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Fiscal responsibility, growth discussed by Adams County commission candidates
OTHELLO — Candidates for Adams County Commissioner answered questions about fiscal responsibility and cooperation …
Foul play not suspect in death of Kitsap County man
Body was located Wednesday morning at Banks Lake
Putting the sun to work Fifth-graders build solar-powered cars and more
MOSES LAKE — The race was on.
Spring Festival returns to Moses Lake this weekend
MOSES LAKE — Memorial Day is next Monday and the carnival is setting up at Frontier Middle School.
Sen. Judy Warnick honored for work on ports
OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, has another honor to add to her growing collection after being given the inaugural Compass Award by the Washington P…
Warden seeks another new council member
WARDEN — If you live in Warden and have a hankering to participate in city government, then the Warden City Council really wants you.
Boys and Girls Club announces summer lunch program
MOSES LAKE — The Boys and Girls Club of the Columbia Basin, Moses Lake, will be offering a lunch program during summer vacation for children and youths ages 2-18. Meals will be served at a number of sites around to…
Warden school spring musical opens tonight
WARDEN — What actually happened to Rumpelstiltskin and the pretty princess and that whole spinning-straw-into-gold thing will be the subject of an original pla…
Man sentenced for assaulting, choking woman in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who used a phone charging cord to choke a woman last month will be spending four months in jail.
Grant County buys new vote counting software
EPHRATA — The Grant County Commission has approved $150,000 to purchase new vote counting software.
Job Corps students build new JAL crash memorial
MOSES LAKE — It was very early on Monday as a group of about six Columbia Basin Job Corps students and their instructor gathered with their gear — shovels, tro…
Mental health, mental illness discussed at workshop
MOSES LAKE — What happened to Tyler Paris happens to a lot of people with mental illnesses – he first got sick as a young adult. Brandi Engel said she had stru…
Longtime teachers retire
MOSES LAKE — Three teachers were recognized for their many years of service in the classroom at a retirement party Thursday afternoon at Garden Heights Element…
Samaritan 'program support' at CB Tech
MOSES LAKE — Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center director Christine Armstrong said $20,000 in “program support” was a big enough deal to warrant recognition.
Fire up the grill for burgers, zucchini and franks
I decided to do a grilling event at our church recently. Call it something like a tailgate party, though I really just grilled a bunch of food for eating insid…
Walking to raise awareness of autism
EPHRATA — It was a beautiful day Saturday as families from across Grant County gathered for food, fun, and a walk to promote awareness for autism.