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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…
Rock stars: Ephrata-Soap Lake group adds a little splash of color to their towns
For a few years before the pandemic locked everyone inside, anyone walking in the Ephrata or Soap Lake areas might have seen a flash of color on the ground or …
Warden teen hanging tough through cancer
WARDEN — Almost six months from the day she received her initial diagnosis, Avree Pruneda is cancer-free and loving it.
July 4 fireworks shows please the crowds
MOSES LAKE — People started claiming good spots to watch fireworks long before noon, leaving chairs on the sidewalk along Division Street and cars parked along…
Adams County COVID-19 numbers rise
Adams County COVID-19 numbers rise
Coronavirus: Thirteen new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 13 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Thursday: five new cases in Moses Lake; two in Ephrata; two in the Quincy area; and one each in the Mattawa area, Royal City, So…
North Stratford Road improvements to begin
MOSES LAKE — Construction will begin Monday on a project to resurface North Stratford Road from the West Broadway intersection to its junction with state Route…
Sidewalk construction requires attention to detail
MOSES LAKE — Pouring and leveling concrete for a sidewalk requires precision, a light touch and attention to detail.
Othello receives federal grant money
Othello has been awarded roughly $250,000 in federal grants as part of the massive COVID-19 relief package Congress passed in April. According to Mayor Shawn Logan, a portion of the grant can be used to recoup the …
Warden’s Aubree Skone discusses dealing with time away from rodeo competition this summer
WARDEN — With rodeo events few and far between this summer, participants like Warden’s Aubree Skone have been biding their time until they get a chance to retu…
Fireworks shows scheduled at George, Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — There are longstanding traditions around the Columbia Basin when it comes to July 4 — community celebrations, fireworks and people getting togethe…
Coronavirus: 10 new cases
GRANT COUNTY — There were 10 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday: three new cases in the Mattawa area, three in Royal City, two in the Quincy area, one in Ephrata and one in Warden, a…
Fitness center cited, fined for operating while county is in Phase 1
YAKIMA COUNTY — A fitness center near Yakima faces a fine of $9,639 for operating in violation of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start order, according to Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
Fire restriction order issued
SPOKANE — Grant and Adams counties were named in a fire restriction order issued by the Bureau of Land Management Spokane District for public lands administered by the BLM and the Bureau of Reclamation in Eastern W…
Fortunato, Republican candidate for governor, visits Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — State senator and gubernatorial candidate Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn, stopped at Civic Park in Moses Lake on Wednesday to lay out his plans for addr…
New gas pipeline to double capacity to Othello
OTHELLO — A new pipeline being laid along Lee Road on the north side of Othello is expected to double the amount of natural gas available to gas users across t…