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Outgoing Othello council members recognized for their work

OTHELLO — Outgoing Othello City Council members were recognized at the last meeting of the year Monday. “It’s …

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
ACH Legion A secures fourth place in league

COULEE CITY – On Sunday, the ACH Legion A baseball team swept the North Idaho Lakers in a doubleheader in Sandpoint, Idaho. With their two wins, they secured f…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Freewind martial arts holding seminars

MOSES LAKE – On Monday, Freewind Martial Arts hosted a seminar for community members. One of three this week, Monday’s seminar was called Mat Monday. According…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
MLSD takes preliminary look at 2025-26 finances

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake School District board held a special meeting Thursday to discuss preliminary budget numbers. “Tonight, we are going to do a fa…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Hot, dry, windy conditions incoming

MOSES LAKE — While the winds are forecast to die down Tuesday, hot summer temperatures – and increased fire danger – will be sticking around. Jeremy Wolf, mete…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Cuter than your tax refund

MOSES LAKE – Payday can come early when adopting Direct Deposit from Grant County Animal Outreach. He is a three-year-old male brown shorthair tabby who was fo…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Temporary repairs completed on damaged Moses Lake wastewater pipe

MOSES LAKE — The first phase of repairs has been completed on a broken wastewater line keeping people and pets out of Moses Lake near Montlake Park. People are…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Fire near Mart Road burns about one acre

MOSES LAKE — A fire near the shore of Moses Lake Sunday afternoon only burned about an acre, but difficult terrain kept Moses Lake Fire Department crews on the…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Slight decrease in WA, Grant and Adams counties fuel

MOSES LAKE – Washington, Grant and Adams counties saw a slight decrease in average fuel prices this week. However, national prices both saw a slight increase, …

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Royal City man dies in rollover near Othello

OTHELLO — A Royal City man was killed when he was ejected from the pickup he was driving about four miles west of Othello Saturday evening.

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL Pos. 5: Jim Perez

MOSES LAKE – In the race for the Moses Lake City Council Position 5, Jim Perez said he's positioning himself as a candidate focused on the community’s future, …

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL Pos. 5: Joel Graves

MOSES LAKE – Joel Graves is a candidate for Position 5 on the Moses Lake City Council and has a background that encompasses both public service and private ind…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Dent, Franz say bipartisan support led to progress in WA wildfire response

MOSES LAKE – Getting anything done in politics takes solid relationships and the ability to reach across political divides, regardless of how partisan the over…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Moses Lake youth arrested for possessing explicit images of children

MOSES LAKE — A 17-year-old boy was booked into juvenile detention Friday for possessing images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct after a search …

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
‘My cup runneth over’

MOSES LAKE — The 23rd Psalm is one of the best-known passages in the Bible, filled with assurances of God’s protection and favor. That’s what Larisa Vorobey ha…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Huskies’ Ozuna ready for Big Bend baseball

OTHELLO – In the top of the fifth inning of the regional game of the Othello Huskies versus WF West Kal El Ozuna made a play he said he will never forget. Two …