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WEATHER Oct. 8 to 14, 2026
Thursday: Sunny, high near 78. Overnight low about 49 with mostly cloudy skies.
Grant County landfill stops taking paper to recycle
Moses Lake — The Grant County landfill is no longer taking newspapers or mixed paper for recycling.
'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…
Idaho man charged for inappropriate communication with teen
MOSES LAKE — A man from Idaho is facing charges for allegedly possessing several inappropriate photos of a Moses Lake teenager after he was caught by police having sex with the girl in a vehicle in Moses Lake.
Fire lights up George
GEORGE — Fire crews successfully extinguished a fire near George after working through the night Sunday to put out the 3,500-acre blaze.
62 violent offenders arrested in multi-county 10-day operation
SPOKANE — Sixty-two violent offenders are in custody following a joint operation in three eastern Washington counties.
WorkSource to hold orientations for REC workers
MOSES LAKE — Washington WorkSource will be holding a special event for the workers hit by the latest round of REC Silicon layoffs.
Sasquatch! Music Festival won't be returning in 2019
GEORGE — It appears that last month’s Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre will be the last, as the festival’s creator has announced the event won’t be returning in 2019.
REC Silicon to lay off about 100 workers
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon will be laying off nearly 40 percent of its current workforce at the Moses Lake plant, according to a press release Sunday.
Motorcyclist injured in crash near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — A man was injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday evening near Soap Lake.
1 injured in accident near Odessa Saturday
ODESSA — A man was injured in a collision Saturday when he reportedly fell asleep at the wheel.
New chairman for Potato Commission board
MOSES LAKE — The executive board of the Washington State Potato Commission is under new leadership with the election of Roger Hawley as chairman of the board.
Warden schools, teachers reach tentative agreement
WARDEN — The Warden School District and the Warden Education Association have reached tentative agreement on a new contract. The deal was reached Thursday evening after an all-day bargaining session between represe…
Masquers to offer kids summer drama camp
SOAP LAKE — The Masquers Theater company will sponsor its first-ever children’s drama camp, the Masquers Summer Youth Program, during the week of July 23. The camp finale will be a performance of “Robin Hood and Hi…
F-18 makes emergency landing
MOSES LAKE — An F-18 pilot was transported to Samaritan Hospital after making an emergency landing at the Grant County International Airport Wednesday night.