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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…
I-976 may impact Grant Transit Authority
MOSES LAKE — Grant Transit Authority is starting to build a small reserve of funds. On the flip side, the agency may lose some of its funding from the state.
Health district warns of possible exposure in Quincy
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Health District is warning people who attended events at the Quincy Senior Center in mid-February or the Quincy High School production of “Mary Poppins” on Feb. 21 that they may have been …
AKC Agility Trials bring trainers and canines from around the Northwest
MOSES LAKE — Trainers and their canines made their way from around the Northwest, and even Canada, to the American Kennel Club Licensed Agility Trials held at …
Three hospitalized after two-car collision near Stratford
GRANT COUNTY — Three people were transported to area hospitals, one via Life Flight, after a two-car collision along state Route 28 near the community of Stratford Thursday.
GCHD asks public to help slow spread of COVID-19
In announcing the death of a Grant County resident due to the COVID-19 virus, Grant County Health District on Sunday said it will continue to follow up with the people who had close contact with the patient.
Mark Poth adds NWAC’s highest honor to athletic career
MOSES LAKE — Mark Poth has always been one to defer credit, whether it was to his student-athletes or assistant coaches.
WSU bee center in Othello opens
OTHELLO — There are no bees here yet.
Central Washington Hospital patient with COVID-19 dies
GRANT COUNTY — Grant County Health District announced Sunday afternoon that a Central Washington Hospital patient, a resident of Grant County who was previously confirmed to have COVID-19, has passed away.
Coronavirus: Health District releases recommendations for public, businesses
Won’t be able to stop completely, GCHD says, but can reduce number of cases
Thirty minutes before midnight: Two vets who saved Chief
MOSES LAKE — It’s thirty minutes before midnight on a Friday night, and two veterinarians over a hundred miles apart are in bed for the night.
Ephrata man pleads guilty to sexual assault
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man has pleaded guilty to two felony offenses in the 2019 violent sexual assault of an Electric City woman.
Names released in fatality, injury fire in Mattawa
Names released in fatality, injury fire in Mattawa
Quincy Irrigation District revises schedule
Irrigation water coming on sooner than scheduled
Moses Lake High School students lend a hand on Dr. Seuss Day
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School student and FFA chapter member Parker Visker said Dr. Seuss Day was a sign of how things had changed since he was young.
Local man misses owls, wants to know what happened
MOSES LAKE — Vic Fuller wants to know what happened to the owls that lived on his small farm northeast of Moses Lake. He is offering a $200 reward to help get …