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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 …
Painting out of a corner
MOSES LAKE — On Oct. 3, just over a month before he was scheduled to open a showing of his art at the Moses Lake Museum and Art Center, a fire ripped through a…
BBCC workforce education building takes shape
MOSES LAKE — Walls are starting to go up on the new workforce education center at Big Bend Community College. The project is on schedule and might even be ahead of schedule, said Linda Schoonmaker, BBCC vice-presid…
Damage done to roadside memorial for teen
MOSES LAKE — Deputies are investigating after damage was done to a roadside memorial on Friday in Moses Lake that marks the location of where a Moses Lake teen…
Annual Turkey Drive continues through Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Employees at Moses Lake healthcare organizations are teaming up to help families in need have a better Thanksgiving. The annual Community Turkey D…
Man sentenced for emailing Ephrata schools bomb threat
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man who has a history of making false reports to 911 was sentenced for sending out a bomb threat via email in March.
PUD commissioners discuss joint transmission line
EPHRATA — As of now, the Grant County PUD will spend an estimated $4 million as its part of a joint project to build a new transmission line from the Wenatchee…
Man shot several times in Royal City
ROYAL CITY — A man was shot several times in Royal City Wednesday night and police are searching for a pair of brothers from Royal City for questioning in conn…
Rifle stolen out of deputy's vehicle
MOSES LAKE — A rifle was stolen out of a Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s patrol vehicle Wednesday morning.
Grant County Health District: Moses Lake no longer toxic
MOSES LAKE — With freezing cold settling in across the Columbia Basin, the Grant County Health District announced Wednesday that the levels of toxic algae in Moses Lake have fallen and the lake water is no longer p…
Council approves residential garbage fee bump
MOSES LAKE — A measure to increase the monthly rate residential garbage customers pay for 48-gallon carts was narrowly approved by the Moses Lake City Council Tuesday night.
Lenny Harm winner at miniature art show
MOSES LAKE — Artist Lenny Harm received the first place award in the annual Miniature Art Show, on display through Friday at the Umpqua Bank branch in Moses La…
Samaritan Healthcare approves 2019 budget
MOSES LAKE — Additional doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners are expected to lead to increased revenue for Samaritan Healthcare in 2019. Hospital district commissioners approved the proposed 2019 b…
Moses Lake ice skating rink to open Friday
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Parks and Recreation Department will be opening the ice rink on Friday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m., where the public can skate and play hock…
Othello woman injured in Franklin County collision Tuesday
MESA — A woman from Othello was injured in an early Tuesday morning collision in Franklin County after she lost control of her vehicle and struck a cement barrier.
WSP ramping up Apple Cup, Thanksgiving patrols
PULLMAN — Thanksgiving break for Washington State University is right around the corner, as is the highly anticipated Apple Cup in Pullman, and troopers will be ramping up their patrols in response as students and …