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Adams County Auditor candidates discuss elections, ideas for future
OTHELLO — The two candidates for Adams County Auditor detailed their ideas for auditor’s office operation during a…
Samaritan looking for new commission member
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare board members will meet in executive session Friday morning to discuss qualifications for candidates to replace board member Julie Weisenberg, Weisenberg submitted her resignation …
Irrigation season opens mid-March
QUINCY — Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District officials will start filling the West Canal March 14. Priming on smaller canals and laterals will continue through for the rest of March through the first week in …
'Barefoot in the Park' New Masquers production opens next week
SOAP LAKE — A classic play about a very young marriage comes to the Masquers stage next week. The curtain goes up on “Barefoot in the Park” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1…
$15 million included in budget for Odessa groundwater project
MOSES LAKE — Although the amount won’t entirely fund the project, the $15 million that was included in the state capital budget for the Odessa Groundwater Repl…
Court documents shine light on shooting
MOSES LAKE — Court documents indicate a Sunday shooting near Moses Lake that left one man injured stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two men.
Allied Arts fundraiser set for Friday
MOSES LAKE — Columbia Basin Allied Arts will present its annual fundraising soiree Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the ATEC Building at Big Bend Community College.
Arrests made in Othello shooting
OTHELLO — Deputies in Adams County have made several arrests in connection with a weekend shooting near Othello that left a man injured.
Quincy hires police captain
QUINCY — The Quincy Police have a new captain.
Suspects in Moses Lake shooting caught
MOSES LAKE — Both of the suspects from a weekend shooting near Moses Lake have been taken into custody.
Nieves Gomez named new CBHA head
OTHELLO — Othello native Nieves Gomez was named as the new president and chief executive officer of the Columbia Basin Health Association. Gomez will succeed G…
Keeping watch
MOSES LAKE — The American anthropologist Margaret Mead is quoted as saying, “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the wo…
Legislative Republicans unimpressed with Democratic majority
Halfway through the 2018 legislative session, state Republican lawmakers are not impressed with the accomplishments of the Democratic majority.
County revamping ag land property taxes
MOSES LAKE — Grant County is currently revamping how it assesses and taxes farmland.
Memory loss support program to meet in Ephrata
EPHRATA — A monthly meeting for people suffering from memory loss and their families is scheduled for Tuesday in Ephrata. The “Community Memory Cafe” meets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall at the United …
1 missing after shooting near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who was reportedly involved in a Moses Lake shooting on Sunday is reportedly missing and believed to be injured from the shooting.