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WEATHER: May 18-22
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73 and southwest winds in the afternoon. Mostly clear overnight, with a low…
Toy donations sought at ML Food Bank
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Food Bank is continuing its tradition of distributing toys as well as food during the Christmas season, and food bank operators are accepting donations of toys and food, along with money…
Toy donations fill the Explorer
MOSES LAKE — The crowd at Business After Hours filled a Ford Explorer with toys Tuesday night, part of the effort by employees at Bud Clary Ford to ensure ever…
Seeking solutions
MOSES LAKE — Attendance at a homeless forum in Moses Lake Tuesday evening was standing room only as community members packed the city council chambers for a co…
Attempted murder charges added in Moses Lake park shooting
MOSES LAKE — Attempted murder charges have been filed against a Warden man who is suspected to have shot another man at a Moses Lake park almost a year ago.
Miracle on Main Street coming to Ephrata Saturday
EPHRATA — From a food drive to scavenger hunt to the annual parade, there will be a lot of holiday activity in Ephrata Saturday. Events are scheduled all day l…
Ephrata Fire Department holding food drive this week
EPHRATA — If you live in Ephrata and see a fire truck with flashing lights making its way down your street over the next two days, there is no need to fret. The Ephrata Fire Department is conducting its fifth annua…
When it comes to baking, there's nuffin' like a muffin
During my days of baking for the farmers market, one of the most popular items was muffins. Blueberry ones were the favorite. I had acquired a pan that made th…
Musician Geoffrey Castle performs Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Musician Geoffrey Castle will bring a mix of Christmas music and Irish dance to the Wallenstien Theater this weekend. The curtain goes up on “A Ce…
Forum on homelessness tonight in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The public is invited to attend a forum in Moses Lake tonight that is designed to discuss homelessness in the city.
Tip-a-Cop fundraiser coming Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department and Grant County Sheriff’s Office will be waiting tables and pouring beverages Wednesday for their second annual …
3 arrested in connection with Adams County pursuit
OTHELLO — Three people were arrested in Adams County over the weekend following a high-speed chase that reached speeds in excess of 100 mph.
Day of Mourning to affect CBH delivery
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump has named Wednesday, Dec. 5 a national day of mourning in honor of the late President George H. W. Bush, who passed away Friday night at the age of 94. As a result, all federal of…
Mattawa residents injured in Richland collision
RICHLAND — A man and woman from Mattawa were injured in Friday morning crash in Benton County after a man failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into their vehicle.
Wreaths Across America honors deceased veterans
EPHRATA — Almost a thousand deceased veterans interred in the Ephrata, Soap Lake and Quincy cemeteries will be honored with wreaths placed by their gravestones…
Students transforming their lives honored by Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — It was on an inauspicious day two years ago that Jim Leland, a veteran, husband and father, was abruptly laid off from REC Silicon. He had worked …