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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…
REC Silicon chief hopeful about future
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon President and Chief Executive Officer Tore Torvund is sad about the situation his company faces but is confident REC has a future.
Contract agreement reached in Othello School District
OTHELLO — Members of the Othello Education Association have ratified a new three-year contract with the Othello School District. Othello School Board members must approve the agreement before it goes into effect.
Man allegedly pepper-sprayed, cuffed by ex-girlfriend
MOSES LAKE — Perhaps it was, as the unidentified man said, a lover’s quarrel that got him pepper-sprayed, hands cuffed behind his back as he staggered into the…
'FarmBot' system coming to Big Bend CC
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College students in the agriculture program – not to mention computer science and research sciences, and maybe others – will ge…
Summer school gives kids look at career opportunities
MOSES LAKE — Students in the construction trades class were confronted with a pile of wooden pallets and a challenge – build something. Students in the automat…
Department of Ecology: Moses Lake waters safe after boat fire
MOSES LAKE — A Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) spokesperson said Thursday’s boat fire on Moses Lake did not result in any adverse environmental impacts.
Quincy Council OKs third detective
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved hiring a third detective, replacing a currently unfilled school resource officer position.
In the wake of suicide, anti-bullying event for Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — After the recent suicide of a local middle-schooler and an attempted suicide by another, Donny Parker, CEO of Vengrid, Jeff Dalrymple, gym manager at Anytime Fitness of Moses Lake, and others have deci…
Moses Lake throws Freedom Fest this weekend
MOSES LAKE — For those still hungry for fireworks and fried food after Wednesday’s Fourth of July festivities, but who don’t want to wait until New Year’s Eve, Moses Lake’s Freedom Fest is one more chance to get th…
REC Chief: closing ML plant an 'option'
MOSES LAKE — If the current dispute with China over access to the country’s market for polysilicon is not solved, REC Silicon could close its production facili…
'Man' of the Year
MOSES LAKE — Sometimes the behind-the-scenes is more important than the The Show itself.
Busy July 4 for Grant County Fire No. 5
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Fire District No. 5 crews responded to somewhere between 15 to 18 “fireworks-related outside fires” on July 4, according to fire district officials. In contrast, July 4 in Moses Lake was d…
Family rescued from Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — An 8-year-old boy was transported to Samaritan Hospital as a precaution after the kayak he was paddling capsized during a family outing on Moses Lake. The incident was reported at about 1 p.m. Thursday…
Fire torches boat on Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A recreational boat is a complete loss following a fire on Moses Lake on Thursday.
Another REC insider buys shares
MOSES LAKE — Another REC Silicon insider has made a major share purchase in the silicon producer.