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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…
Othello School Board to discuss levy options
Special meeting date, time will be announced
Foster, Sawyer vie for MLIRD director seat
MOSES LAKE — The quality of the water in Moses Lake.
Wreaths Across America ceremonies, honoring deceased veterans, start Dec. 14
EPHRATA — Around 700 deceased veterans interred in Moses Lake, Ephrata, Soap Lake and Quincy cemeteries will be honored with wreaths placed by their gravestone…
‘Tracking Santa’ opens Saturday
Masquers production runs two weekends
Grant County adopts $142 million 2020 budget
EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioners on Monday approved the county’s $142.2 million 2020 budget, a 6 percent increase over the county’s current 2019 budget.
Desert Aire drive-by shooter sentenced to 4 months
DESERT AIRE — A 22-year-old suspected member of the Norteño gang has been sentenced to four months in jail for shooting at a rival gang member and his girlfriend in an occupied vehicle in Desert Aire last May.
Moses Lake nursing home to host blood drive
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake nursing home Columbia Crest Center will be opening its doors for a Vitalant blood drive Dec. 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Basin Briefs for Dec. 4, 2019
EPHRATA — The Ephrata, Quincy and Soap Lake police departments will participate in the annual Shop With a Cop program at the Ephrata Walmart.
Alien in possession of firearm charges dropped against abuser
QUINCY — A Quincy resident and non-immigrant alien pleaded guilty to fourth-degree domestic violence assault, avoiding a felony charge of alien in possession of a firearm after a plea agreement.
Festival of Trees set for Saturday
Benefits Habitat for Humanity
Desert Aire drive-by shooter sentenced to 4 months
DESERT AIRE — A 22-year-old suspected member of the Norteño gang has been sentenced to four months in jail for shooting at a rival gang member and his girlfriend in an occupied vehicle in Desert Aire last May.
Alien in possession of firearm charges dropped against abuser
QUINCY — A Quincy resident and non-immigrant alien pleaded guilty to fourth-degree domestic violence assault, avoiding a felony charge of alien in possession of a firearm after a plea agreement.
Quincy Police Department receives accreditation award
QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department recently announced that it received the Law Enforcement Accreditation Award from the Washington Association of Sheriffs a…
Soap Lake recount a time-consuming endeavor
EPHRATA — “In batch four, there are five,” said Grant County Election Administrator Dedra Olson.
Chief Moses’ four-legged therapist is having an outsized effect in his first year
MOSES LAKE — Amid the din and mild chaos of over a hundred young students chatting during the first lunch period at Chief Moses Middle School, the youngest pro…