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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…
Judy Warnick named AWB Legislator of the Year
OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, was recently named Legislator of the Year by the Association of Washington Business (AWB) during the 2017 Evening of…
Soap Lake man injured by homemade pipe bomb
LAKEVIEW — Deputies are investigating after a Soap Lake man was injured and hospitalized Friday night when a homemade pipe bomb exploded.
MLHS seniors enlist students to battle suicide
MOSES LAKE — Two young people aged 10 to 24 in the state of Washington kill themselves every week.
Possibilities in a birdhouse
OTHELLO — Ines Ramos sits patiently in the cafeteria of McFarland Middle School as Zair Cambron thinks about what he wants to do.
7 years in federal prison for Quincy man
SPOKANE — A Quincy man will be spending seven years in federal prison for paying a teenager to engage in sex acts at his residence.
Ismael Ortiz decides to continue with bench trial
EPHRATA — The prime suspect in the 2016 death of an elderly man outside of a Moses Lake bar has decided he will stick to his decision to have a bench trial. Th…
Moses Lake HS 'Family Holiday Festival' tonight
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School students will sponsor a holiday party for the community, complete with Santa and a baked potato bar, from 6 to 8 p.m. at th…
Ephrata HS 'Toys for Teens' drive next week
EPHRATA — The competition is on next week at Ephrata High School; the annual Toys for Teens drive is scheduled to start Monday and will last all week.
Basin people making new publisher's transition easier
MOSES LAKE — Media industry veteran and small business entrepreneur Caralyn Bess grew up 45 minutes outside of New York City and spent most of her life living …
Pub homicide suspect to decide on trial
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man who is accused of shooting and killing an innocent bystander outside of a Moses Lake bar in 2016 will be deciding if he wants to sti…
'Miracle on Main Street' Celebration in Ephrata Saturday
EPHRATA — Christmas season will be greeted with a parade and fireworks, and kids have the chance to have breakfast with Santa in Ephrata Saturday. Events in th…
Quincy swears in new police chief
QUINCY — Former Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy Kieth Siebert was sworn in Tuesday as this city’s new police chief.
Ephrata Masons sponsor breakfast Saturday
EPHRATA — Families are invited to come have breakfast with Santa from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ephrata Masonic Center, 436 C St. SW.
Toy, food donations sought by Moses Lake, Ephrata food banks
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake and Ephrata food banks will be distributing food and toys this Christmas season. Both organizations are accepting donations of food…
Fire destroys home, injures 2 near Ephrata
EPHRATA — An Ephrata family lost their home and most of their belongings in a fire Monday night.