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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…
Serve Moses Lake moving to phone operations after closing doors to public
MOSES LAKE — Serve Moses Lake has followed other local organizations as they close their doors to the public, complying with state and local protocols to take …
Virus evaluation Center opens at Samaritan Clinic
MOSES LAKE — A Respiratory Virus Evaluation Center has been opened at the Samaritan Clinic on Patton to screen patients experiencing respiratory illness sympto…
Bloomsday race postponed because of COVID-19
SPOKANE — The annual race to welcome spring will have to be held in the fall this year.
Wilson Creek students face another kind of March Madness
WILSON CREEK — The whirlwind of closures over the last week left Wilson Creek School senior Angelica Fernandez a little bewildered.
Quincy woman destroys railroad switch box during police pursuit
QUINCY — The railroad track crossing at Central Avenue in Quincy is closed for repairs after the driver of a stolen vehicle destroyed the switch box at the cro…
Safeway, Walmart and Akins announce senior shopping hours
GRANT COUNTY — In response to the coronavirus outbreak and empty store shelves, several grocery stores across the region will be implementing hours reserved fo…
Inslee orders halt on evictions and tax penalties
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has announced a statewide moratorium on evictions for the next 30 days as well as a suspension of penalties and interest on business …
Samaritan Healthcare closes to all visitors
MOSES LAKE — Effective immediately, Samaritan Healthcare will be barring visitors on all campuses, including the hospital and the clinics on Pioneer Way and on…
Grant PUD closes campgrounds
GRANT COUNTY — All five of Grant PUD’s campsites in Grant County are closed until further notice as a precaution against the threat of COVID-19, Grant PUD said in a press release.
Lawsuit against Grant PUD dismissed
Plaintiffs can file suit in state court, federal judge rules
Repair Cafe teaches students repair skills, professionalism
SOAP LAKE — The telephone presented a challenge.
Kiwanis prayer breakfast postponed
MOSES LAKE — The annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast sponsored by Moses Lake Kiwanis, originally scheduled for May 5, has been postponed.
No symptoms, no COVID-19 test administered
GRANT COUNTY — The Grant County Health District is urging employers to stop sending asymptomatic employees to area hospitals to request coronavirus tests, saying that tests are not being administered under those co…
Cities move to halt utility shut-offs, but not evictions
Cities in the Columbia Basin are moving to halt utility shut-offs due to nonpayment during the current coronavirus outbreak, as many employers across the state are forced to close or reduce operations. But no munic…
Church suspends worship services
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has suspended worship and public gathering at wards, stakes and tabernacles across the world “until further notice,” according to a church statement.