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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…
Judith Tramayne resigns from Soap Lake council
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake city councilmember Judith Tramayne resigned from her post on the council last month due to health problems.
Unemployment up in June
MOSES LAKE — Turmoil in Grant County’s manufacturing sector led to a slight increase in the unemployment rate in June 2018, when compared with June 2017. Unemployment was 5.1 percent in June 2018, compared to 4.9 p…
Quincy Irrigation District to end ditchrides Sept. 1
QUINCY — August means that harvest is upon us, and with that, the end of the irrigation season is nearing across the Columbia Basin.
Grant County Fair begins Tuesday
MOSES LAKE — Exhibitors have worked with their show animals, gardeners have picked their best fruits and vegetables, bakers have experimented with their best r…
Grant County Health District concerned over air quality at fair
EPHRATA — Officials with the Grant County Health District are concerned that the air quality over the Columbia Basin might affect next week’s Grant County Fair.
Washington State Library to digitize historic newspapers
The Washington Office of Secretary of State will be adding 100,000 pages to its nationally-recognized project of digitizing historic newspapers, using a grant announced Tuesday morning for $280,000 from the Nationa…
Statewide and regionally, primary election turnout is in decline
Following a steady statewide trend of declining primary election turnout, Tuesday’s turnout is shaping up to be the lowest in over a decade in many Central Was…
County fair forces Ephrata to reschedule council meeting
EPHRATA — With so many members of the Ephrata City Council scheduled to work at the Grant County Fair next Wednesday, the city has rescheduled next week’s meeting until after the fair.
'The heart of American rodeo'
New Light Missionary Baptist gets new pastor
MOSES LAKE — Domingo Valenzuela fell in love with the West as a little boy growing up in Texas.
Wind, heat make wildfire near Ephrata harder to fight
EPHRATA — Firefighters from Grant County Fire Districts 3 and 13 teamed up to battle a wildfire that broke out northwest of Ephrata Thursday afternoon. The firefighters were joined by the Bureau of Land Managemen…
Police have successful National Night Out
MOSES LAKE — Ten-year-old Emma Pierce is always trying to outdo her older brother. So when it was her turn to plunge Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones into a dunk…
MLSD giving Chromebooks to all middle, high school students this year
MOSES LAKE — When school starts, each high school and middle school student is going to receive something new.
Making Moses Lake a rodeo town
Students coming forward in defense of Manweller
Alumni from Central Washington University are reaching out to Rep. Matt Manweller, who is under investigation by CWU for allegations of sexual harassment, alle…