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Drug, weapons investigation underway in Moses Lake Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — An elevated law enforcement presence in Moses Lake Wednesday is the result of a multi-agency investig…
Revised PUD application fees proposed for industrial customers
EPHRATA — Revisions to the application process – and application fees – for Grant County PUD industrial customers could go into effect in August. Shane Lunderv…
Administrator Wade Farris leaves Othello, heads to Gig Harbor
OTHELLO — City Administrator Wade Farris is leaving after nearly five years of working for Othello.
Discrimination suit heading to trial in July 2019
SPOKANE — A discrimination suit filed by a former Grant County deputy prosecutor is scheduled to head to trial in a year’s time.
Large wildfire breaks out near Vantage
Federal grant approved to offset firefighting costs
Lisa Pearce new Othello schools business director
OTHELLO — Lisa Pearce is the new executive director of business services for the Othello School District. She will start at the beginning of September.
Unemployment uptick in Grant County
Grant County saw a third straight month of rising unemployment last May compared to the same time last year, according to data posted by the Washington State E…
Vantage Data seeks fewer, smaller generators
QUINCY — The Washington State Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on a request from Vantage Data Centers to reduce the number of generators at the company’s Quincy campus.
Othello scammer spoofing City Hall
OTHELLO — If you live in Othello, and you get a call from someone claiming that you are behind in your water bill, don’t pay. It’s most certainly a scam.
Cheeto challenge: taste-testing cheesy snacks
We’ve all seen Cheetos in the store and are quite familiar with the different flavors of the crunchy and puff varieties. I’ve also seen the store brand version…
$1 million bail in Quincy woman's death
QUINCY — A Quincy man who is charged in the death of his ex-girlfriend over the weekend saw his bail set at $1 million on Monday.
Moses Lake School District hires new principals, director
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has hired four new administrators to fulfill roles district-wide and at area schools.
Man charged with second-degree murder in death of Quincy woman
QUINCY — A Wenatchee man is being held on charges of second-degree murder after he allegedly ran into a vehicle driven by an ex-girlfriend, causing her car to roll over and killing her.
30 arrested in counter-drug op during Paradiso Festival at Gorge
QUINCY — Thirty people were arrested in a counter-drug operation at the annual Paradiso Festival in mid-June.
Royal City man gets 8 years for assaulting parents with shovel
ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man will be spending a little over eight years in prison for assaulting his parents with a shovel in February.
1 dead in Quincy collision
QUINCY — A man from Quincy died in a two-vehicle collision west of Quincy Friday night.