Local News
Need more information regarding today's local news? Here, we'll keep you up to date on everything happening in the Columbia Basin today.
4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Ephrata Senior Center Thrift Store considers locking outdoor donation spot after losses
EPHRATA — Operators of the Ephrata Senior Center Thrift Store may have to close the outdoors area they have designated for donations, after multiple incidents of donated items being taken.
Earth Day lesson plans scrapped by COVID-19 shutdown
In a normal year, Elliott DeLong, environmental educator with the Grant County Conservation District, would be teaching third-graders in Moses Lake about soil health and the water cycle today, an Earth Day curricul…
Moses Lake golf tournament rescheduled to mid-August
MOSES LAKE — The seventh annual Ag World Golf Classic tournament has rescheduled its competition date in Moses Lake due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to an email from event organizers.
Book ’em: Grant County deputies offering book readings for kids stuck at home
MOSES LAKE — It’s not every day children get to hear “Goodnight, Moon” being read by a sheriff’s deputy with a trained K-9 named Chewbacca on the table beside …
No new COVID-19 cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 143 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Monday evening, with the Grant County Health District reporting no new cases of COVID-19 in Grant County since Sunday.
Ephrata to open BOLD day programs early
EPHRATA — With the closure of schools for the rest of the school year, the Ephrata Parks and Recreation Department is going to open the city’s summer children’s program in May instead of June.
Spring cleaning means work for Moses Lake’s wood chipper
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake residents took advantage of a city offer to help with spring cleaning and dropped off more than 100 pickup loads of branch and tree tri…
Grant County Jail less crowded, though for different reasons than state prisons
GRANT COUNTY — While the public turns its attention to state prisons, where over 1,000 inmates are being released to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the often overcrowded Grant County Jail has also become a lot less…
ML food bank gets $2K grant
MOSES LAKE — Community Services of Moses Lake, which runs the city food pantry, has received a $2,000 grant from an Indiana-based foundation.
Child care: Dent-sponsored bill made law
OLYMPIA — Regulations and training certifications for child care and early learning providers are being rolled back in an effort to increase access for parents with preschool-age children after the state legislatur…
Hundreds urge governor to let them go back to work, school and church
OLYMPIA — Hundreds of protesters assembled at the capitol in Olympia on Saturday to protest Gov. Jay Inslee’s “stay home, stay healthy” order.
Adams County seeks donations for business grants program
RITZVILLE — Adams County aims to raise at least $75,000 to help small businesses across the county that are closed or forced to reduce operations because of the statewide closures ordered as a result of the COVID-1…
Lawmakers push Inslee to allow private construction
EPHRATA — A number of local political leaders and owners of construction companies are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to alter his “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” closure or…
K-9 Chief joins proud pack of law, military dogs aided by Project K-9 Hero
MOSES LAKE — When it was announced Wednesday that newly-retired K-9 Chief’s medical and food costs would be covered for life by national nonprofit Project K-9 …
Fairchild Cinemas distribute more than 1,700 bags of popcorn in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Cars snaked through the movie theater parking lot and out down the street as local folks were treated to a buttery gift on Saturday afternoon. Fai…