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WEATHER Oct. 8 to 14, 2026
Thursday: Sunny, high near 78. Overnight low about 49 with mostly cloudy skies.
Othello school official says no censorship of graduation speech
OTHELLO — Officials with the Othello School District are emphatic that they were not censoring Othello High School valedictorian Andrew Chen’s speech at last Saturday.
Othello man involved in I-90 crash near Kittitas
KITTITAS — A Othello man reportedly crashed into a Washington Department of Transportation truck on Interstate 90 near Kittitas Monday morning.
Food processing, warehouses key to Adams County's future
OTHELLO — You need to cast your nets where the fish are.
Unemployment down from March in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — Unemployment in Grant County went down between March and April, but went up when April 2018 is compared with April 2017.
Lettuce all welcome summer with some salads
Lettuce is a fine late spring item in our area. If started early enough, you could have been enjoying fresh lettuce for the last month or so. We started and ha…
Events for teens part of library program
WENATCHEE — Special events for teens will be part of the annual summer reading program sponsored by the North Central Regional Library.
Microsoft, Second Harvest distribute food in Mattawa
MATTAWA — Volunteers packed and distributed more than 9,200 pounds of fresh and frozen food to families in Mattawa during a one-day food bank sponsored by Micr…
Ephrata High School seniors turn their tassels
EPHRATA — Maybe it was their elaborate entrances. Or perhaps it was the occasional backflip while walking to pick up a diploma. Maybe it was even the camarader…
Othello principal cuts valedictorian speech short
OTHELLO — A chill wind blew over Huskie Field Friday evening as the Othello High School class of 2018 received their diplomas.
MLHS grads look forward, not back
MOSES LAKE — With their tassels turned, members of the Moses Lake High School class of 2018 were mostly looking forward, and not back.
MLCA marks graduation with memories, farewells
MOSES LAKE — A few tears, lots of memories, some advice and a moonwalk across the stage were part of graduation ceremonies for the Moses Lake Christian Academy…
Port approves Air Force closure request
MOSES LAKE — The Air Force is coming to Moses Lake.
Sister city auction coming June 9
MOSES LAKE — It takes a lot to keep a sister city relationship going.
Man charged with assaulting Moses Lake police officers last year
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man reportedly had drugs in his system in February 2017 when he assaulted two Moses Lake cops and grabbed at one of their weapons.
2 injured in rear-end collision near Ephrata
EPHRATA — A Soap Lake man was allegedly intoxicated when he plowed into the back of another vehicle in a construction zone near Ephrata early Thursday morning.