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Memorial Day ceremonies to remember those who gave their lives Monday
MOSES LAKE — Memorial Day weekend is here, and along with all the fun and festivities that accompany a three-day w…
ML may end water rationing this week
MOSES LAKE — With the city’s daily water usage rate down to an acceptable level, officials in Moses Lake are expected to end the city-wide water rationing schedule that was put into effect in July.
MRJ grounded after engine trouble
MOSES LAKE — The fleet of four Mitsubishi Regional Jets (MRJ) currently undergoing flight testing here were grounded following an engine problem last week that…
Warden Community Days returns on Monday
WARDEN — Many people tend to head out of town over the Labor Day weekend. If you happen to be in the area on Labor Day, consider attending Warden Community Day…
Troopers ramping up patrols over Labor Day weekend
WENATCHEE — With Labor Day weekend a busy time for travel during the year, the Washington State Patrol will be ramping up their emphasis patrols and directing resources to put troopers in local areas with heavy tra…
Swiss Bakery opens on Basin Street in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Tom and Ansh Baur decided to open a bakery in Ephrata because it was the friendliest town they found in Washington.
East Wenatchee man accused of rape
MOSES LAKE — A East Wenatchee man is accused of raping his estranged wife in Moses Lake over the course of three days.
Othello council looks at farmers market
OTHELLO — Rosa Gonzalez would like Othello’s farmers market switched back to Saturday.
Mom thanks Samaritan staff for helping save adopted son
MOSES LAKE — By all accounts, it was a pretty uneventful day in the mother-baby unit at Samaritan Hospital. It was so quiet nurse Tiranna Bone and midwife Nico…
Samaritan financial picture positive
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Hospital finished in the black for July and is making more money for the year to date than the targets in the 2017 budget. Hospital district commissioners reviewed the monthly financial state…
The Buyses are Quincy's Farm Family of the Year
QUINCY — Making something out of nothing is the typical plight for most farmers. It was no different for Jim and Minnie Buys who bought a modest parcel of land…
Battle of the Badge softball reset for Sept. 7
MOSES LAKE — The Battle of the Badge softball game was rescheduled for Sept. 7. The game had been postponed due to an off-duty deputy accidentally shooting his…
Classes start at Camp Five
MOSES LAKE — Camp Five sounds like the name of a far-flung military outpost somewhere in the deserts of western Iraq, where soldiers hunker down to keep the pe…
More charges in murder case
EPHRATA — Additional charges were filed on Tuesday in connection with the December murder of 31-year-old Jill Sundberg. A long continuance was also granted to …
K-9 Chicka tracks down alleged burglar near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — K-9 deputy Chicka helped track down one of two suspects from a Soap Lake residential burglary early Tuesday morning.
Budget information given to Othello School Board
OTHELLO — For the Othello School District, revised school funding rules approved during the 2017 Washington legislative session will mean – actually, some of that is still being determined.