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College-bound students honored at TRIO banquet
MOSES LAKE — The students of the TRIO Upward Bound program and their families gathered May 8 to celebrate another …
Book-It Theater comes to town in April
MOSES LAKE — The Book-It Repertory Theater will be performing live in Moses Lake, Soap Lake and George during the first week of April. The performances are spo…
Othello council honors officer, seeks energy savings
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council honored Police Sgt. Sean Anderson for 10 years of service to the city at a special ceremony on Monday.
Fuel for the fight
MOSES LAKE — Culinary students at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech) and the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation are teaming up to do some of the co…
Port seeks closer ties with Japan
EPHRATA — The Port of Moses Lake is looking to broaden the region’s sister city arrangements, and is asking the Grant County Commission for help.
Second MLPD outreach program to be held tonight
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police Department Chief Kevin Fuhr is inviting local residents out to the MLPD’s second community outreach program tonight at the Moses Lake Worship Center.
Newhouse 'disappointed' over passing of DACA deadline
WASHINGTON D.C. — The March 5 deadline for Congress to find a viable solution for DACA recipients has passed and Fourth Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhous…
Resolution would name April Fool's Day 'Gov. Inslee Integrity' Day
OLYMPIA — In a parting jab from a retiring Spokane-area lawmaker, a resolution was introduced on the Senate floor Monday to name April Fool’s Day as “Governor Jay Inslee Integrity Day.”
Burglar nabbed in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A burglar was arrested last week in Moses Lake after the owner of the home he was burglarizing allegedly came home as the suspect was ransacking h…
Crescent Bar boat launch to open in May
CRESCENT BAR — Construction work on recreation and infrastructure facilities on Crescent Bar should be finished before the end of 2018. The new on-island boat …
Stroganoff the old-fashioned way, or your way
Stroganoff was named after a 19th-century Russian diplomat, Count Paul Stroganov. It traditionally contains thinly-sliced beef tenderloin or top loin, onions a…
Quincy man dies in I-90 collision
KITTITAS — A Quincy man who was possibly racing another vehicle died over the weekend in a collision on Interstate 90 near Kittitas.
Regional read to feature Pulitzer Prize-winning author
WENATCHEE — The winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for fiction will be speaking in Wenatchee in April as part of the North Central Regional Library’s regional r…
Man charged for school bomb threat
EPHRATA — A Ephrata man who allegedly admitted to sending out a bomb threat via email has a history of making false complaints to 911.
Unicorns, glitter and fun at unicorn party
MOSES LAKE — Aspen Jewell was visibly dissatisfied.
Moses Lake residents nominated for beauty awards
MOSES LAKE — It takes more than just a pretty face to enter and be successful in a beauty pageant.