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Quincy Police Department Logs for May 6-18
The reports below were provided by the Quincy Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven…
Quincy swears in new mayor, council member
QUINCY — Quincy swore in its new mayor and a new council member at a regular meeting of the city council on Tuesday.
Pub homicide trial pushed out three weeks
EPHRATA — A man who allegedly shot and killed a bystander in Moses Lake over a year and a half ago will have to wait at least three more weeks until his case i…
Laid off Takata employees invited to dislocated worker meetings
MOSES LAKE — Recent layoffs at airbag manufacturer Takata have prompted the state WorkSource Central Basin Office to reach out to impacted employees.
Grant PUD to continue fiber project
EPHRATA — After a year of studies, meetings and discussions, Grant County PUD commissioners decided to continue expanding the utility's fiber network – but wit…
Man who choked police dog facing charges
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges for allegedly hiding in an attic from police and choking a police dog.
Theft suspect returns most of stolen money
MOSES LAKE — After an alleged thief’s decision to steal money out of a woman’s purse two days before Christmas was made public by Moses Lake police last week, the suspect returned a large amount of the stolen money…
K-9 deputy receives body armor
EPHRATA — One of Grant County Sheriff’s Office’s four-legged deputies is a little bit safer out in the field now after receiving a protective vest.
Food banks still in need
MOSES LAKE — With the arrival of Thanksgiving and Christmas, charitable projects, donation drives, efforts to help the less fortunate go into overdrive. But eventually Christmas is in the rear view mirror, and atte…
Basin railroad history subject of museum lecture
MOSES LAKE — The expansion of the railroad in the Columbia Basin, and the traces – and problems – from those pioneer days that are still visible today will be …
2017 marks big year for law enforcement agencies
MOSES LAKE — Police activities countywide in 2017 could easily be described by three words: drugs, guns and arrests. The headlines were many, the amount of drugs and guns seized was large and arrest numbers were va…
Sentences for high-profile suspects in Grant County in 2017
EPHRATA — 2017 was a big year in the Grant County court system. From victories in trials, to reaching plea deals with several high-profile suspects, many noteworthy cases came to an end and were heard in 2017.
Moses Lake Legion post dedicates new flagpole
MOSES LAKE — If New Year’s Day sounds like a strange time for the American Legion to dedicate a new flagpole, it’s because that pole got lost and then damaged …
Long cold winter left a mark on the Basin
MOSES LAKE — It will be a topic of discussion for years – oh, yeah, remember that really bad winter? The winter of 2016-17?
3 injured in 1-vehicle Ritzville crash
RITZVILLE — Two people were airlifted from the scene of single vehicle collision near Ritzville over the weekend.
These foods are made for wokkin'
I don’t do a lot of stir-fried items, mostly because I have a glass-top stove that doesn’t get hot enough to properly heat a pan. I do have a hot-plate with an…