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Joel Martinez appointed to Moses Lake School Board
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District Board of Directors selected Joel Martinez to fill the vacant District …
Grant PUD to expand fiber backbone capacity
EPHRATA — With more customers hooking up to the Grant County PUD fiber optic system for internet service, utility district officials are working on upgrading the system’s capacity to 100 gigabytes.
Thai Cuisine closing in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — There’s a word Jamsri Piturachsatit frequently uses to describe Moses Lake.
Soap Lake park plan unveiled Feb. 28
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake residents are being invited to get their first look at the plan to remodel Smokiam Park at 1 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Rise Academy, 120 East Main Street.
REC looks at restarting Moses Lake production
FORNEBU, Norway — REC Silicon President and CEO Tore Torvund said the company is considering restarting production at its Moses Lake polysilicon facility following the conclusion of the Phase 1 trade agreement betw…
Suspects found with mail from around region
Suspects found with mail from around region
GOP activist sees opportunities on West Side
MOSES LAKE — One of the most important things Grant County Republicans can do is to support GOP candidates running for election on the west side of the state, …
Quincy Valley Allied Arts to present ‘Mary Poppins’
It is the company’s most ambitious production yet
Grant PUD under budget for 2019
Report reflects less capital project spending
Applications open for Citizen Academy
MOSES LAKE — Applications have opened for the fourth annual Columbia Basin Multi-Agency Citizen Academy, which offers a chance for civilians to learn about law enforcement work from officers from across Grant Count…
MLSD seeks to make best use of schools in redrawing boundaries
MOSES LAKE — Superintendent Josh Meek said the key to making any redrawing of the Moses Lake School District’s elementary school attendance boundaries work is …
Moses Lake man appeals sentence
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man has filed to appeal a nearly nine-and-a-half-year prison sentence after being convicted at the end of January for accidentally shooting his girlfriend in the back.
Senior moment: Jessie Loera wraps up collegiate career
SPOKANE — Jessie Loera said it felt like yesterday when she committed to Gonzaga.
No cases of Wuhan coronavirus in Grant County ... yet
EPHRATA — While there currently are no cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in Grant County or Washington state, officials across the state are “preparing for the ev…
Congressional Art Competition open for submissions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — High school students in Washington’s 4th Congressional District, represented by Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., are invited to submit entries to…
Concert to benefit a local church
Violinist Jaime Jorge to visit Moses Lake