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Wilson Creek harvests some community fun
WILSON CREEK — Whatever Wilson Creek’s Harvest Festival may have lacked in fancy, large-scale attractions, it more…
$25,000 bail set for accused carjacker
MOSES LAKE — Bail has been set at $25,000 for a Moses Lake woman who stole a 69-year-old woman’s car in Moses Lake on Wednesday and went on to crash the vehicl…
Late night fire chars waste transfer station in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A late night fire at a waste transfer station just outside of Moses Lake left a building at the location in ruins.
ML council discusses political, special event signs
MOSES LAKE — It's a topic that has been discussed during campaign season in Moses Lake for several years now and the Moses Lake City Council is reopening the d…
'Pick Your Pantry' donated to Moses Lake Food Bank
MOSES LAKE — A recent donation to the Moses Lake Food Bank benefited the Big Bend Community College Foundation as well.
Drink beer to fight cancer at Craft Out Cancer fundraiser
MOSES LAKE — On an ever-lengthening list of things you can do to help those fighting cancer, this one’s easy:
Owen honored on 100th birthday
MOSES LAKE — Clyde Owen, the last commander of Larson Air Force Base, remembers the day President John F. Kennedy stopped in Moses Lake in late 1963.
Camas Cove 'Pirate Regatta' Sunday
MOSES LAKE — A scurvy band of pirates will take the waters of Moses Lake, but not to pillage and plunder. Camas Cove Cellars will sponsor its third annual Pirate Regatta at 3 p.m. Sunday at the winery’s tasting roo…
Additional charges in Lakeview shooting
LAKEVIEW — Additional assault charges have been filed against a man who was shot during an exchange of gunfire with police in the Lakeview community near Soap Lake earlier this month.
Warden imposes year-long stop on cryptocurrency mining
WARDEN — The Warden City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a year-long stop on cryptocurrency development to give the city time to develop better rules governing the power-hungry operations.
Carjacker allegedly causes collision at Broadway and Alder
A carjacker caused a collision at the intersection of Broadway and Alder Wednesday evening, just as commuters were starting their trips home from work, accordi…
Ritzville man shot during attempted robbery
MOSES LAKE — A Ritzville man was shot in the abdomen Tuesday night in the Larson community during an attempted robbery.
Two-hour electrical outage in Moses Lake Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — An early-morning electrical outage affected about 480 customers in the Knolls Vista neighborhood of Moses Lake Wednesday, The outage occurred about 5:30 a.m.; power was restored at about 7:50 a.m., sai…
A radical makeover at Wahluke Junior High
The project was, in many ways, making the best of a bad situation. The Wahluke School District wasn’t running a bond this year due to concerns that it would fa…
Woman charged for drugs, outburst at ML hospital
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman is facing charges in connection with an outburst at a Moses Lake hospital. Police reportedly found methamphetamine and a meth pipe in her backpack.
Commissioners OK new PUD rate class
EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD will have a new rate class for “evolving industries” in April 2019. Utility district commissioners approved the new Class 17 on a 5-0 vote at the regular commission meeting Tuesday.