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Hiring event connects job seekers with jobs
MOSES LAKE — At least one person came away very happy from the Fall Hiring Event and Resource Fair at WorkSource …
Grant County unemployment creeps up in October
YAKIMA — October unemployment in Grant County crept up slightly between 2017 and 2018, and increased one-half of one percent between September and October 2018.
Central professor's relationships raise questions
ELLENSBURG — When does an inappropriate relationship become sexual harassment? An internal Central Washington University investigation sheds light into how the…
GCFD No. 3 holding food drive on Sunday
QUINCY — Firefighters with Grant County Fire District No. 3 will be making their way through Quincy on Sunday collecting donations for the Quincy Food Bank.
Tip a Cop event draws big crowd Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — Yes, as a matter of fact that was Moses Lake Police Chief Kevin Fuhr opening the door for patrons at the Rock Top restaurant Wednesday night. And …
2 arrested in raid at alleged Moses Lake drug house
MOSES LAKE — A man and woman were busted in Moses Lake on Wednesday in connection with an Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team investigation.
Ephrata passes $16.5 million budget for 2019
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council unanimously passed its proposed $16.5 million budget on Wednesday.
Grant County Sheriff seeks sales tax hike for law enforcement
EPHRATA — Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones is seeking voter approval for a three-tenths of one percent sales tax increase to help fund law enforcement in Grant County and upgrade the county’s aging jail.
Sheriff's office announces new pilot Traffic Safety Team
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office made a big announcement on Thursday regarding hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funds that will add thre…
'The Nutcracker' opens Saturday
MOSES LAKE — The Ballet Academy of Moses Lake will continue a holiday tradition with the 2019 production of “The Nutcracker.” Performances are scheduled for 1 …
Quincy readies February for school levy vote
QUINCY — It’s levy time in the Quincy School District.
Weekend toy giveaway for veterans' families
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College’s Veterans Resource Center will be giving away toys to the families of qualified veterans this Saturday and Sunday.
Toy donations sought at ML Food Bank
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Food Bank is continuing its tradition of distributing toys as well as food during the Christmas season, and food bank operators are accepting donations of toys and food, along with money…
Toy donations fill the Explorer
MOSES LAKE — The crowd at Business After Hours filled a Ford Explorer with toys Tuesday night, part of the effort by employees at Bud Clary Ford to ensure ever…
Seeking solutions
MOSES LAKE — Attendance at a homeless forum in Moses Lake Tuesday evening was standing room only as community members packed the city council chambers for a co…
Attempted murder charges added in Moses Lake park shooting
MOSES LAKE — Attempted murder charges have been filed against a Warden man who is suspected to have shot another man at a Moses Lake park almost a year ago.