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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…
New psychiatric nurse-practitioner at Samaritan Healthcare
MOSES LAKE — Mental health nurse-practitioner Teresa Hutsell has joined the staff of Samaritan Healthcare. Hutsell will be a practitioner in the Behavioral Hea…
MLSD proposes $124 million 2018-19 budget
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has released its proposed operating budget of around $124.2 million — roughly $14,000 per student — for the upcoming 2018-19 school year.
Summer is time to break out the watermelons
Watermelon season is upon us. If you don't have some lurking in your garden, maybe your neighbor does. If neither of these are true, watermelons are available …
Deceased Grant County Jail inmate identified
EPHRATA — The inmate who was found dead in his bunk at the Grant County Jail over the weekend has been identified as 34-year-old Soap Lake resident Derek Batton.
Inland Cellular still working to restore voice service
SPOKANE — Inland Cellular customers may see a resumption of voice service by late Monday evening, according to a press release issued by the company Monday afternoon.
Warden community survey underway
WARDEN — Warden School District patrons have about another week to participate in an open survey designed to find out what they think about the district now and where it might be headed.
Multi-agency effort holds wildfire to around 200 acres
QUINCY — Even with the extreme heat on Thursday crews from several local fire agencies were able to contain a wildfire to around 200 acres.
Night of adoration: Othello native presents concert at Bethel Spanish Assembly of God
OTHELLO — Edward Rivera is dedicated to his craft through-and-through. As a traveling musician Rivera knows firsthand how precarious flight schedules can be an…
Cowboy Breakfast draws big crowd
MOSES LAKE — It was darn warm out there, but that didn’t stop people from filling the tables at the annual Cowboy Breakfast Friday morning.
Inmate found dead at Grant County Jail
EPHRATA — Grant County detectives are looking into the death of an inmate who was declared dead at the Grant County Jail on Sunday.
Inland Cellular technicians working to restore voice, text services
MOSES LAKE — Inland Cellular is working to restore voice and text messages to its customers after a network-wide outage caused by a fire put the services out of commission over the weekend.
Grass Valley Fire chars an estimated 75,000 acres
GRAND COULEE — A wildfire burning west of Grand Coulee has charred an estimated 75,000 acres and destroyed five outbuildings and damaged at least one home.
Warden-area fire contained at 300 acres
Even though they faced 107 degree weather Thursday afternoon, fire fighters, law enforcement and farmers contained a wildfire to 300 acres.
1 dead in early morning hit-and-run collision near Quincy
Deputies seeking info on driver of vehicle
K-9 deputy helps nab assault suspect
LAKEVIEW — K-9 Grizzly aided deputies earlier this week in subduing a suspect who was allegedly involved in an assault that involved a hatchet in the Lakeview …