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Huskies baseball season concludes at home
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (22-4) concluded their season after suffering an 8-7 loss to the Selah Vikings in th…
Republican women meet Tuesday
MOSES LAKE — The Republican Women of Grant County will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Moses Lake Senior Center, 608 East Third Ave. Grant County Assessor Melissa McKnight is the speaker. The me…
Silent competition
MOSES LAKE — Courtney Hanson describes American Sign Language (ASL) as “the Yoda language.”
Teen murder suspect taken into custody
GEORGE — Teen murder suspect Noel Cardenas was taken into custody on Sunday near George.
Suspect arrested in Quincy armed robbery
QUINCY — Quincy police have identified and arrested one suspect from a late January armed robbery. Two other suspects are reportedly still at large.
Moses lake school bond still passes, court challenge looms
MOSES LAKE — Unchanged.
Youth Dynamics banquet set for Saturday
MOSES LAKE — The Youth Dynamics youth outreach program will sponsor its annual fundraising banquet and silent auction from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Columbia…
Immigration-advice appeal denied
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, denied the appeal of a woman who entered a guilty plea in Grant County Superior Court more than a decade ago and later claimed she received ineffective counsel…
Othello break-in suspect arrested in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A suspect in a break-in and assault in Othello last week was apprehended in Moses Lake on Wednesday.
BBCC program provides manufacturing skills training
MOSES LAKE — Eduardo Valencia said he looked around at work and saw things were changing.
Senate approves gubernatorial campaign contributions bill
The Senate passed a measure on party lines which would prevent unions that collectively bargain with the governor for state salaries from making gubernatorial …
Recount begins as lawsuit is filed
EPHRATA — As election workers began sorting through and recounting February’s Moses Lake School District school construction ballots, opponents of the measure …
Legislature passes school levy bill sought by districts
OLYMPIA — The Legislature on Thursday passed a measure delaying a deadline for a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect through local pr…
Foundation plans upgrades to Moses Lake library
MOSES LAKE — A fundraiser to pay for new and improved shelving at the Moses Lake Public Library on Saturday is part of an ongoing project to upgrade the facili…
Snowpack near normal for 2017
MOSES LAKE — Rain and warmer temperatures will mean some melting snow at lower elevations this weekend. That could translate to water – maybe a lot of it – mak…
Assistant superintendent candidates grilled
MOSES LAKE — The four candidates vying to become the Moses Lake School District's next assistant superintendent spent Wednesday evening explaining their vision…