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Bill to reassess military credit makes cut-off in House
A bill to reassess the way military service credit for state retirement plans is awarded to veterans who have been deployed narrowly made cut-off in the Approp…
Former House candidate, wife arrested for child porn
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A former candidate for the 13th Legislative District has been arrested in Oklahoma City on charges of possession of child pornography.
Adams County unemployment drops in February
RITZVILLE — More nonfarm jobs came to Adams County in the second half of 2016, and contributed to a slight drop in unemployment in February 2017.
Group seeks to overturn court ruling in school bond case
MOSES LAKE — The drama of the $135 million Moses Lake School construction bond continues.
FSA loan program taking applications
EPHRATA — Applications are being accepted for a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that provides loans to beginning farmers and ranchers, as well as farmers in “underserved” groups.
North Central Regional Library rolls out new website
WENATCHEE — The North Central Regional Library has launched its new website at www.ncrl.org. The new site was designed with user experience in mind and debuts a fresh look, more informational content, and new onlin…
McIlwain gets 19 years for Soap Lake standoff, shooting
EPHRATA — A Toppenish man who shot at two people in August 2015 and triggered a lengthy standoff in Soap Lake will be spending 19 years behind prison bars.
BBCC trustee receives national award
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College trustee Jon Lane will be one of six people honored with a national award for community college alumni. The Outstanding …
Washington poet laureate in Moses Lake Thursday
MOSES LAKE — Washington poet laureate Tod Marshall will discuss poetry and read a selection of his works in a presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Moses Lake…
Man charged in Warden robbery
WARDEN — One of three suspects in an armed robbery in Warden has been charged with two crimes in Grant County Superior Court.
Topping the lowly ramen
Consider the lowly ramen noodle. A chunk of petrified pasta, waiting for that universal solvent, water. Considered fare for the young or those stretching their…
Warden schools seek approval for construction bond
WARDEN — The problem is a familiar enough one in the Columbia Basin.
Commissioners asked to consider WATVs in county
EPHRATA — A group of Moses Lake business owners is asking Grant County to follow the lead of many the county’s cities and allow licensed, wheeled all-terrain v…
Ephrata man sentenced for assault
EPHRATA — A Ephrata man was sentenced for an assault involving his infant daughter, who received bruises on her body and a skull fracture. Medicals records, however, do not prove whether or not the man is responsib…
Railroad mainline subject of museum lecture
MOSES LAKE — The days when the railroad was the way in and out of central Washington – and an economic lifeline – will be the subject of a lecture at 3 p.m. We…