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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…
Grant County unemployment remains at 10-year low
OLYMPIA — Grant County’s unemployment rate dropped by more than a percentage point between August 2016 and August 2017. But unemployment did edge up slightly b…
Boys and Girls Club hires new director
MOSES LAKE — The Boys and Girls Club of the Columbia Basin has hired Kim Pope of Samaritan Healthcare to be the club’s next chief professional officer.
Fiber subject of lengthy Grant PUD discussion
WANAPUM DAM — What to do with the Grant County PUD fiber program, almost but not quite finished, was the subject of a 90-minute discussion at the regular meeti…
Man arrested for drugs after found passed out in car
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is in jail after police reportedly recovered numerous drugs in a vehicle he was found passed out in early Monday morning.
MLSD to break ground, name new schools
MOSES LAKE — As the Moses Lake School District unveiled plans for the its next elementary school, district officials said they intend to have school boundaries redrawn and both the new elementary school and high sc…
Man facing charges after crashing car
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges after he allegedly took a vehicle without permission while intoxicated, crashed the car and fled the scene earl…
Mattawa man dies in collision near Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE — A Mattawa man died Monday night after he reportedly fled a collision and crashed head-on into a semi near Desert Aire.
Woman accused of threatening to destroy Samaritan Hospital
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman is accused of threatening to blow up and burn down Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake.
Othello Choral Society's 39th annual cantata
Rehearsal for “Little Lion, Little Lamb” begins Thursday evening, Sept. 28 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Practice runs from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. Participants do not have to join to audition; just bring a love of music a…
Royal City man sentenced for hit-and-run incident
ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man was sentenced in connection with a hit-and-run incident that left four people injured in June.
Tips for marinating steak tips
Steak tips are a clever marketing term to create a way to charge a higher price for a cheap cut of meat. Technically speaking, steak tips are cut from the sirl…
2 arrested in Moses Lake shooting
MOSES LAKE — Two men are lodged in the Grant County Jail as deputies investigate a drive-by-shooting that took place Friday night in Moses Lake, according to information released by law enforcement on Monday.
Report says Mattawa is safest city in state
MATTAWA — If you are a Mattawa resident then you have the bragging rights to say that you live in the safest city in Washington.
Newhouse praises awarding of nearly $2 million to Washington state
WASHINGTON D.C. — Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, is praising an announcement that almost $2 million will be given to Washington to help fund recreation and conse…
Lectures scheduled at Soap Lake, Ephrata libraries
SOAP LAKE — The crazy in politics will be the subject of a lecture in Soap Lake, and a building block of popular music – the good and bad of it – will be the s…