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A wish come true
ROYAL CITY — What’s better for a little boy than meeting one of his heroes? Meeting all of them at once at Disneyl…
Soap Lake water once again safe to drink
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake residents can stop boiling their water, as test results have determined the city’s water is safe to drink and water no longer needs to be boiled.
PUD commissioners to make decision on fiber
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners will discuss, and possibly decide, the next step for the district’s fiber program at the Nov. 14 meeting. The immediate future of the fiber program has been a subject of dis…
ML council passes new parks ordinance
MOSES LAKE — Despite opposition from several local homeless advocates, the Moses Lake City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night that gives the city the ab…
Moses Lake man recognized for helping officer with arrest
MOSES LAKE — Juan Pineda could have easily driven right on by a Moses Lake Police Department officer on Oct. 12 as the officer was attempting to subdue a known…
Zombies and more in Lind this weekend
LIND — The town of Lind will be taken over by zombies – or at least downtown Lind will be taken over – Saturday and Sunday. The first Zombie Walk is an expansion of the town’s annual Halloween Family Night.
Grant PUD to review new customer process
EPHRATA — A blizzard of inquiries about and requests for electrical service has Grant County PUD officials rethinking how the utility responds to new customers…
School Board candidates spar at Rotary forum
MOSES LAKE — Two candidates for the Moses Lake School Board talked about how to best advance career and technical education in the district, disagreed about th…
'Suit of Lights' to be screened at ML Museum Thursday
MOSES LAKE — A movie meditation on the choices individuals make will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Moses Lake Civic Center. The screening of “Suit of …
Soap Lake residents still encouraged to boil water
SOAP LAKE — A boil water advisory in Soap Lake remains in effect, four days after a water main break led to the city encouraging residents to boil their water.
Big bust
MOSES LAKE — Two men are in jail after Moses Lake police recovered over 11 pounds of heroin and six illegally-possessed guns on Monday.
Othello 1st Avenue project hit with $250K in added costs
OTHELLO — The costs of resurfacing First Avenue have risen by $250,000 after the contractor overseeing the work, Varela & Associates, discovered that the underlying asphalt is in far worse condition than originally…
Infrastructure woes cost Moses Lake investment, jobs
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake recently lost out on a major investment because of “a lack of infrastructure,” according to Jeffrey Bishop, executive director of the P…
Career Showcase a hit with vendors and students
OTHELLO — The inaugural Othello Career Showcase held in the gymnasium at Othello High School recently was a huge success. Organizers and business vendors alike…
Moses Lake man sentenced for threatening people with knife
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was sentenced for threatening several people with a knife at an apartment complex in Moses Lake last month.
Grant PUD installs first advanced meter
MOSES LAKE — The first of an estimated 49,000 new Grant County PUD electrical meters was installed Monday in Moses Lake. The two-year project will replace all …