19 screenings in Othello and Ritzville for all members of the public who enter county buildings for court services.
Local hospitals review plans to handle a surge, required in reopening plan
EPHRATA — One of the possibilities of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak is that a sudden increase in patients with the virus could fill a local hospital to capa…
Two ML intersections stand out in police department data
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department issued more than 10,000 citations last year based on infractions caught by traffic cameras at just four intersect…
Ephrata aims to fix city library roof
EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata hopes to begin repair work on the city’s leaky library roof this fall.
Othello doctor’s new app helps care for babies
OTHELLO — An Othello doctor is helping medical professionals treat jaundice, a disease that can cause serious health problems in newborns, through technology.
Coronavirus: 26 cases reported in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — Twenty-six new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Grant County on Thursday, including four new cases each in Ephrata, Moses Lake, and the Quincy and Mattawa areas, and three in Warden, accordi…
Spokane man sentenced to federal prison
SPOKANE — A former Ferris High School assistant football coach was sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison Thursday in a case that involved underage girls, including one from Moses Lake.
Cruising against cancer, cruising for Dezi
MOSES LAKE — When the last car honked its horn, revved its engine and drove by, Desiree Giaconia started crying.
As next school year looms, MLSD wrangles with reopening safely
MOSES LAKE — Though the Moses Lake School District is still in the process of finalizing a plan to safely start the new school year in late August, one thing i…
Coronavirus: 13 new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 13 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday, including five in Moses Lake, three in Royal City, three in the Quincy area, and two in Ephrata, according to Grant C…
Water tower painting isn’t a job for a windy day
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s nine water towers are getting a makeover.
Freed, other statewide candidates, draw a crowd in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Joshua Freed, a candidate for governor, visited Civic Park in Moses Lake on Wednesday to lay out his plans for addressing a number of key issues, …
Building permit applications up in Grant County
EPHRATA — Building permit applications submitted to Grant County show that construction activity in the county’s unincorporated areas is making a comeback afte…
Applications sought for broadband grants, loans
OLYMPIA — Applications are being accepted through Sept. 9 for a Washington Department of Commerce grant program to expand broadband services in areas with limited access. The program includes about $9.1 million in …
Moses Lake Surf ‘n Slide won’t open this summer
MOSES LAKE - The Surf ‘n Slide Water Park will remain closed this summer, Moses Lake city officials announced at a Tuesday meeting of the city council. “We can…