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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…
Appeals court reverses burglary conviction
SPOKANE — A Moses Lake man will be getting a new trial due to the Washington Court of Appeals, Division III, reversing his second-degree burglary conviction.
Burning on Washington state-protected lands now banned
OLYMPIA — With wildfire risk reaching a breaking point Washington's Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary S. Franz, has banned all outdoor burning on lands in Washington that are protected by the Department of Natur…
SR-24 closed for wildfire
OTHELLO — State Route 24 was closed at a little after 6 p.m. Thursday between Othello and Road 24 SW in Grant County, according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
Adams County deputies with the save
OTHELLO — Quick acting Adams County Sheriff's Office deputies used Narcan, a nasal anti-opioid spray, to save the life of an overdose victim Tuesday evening.
Amid investigation, Manweller back in leadership role
State Rep. Matt Manweller was elected in April to a leadership position, six months after being stripped of another leadership position in the wake of a Centra…
Inslee proclaims State of Emergency for wildfires
OLYMPIA — Governor Jay Inslee signed a State of Emergency proclamation to address concerns around unfavorable fire conditions that are forecast in the coming w…
Students put robots through their paces
MOSES LAKE — It's the penultimate day of Robotics Camp at Frontier Middle School.
Risk, revenue discussed at Grant PUD workshop
EPHRATA — Jobs, revenue and risk were among the topics during a wide-ranging discussion of a proposed new Grant County PUD rate class at a commission workshop …
Health district investigates meningitis case
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District has confirmed a case locally of a rare and dangerous form of meningitis typically found in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is looking for other people who may have been exposed…
Comment sought on Microsoft data center expansion
QUINCY — The state Department of Ecology (DOE) is seeking public comment on an update to an expansion at Microsoft’s data center in Quincy.
K-9 Chewbacca helps nab suspect
LAKEVIEW — The mere presence of K-9 deputy Chewbacca was enough for a wanted man to give up and surrender to pursuing deputies on Monday.
Phase-in recommended for new PUD rate class
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD employees will recommend phasing in the new “emerging industries” rate class over a period of three to four years. That announcement…
Warden School Board OKs 2018-19 budget
WARDEN — Warden School Board members approved the district’s 2018-19 budget, but not before a discussion of the effects of the Running Start program on Warden High School.
Moses Lake church sponsors dental clinic
MOSES LAKE — It may have looked like the Crestview Christian School on the outside, but on Friday and Sunday half the building was a dental clinic.
Port faces environmental review delays, trade woes
MOSES LAKE — Concerns that trade policy, federal regulation, and proposed legislation are beginning to affect business was high on the topic of conversation fo…