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Soap Lake moves forward the 2027 preliminary budget draft
SOAP LAKE — During the Oct. 7 Soap Lake City Council meeting, council members had a number of new business items t…
Soap Lake man arrested on federal drug charges
SOAP LAKE — A Soap Lake man who was wanted on federal drug charges was arrested Thursday morning during a raid at his Soap Lake home.
Plans for Big Bend CC building submitted to county
MOSES LAKE — Plans for the new workforce education center at Big Bend Community College will be submitted to Grant County building officials for review next we…
'Women's March 2.0' set for Saturday
MOSES LAKE — The second annual march to spotlight issues the organizers say are important to women is scheduled for noon Saturday in Moses Lake. People who want to participate in “Women’s March 2.0” are asked to as…
$500,000 bail set for Moses Lake park shooting suspect
MOSES LAKE — One of two suspects arrested in a Sunday night shooting in Moses Lake had his bail set at $500,000 on Wednesday.
Warden Food Pantry in need of donations
WARDEN — The Warden Food Pantry will change its day and hour of operation beginning in February. But whatever its hours, the food pantry is looking for some su…
Quincy OKs Microsoft deal, changes street name
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council gave the go ahead on Tuesday to a draft a final agreement with Microsoft allowing the company to finish paying for the city’s industrial wastewater reuse plant and recoup some of it…
House Republicans push for remote testimony
OLYMPIA — Traveling to Olympia to testify before the legislature can be difficult and dangerous for those who live east of the Cascades. The journey can take upwards of six hours one way, all to testify for as litt…
Animal attacks highlight rabies risk
EPHRATA — It’s been an unusually bad week for animal attacks in Grant County, with several unfortunate residents forced to seek preventive treatment for rabies.
VIDEO: Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce Business Expo 2018
State lawmakers consider gun control bills
OLYMPIA — About 1,000 gun rights and gun control advocates met at the capital this week to testify on five bills that would affect the right of Washingtonians …
1 hurt in Soap Lake rollover
SOAP LAKE — A Soap Lake man reportedly rolled his vehicle near Soap Lake after swerving to miss a deer in the road Tuesday morning.
1 arrested in Moses Lake park shooting
MOSES LAKE — A Warden man was arrested and jailed on Monday in connection with a Sunday night shooting in Moses Lake. Another suspect in the shooting remains a…
Moses Lake man dies in house fire
MOSES LAKE — An autopsy was performed Wednesday on a Moses Lake man whose house was destroyed in a Monday night fire.
East Columbia Irrigation District election set for Feb. 8
OTHELLO — East Columbia Basin Irrigation District landowners will vote on a proposal to reconfigure the board of directors from five seats to seven seats.
GoFundMe page set up for injured Quincy surveyor
QUINCY — A surveyor who was struck by an SUV last week in Quincy is facing a hard and expensive road to recovery. To help with medical costs, a GoFundMe page has been set up for people who want to help ease the fin…