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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Grant County International Airport removing runway hump
MOSES LAKE — Half a million cubic yards of dirt, rock and asphalt — that’s how much the crews with Granite Construction are moving out at Grant County Internat…
Happy food: Red Door owners continue to supply community with donuts
MOSES LAKE — “We call it ‘happy food.’”
Samaritan employees fill in as screeners
MOSES LAKE — The stop signs and barriers at Samaritan Hospital, the screening regimen in place before people can move beyond the lobby, are signs of the impact…
When you’re on your own, we are there with you
As the United States faces its worst public health crisis in a generation, we want you to know we are here for you — and with you.
COVID-19 testing: What happens after a sample is taken?
MOSES LAKE — A person with symptoms that resemble COVID-19 is tested for the virus. What happens to the test? How long does it take to get results back? How do…
Unemployment claims rise rapidly
OLYMPIA — Last week, unemployment insurance claims in the state rose by over 2,346 percent since the end of February due to the closures mandated by public officials following the coronavirus outbreak.
One arrested after reports of shots fired
MOSES LAKE - Officers responded to a report of shots fired near Knolls Vista School in Moses Lake on Saturday shortly before 7 p.m. Moses Lake Police Captain Mike Williams said officers spotted a Toyota passenger c…
Most Grant County road work to go ahead as planned
EPHRATA — While the COVID-19 outbreak has postponed some planned repairs to Grant County roads, most of the work will continue as scheduled.
Coroner’s office taking extra precautions during pandemic
GRANT COUNTY — As with health care workers and first responders adapting to the current pandemic, the coroner’s office, which is tasked with investigating deaths that occur outside of hospitals, has had to take ext…
Grant County to get COVID-19 grant
GRANT COUNTY - Grant County is expected to receive an estimated $145,270 block grant from the state Department of Commerce to assist people and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press rel…
Crash survivor sees Moses Lake as second home
MOSES LAKE — In the Clyde Owen Memorial Park next to the main terminal building of the Grant County International Airport, atop a basalt pillar, sits a plaque.
Coronavirus: 59 cases in Grant County, Warden reports its first
59 cases, with new cases in most cities and the first confirmed case in Warden
One arrested after report of shots fired Saturday
MOSES LAKE - Officers responded to a report of shots fired near Knolls Vista School in Moses Lake Saturday evening shortly before 7 p.m. Moses Lake Police Captain Mike Williams said officers spotted a Toyota passen…
Coronavirus: 50 confirmed cases, first in Soap Lake
50 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Saturday evening, with the first confirmed case in Soap Lake
Coronavirus: Two new Othello cases, patient hospitalized
OTHELLO - Two more cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Othello, bringing the total cases in that city and Adams County to five, according to the Adams County Health Department.