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Mavs suffer loss in districts, conclude season
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks (16-4) fell 11-1 to the West Valley Rams Saturday, bringing an end to their …
Garbage fees may go up in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake City Council members are considering a rate increase for residential customers with 48-gallon solid waste collection carts.
Collision in Quincy snarls traffic on Thursday
QUINCY — Two men were spared injuries on Thursday in a two-vehicle collision west of Quincy.
3 injured in Mattawa collision
MATTAWA — Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision near Mattawa on Thursday.
Coats for Kids gets lots of donated warmth
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake residents donated coats by the dozens, and money to buy even more coats, along with gloves and hats and sweaters to the annual Coats fo…
Road Brother Motorcycle Club sponsors food drive
MOSES LAKE — David Garza (Twinkie), organizer of the 2018 food drive sponsored by the Road Brother Motorcycle Club, was talking to a passerby when a car drove …
Downtown tree lighting kicks off holiday season in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The crowd counted it down and the lights came on, and it’s officially the holiday season in downtown Moses Lake. The Christmas tree in Sinkiuse Sq…
Big Bend, Moses Lake coaching legend Pete Doumit passes away
MOSES LAKE — Longtime Columbia Basin resident Pete Doumit was many things to many people. He had a special way of making everyone in the room feel as if they w…
Veterans, Thanksgiving dinners to be held at ML Elks
MOSES LAKE — A dinner for local veterans and a free Thanksgiving dinner for community members will be held in Moses Lake next week.
MLPD participating in 'No-Shave November' for charity
MOSES LAKE — There are a lot of unknowns out there and things that are hard to predict. One thing that isn’t, however, is that by month’s end the Moses Lake Police Department will be pretty hairy, as the department…
Street Tree Lighting set for Saturday in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s downtown corridor will light up for the holidays on Saturday and locals have the opportunity to get in on the action by attending the…
Piper Barn show runs through Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Brooke Schwab and Kelly Wemp spotted the candle just as they were leaving the Piper Barn. There it was, right by the door.
Frontier students make food bank donation
MOSES LAKE — Students in the “Play 60” program at Frontier Middle School did some research while they were looking for a community service project. They discov…
Thanksgiving donations sought for food bank
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Food Bank is looking for donations for its annual Thanksgiving basket distribution, and it being Thanksgiving, they need turkeys.
Coroner: inmate died from 'acute morphine intoxication'
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Coroner’s Office has issued a cause of death for 34-year-old Soap Lake resident Derek Batton, who died in August while he was lod…
Man sentenced for Watershed Festival assault in August
GEORGE — A man who choked his daughter and knocked out a man during the Watershed Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in August was sentenced to serve 40 hours of community service.