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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…
Eluding charge for suspect from standoff in Larson
MOSES LAKE — A charge was filed against a Moses Lake man who led police on a high-speed chase and barricaded himself inside a home in the Larson community on F…
Newspapers in Education: Herald quizzes part of fourth-grade reading curriculum at Knolls Vista
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Community gets involved in mural project at the Grant County Fair
MOSES LAKE — What is art? Who is art for? Can anyone be an artist? Those questions have been debated and discussed in length for hundreds of years. At the Gran…
Back 2 School helps kids start school in style
MOSES LAKE — Kids from Larson Heights, North, Longview and Knolls Vista elementary schools got the supplies and clothes to go back to school in style Friday mo…
Duck races come to Grant County Fair
MOSES LAKE — It’s not everybody who can find their calling simply on the basis of their last name.
Swine competition keeps competitors busy
MOSES LAKE — It was that tricky moment in swine competition, when the pig is either on its way to the ring or on its way back to the pen. Pigs in transit roam …
School supply giveaway for children of veterans at Big Bend CC
MOSES LAKE — Children of military veterans will be eligible for free school supplies to start the year at the first “Back to School Brigade” August 21 and 22 at Big Bend Community College. The supplies distribution…
Manweller files wrongful termination suit against CWU
Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, filed a wrongful termination suit Friday against Central Washington University and is seeking over $2 million in damages for, among other things, emotional distress and damage to …
Friday standoff in Moses Lake ends peacefully
George to throw 12th annual bluegrass festival
GEORGE — The George Community Hall is hosting the 12th Annual George Washington Bluegrass Festival, Sept. 10-16, in the George Community Park.
Vote on new Grant PUD class scheduled for Aug. 28
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners will approve, reject or send back for more work a proposal for a new “emerging industries” rate class at the Aug. 28 commission meeting. Opponents and proponents of the new …
Good food for good causes at the Grant County Fair
MOSES LAKE — There‘s a lot to see and do at the Grant County Fair, enough to make a person hungry. So - where’s a good place to eat?
Teen confesses to starting wildfire near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — A teenager has admitted to starting a fire near Soap Lake on Wednesday that destroyed one home and three outbuildings about a mile east of Soap Lake.
Othello School Board approves 2018-19 budget
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board approved a $66,297,998 budget for the 2018-19 school year at the regular board meeting Monday.
Washington Cattlemen's Association seeking donations for state's cattlemen affected by recent wildfires
The Washington Cattlemen’s Association is accepting donations of hay, pasture, pasture seed, or funds for cattlemen or cattlewomen affected by recent wildfires in Washington state.