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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…
Flapjacks and firemen Moses Lake Firefighters Breakfast returns Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Don’t have plans for breakfast Saturday morning? Then you are in luck and bound to start the day off right if you venture over to Moses Lake Fire …
New Grant PUD line under construction
EPHRATA — All the electrical poles currently being installed along SR 17 between Rocky Ford and Moses Lake should in place by the end of 2017. However, the lin…
Former officer helps catch car theft suspect
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was arrested Tuesday morning after she reportedly stole a vehicle and was apprehended by a former police officer.
CB Tech students show off programs at open house
MOSES LAKE — The game seemed simple enough.
Grant County PUD budget subject of public hearing
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County PUD is projecting a budget of $263,847,000 in 2018. The proposed budget was presented to utility district patrons at public heari…
Old railroad car to find new life
MOSES LAKE — It’s long been said that Harry Truman, running for president in 1948, crossed the country in this rail car, stopping at towns along the way and “g…
Othello approves Sand Hill development agreement
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council approved an agreement with the developer of Sand Hill Estates to share the costs of improving Olympia Street and install irrigation water lines to the development.
Moses Lake man charged with burglary, robbery
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was charged for allegedly robbing a man who owed him a debt.
East Columbia district seeks director candidates
MOSES LAKE — The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District is looking for a few good people to run for several open director positions this December.
PUD to install advanced meters
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD customers will start getting advanced meters later this month. Customers will have the option to have the meter read manually, but t…
L&I fines Othello company $105,000
TUMWATER — Agri Aide Inc., a company based out of Othello, was recently fined $105,000 by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) for violating conditions that are required in the hiring of farm…
Othello woman struck by truck near Sprague
SPRAGUE — A Othello woman was injured near Sprague Monday night after she was reportedly struck by a pickup truck as she was standing outside of her vehicle on Interstate 90.
Steak and taters and eggs, oh my
I invited a buddy over for dinner the other day. He jokingly said we should have steak, eggs, and hash browns. Hmm... challenge accepted.
Irrigation district meeting rescheduled
OTHELLO — The December regular meeting of the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District Board of Directors was changed to a new date. The meeting is now 10 a.m. Dec. 4 at the irrigation district commission meeting ro…
One of first Vietnam casualties subject of lecture
MOSES LAKE — The story of the first U.S. Army soldier to die in Vietnam will be told by his son at a lecture at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center Thursday.