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Wahluke advances in the 1A state tourney
MATTAWA — The Wahluke Warriors (11-5-1) defeated Eastside Preparatory 2-0 in the opening round of the 1A state tou…
Wow your guests with these New Year's goodies
Got a party on New Year's Eve coming up? Don't want to bring the usual chips and dip? Make some of the goodies below and wow all your friends with how well you…
Moses Lake man charged with robbery
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges for allegedly robbing a man outside of a Moses Lake business in late November.
Weather could get messy over mountains this weekend
MOSES LAKE — Holiday travel is tricky. Holiday travel over a three-day Christmas holiday weekend is even more tricky. Traversing a snow and ice covered central Washington mountain pass over a busy three-day Christm…
Raffle results in donation to warming center
MOSES LAKE — A charitable raffle resulted in a $630 donation to the Grant County Homeless Task Force for its warming center.
Ephrata swears in new council member
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council said goodbye to a longtime council member, Stephanie Knitter, and swore in her successor, Justin Kooy, at a regularly schedu…
No injuries in ML drive-by
MOSES LAKE — Deputies are investigating a Wednesday night non-injury drive-by shooting near Moses Lake.
Peninsula Elementary principal gets silly-stringed
MOSES LAKE — The fifth-graders in Lory Benavidez’ class at Peninsula Elementary came armed with silly string. Lots of silly string.
Guns found in Quincy man's vehicle after traffic stop
QUINCY — A immigrant is facing charges after he was reportedly found to be driving with guns is his vehicle as he was intoxicated.
2 injured in Quincy collision Wednesday
QUINCY — Two people were injured in a collision east of Quincy Wednesday night.
Downed line cuts power in part of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A fallen electrical line interrupted service to about 770 customers in Moses Lake early Thursday morning.
Samaritan to apply to upgrade trauma treatment designation
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare officials are submitting an application to the Washington Department of Health that would, if approved, allow the hospital to treat more complicated trauma cases. If the applicatio…
Teachers tackle obstacle course in Toys for Teens challenge
EPHRATA — It sounded kind of easy, really. It looked easy, even. Just a little obstacle course around the Ephrata High School gym. Considering other situations…
Orthodontics practice donation helps foster children
MOSES LAKE — The toy drive conducted by Dr. David Feller and Feller Orthodontics was so successful the staff couldn’t keep track of them all.
Elks host community Christmas meal
MOSES LAKE — The man with the dog had finished his meal when Jennifer Killian sat down next to him.
North's Frederick wins Principal of the Year award
MOSES LAKE — It was an exceptionally well-kept secret.