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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…
Community input sought for MLK celebration in January
MOSES LAKE — Although the event itself is still a couple of months out, organizers are beginning the planning process for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. ce…
Thinking small
MOSES LAKE — Susan Walpole’s tiny landscape took first place in the 11th annual Miniature Art Show, currently on display at Umpqua Bank. The show is on display…
Daryl Jackson ahead in four-way race in ML
MOSES LAKE — In a rare four-way general election contest in Moses Lake, former Moses Lake councilmember Daryl Jackson is currently leading in the race for Position No. 4 on the council.
Othello mayor, council cruise to re-election
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council will look exactly the same for the next four years as it has for the last.
Worley in lead in Quincy mayor race; Garrison ahead of Martin
QUINCY — It looks like Paul Worley will become Quincy’s next mayor.
Quincy hospital voters approving maintenance and operations levy
QUINCY — A proposal for a special one-year $875,000 maintenance and operations levy for Quincy Valley Medical Center is being approved in unofficial election results released Tuesday night.
Stevenson leads Gilbert in Othello School Board race
OTHELLO — Jenn Stevenson has about a 30-vote lead over Kevin Gilbert in the lone contested race for the Othello School Board.
Karen Liebrecht holding early edge over Avila
MOSES LAKE — If currents results hold, acting Moses Lake Mayor Karen Liebrecht will retain her seat on the city council.
Parmeter Still leads Brown in Soap Lake council race
SOAP LAKE — Debra Parmeter Still is leading former Soap Lake City Council member Robert Brown, who recently resigned from the council, in unofficial results re…
David Curnel takes big lead over Nathan Pack
MOSES LAKE — In a race that pitted a physician against a business owner, Moses Lake council member David Curnel is currently holding a sizable lead over challe…
Riggs leading Hankins for Council
MOSES LAKE — Although the results are unofficial, if vote totals stay where they are during future ballot counts Mike Riggs will be serving on the Moses Lake C…
Moses Lake man admits to drinking before injury collision
WARDEN — A Moses Lake man who was driving during a collision that left a woman seriously injured allegedly drank as many as eight beers in the hours before the collision.
Moses Lake ice rink set to open Friday
MOSES LAKE — Maybe it’s not official, but winter is here – which is not all bad, because Moses Lake’s municipal ice rink is opening Friday.
Street maintenance proposition in Moses Lake narrowly passing
MOSES LAKE — A proposition that if approved will institute a .20 percent sales tax and make funds available for street maintenance projects in Moses Lake is narrowly passing after Tuesday night’s unofficial general…
Challenger Dave Tweedy leads Kandis Lair in Soap Lake council race
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake City Council member Kandis (Kandi) Lair is trailing in her effort to retain her council seat in unofficial election results released Tuesday.