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WEATHER: May 20-26
Wednesday: Sunny then partly sunny in the afternoon, with a high near 78. Light northwest wind. Partly cloudy over…
Quincy got new police chief in 2017
QUINCY — Quincy got a new police chief in 2017.
Snow, freezing rain forecast for next few days
MOSES LAKE — So far, the winter of 2017-18 hasn’t been that bad in Grant County. The little tiniest trace of snow, cold but not deep-freeze cold. Unfortunately…
Quincy man accused of inappropriately touching teen
MOSES LAKE — A Quincy man is accused of inappropriately touching a teenage girl as she was sleeping.
MLK celebration set for Jan. 15
MOSES LAKE — There has been numerous programs in Moses Lake over the years that have honored the legacy and life of Martin Luther King Jr. This year, event org…
Scammer posing as Grant County deputy
MOSES LAKE — A scammer is attempting to defraud several local residents by posing as a deputy and informing them they have a warrant out for their arrest.
Grant County counselor's practice credential reinstated
OLYMPIA — A Grant County counselor has had his practice credential reinstated with conditions. Aaron Glenn’s permission to practice had been suspended in 2013.
Horticulture information meetings set for Wenatchee, Yakima
WENATCHEE — Advance registration is open for an annual program of continuing education classes for cherry growers in Yakima. Four days of presentations for cherry, apple, pear and stone fruit growers is scheduled f…
Elections planned for cherry committee
YAKIMA — Representatives will be selected for the Washington Cherry Marketing Committee at annual grower meetings in Yakima and Wenatchee in January.
Local student named Miss India USA for 2017
MOSES LAKE — Shree Saini finds competing in pageants “a big spiritual thing.”
Moses Lake man sentenced for gun-waving incident
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who held a loaded gun to his head and threatened to shoot himself in Moses Lake in June will be spending a year in prison.
Apricot committee elections set for January
YAKIMA — Apricot growers and processors will vote for members of the state's apricot marketing committee in meetings in Yakima and Wenatchee next month.
Picking the wrong fight
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man had to get stitches on Christmas Eve after he reportedly fought with a police K-9.
MLSB halts construction spending
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday voted unanimously to suspend all spending on any construction-related projects until the lawsuit over last…
Ephrata gets second drug drop-off box
EPHRATA — Live in Ephrata and got some unneeded prescriptions that you want to get rid of? Then you are in luck as Ephrata now has an additional drug drop-off box for people to use.
Samaritan projected to finish 2017 in the black
MOSES LAKE — Revenues dropped during October at Samaritan Hospital, but appear to have rebounded in November. At the end of October Samaritan Healthcare was still ahead of its budget target for net revenue. Chief f…