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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…
Moses Lake school bus drivers prepare Christmas kits
MOSES LAKE — A school bus driver has a perspective on the world a lot of people do not have.
Moses Lake music students qualify for all-state performance
MOSES LAKE — Eight Moses Lake High School students will among the performers at the All-State band and choir concerts in mid-February.
Man who threatened teens gets jail sentence
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who threatened a group of teenagers at a Moses Lake park-and-ride will be spending a couple of months in jail.
Grant County involved in multi-state federal drug investigation
SPOKANE — Grant County law enforcement officials were involved in a multi-state federal drug investigation on Wednesday that resulted in 20 arrests.
New CBHA building state-of-the-art
When Columbia Basin Health Association was established back in 1972, its mission was to provide equal access to quality health care to all persons in the Othel…
Activities planned at local libraries over vacation
MOSES LAKE — There’s usually plenty of excitement in the first few days of Christmas vacation, but then there comes that moment, the time when kids start compl…
Public help requested to find missing Marlin teen
MARLIN — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public in locating a teenager from Marlin who hasn’t been seen for almost two weeks.
Health district approves 2018 budget
EPHRATA — With the return of mumps to Grant County and flu season having begun in earnest, the board of directors overseeing the Grant County Health District approved a $2.62 million budget for 2018.
Case of the mumps caught in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — The mumps has returned to Grant County.
'The Wizard of Oz' hits the stage on Friday
MOSES LAKE — Dance FX dance studio will travel down the yellow brick road in “The Wizard of Oz” this Friday. The dance company will perform this beloved classi…
Taking the oath
MOSES LAKE — After several months of only five members on the Moses Lake City Council, the council went back to full strength Tuesday night with the swearing-i…
ML council OKs funds for tourism promotion
MOSES LAKE — Per the recommendation of a committee, the Moses Lake City Council voted to direct thousands of dollars of funds for tourism promotion in 2018 during Tuesday night’s council meeting.
Grant County PUD approves 2018 budget
EPHRATA — The budget for the Grant County PUD was set at $274.27 million for 2018, an increase of about $10.5 million from the preliminary budget presented in October. Utility district commissioners approved the bu…
Grant PUD releases customer survey data
EPHRATA — Electrical rates are the chief concern of Grant County PUD customers, but residential and commercial customer satisfaction is very high. Those were some of the conclusions of a customer satisfaction surve…
Grant County makes economic development work
MOSES LAKE — It’s sometimes easy to forget that even with all the high tech businesses moving into the area, agriculture is still Grant County’s largest employ…