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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…
Chicago man gets 30 years for I-90 murder
RITZVILLE — A Chicago man will spend 30 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend in front of their young son while high on drugs.
Farming has bright future under Trump administration
KENNEWICK — Jay Lehr isn’t opposed to free trade.
Adams County unemployment drops year-over-year
RITZVILLE — While unemployment in Adams County went up between October and November 2016, unemployment dropped between November 2015 and November 2016.
Othello honors police, finance officer
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council honored several of its own Tuesday evening, bestowing awards upon uniformed and civilian police employees as well as the tow…
Grant PUD fiber, wireless workshop set for Feb. 13
EPHRATA — The cost of providing electrical service, the costs and benefits of the Grant County PUD fiber optic network and electrical rates for individual customer classes will be the subjects of workshops in Febru…
New principals at Othello, Desert Oasis high schools
OTHELLO — Othello High School has a new principal, Desert Oasis High School has a new-old principal, and Wahitis Elementary has a new interim principal. Those changes, occurring at the end of the first semester las…
Man charged for cutting son's throat
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was charged for cutting his son’s throat during a confrontation in Moses Lake over the weekend. The son died from the injury on Monday.
FLIGHT DELAY
MOSES LAKE — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. moves into the new year with yet another delay in the first delivery of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.
Poetry Out Loud winners shine in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Six students participated in the local section of Poetry Out Loud on Jan. 19 at Ephrata High School. This is a national competition that starts at a …
Tsunami of kids threatens to inundate ML schools
MOSES LAKE — A tsunami of children is coming. And it is threatening to overwhelm the Moses Lake schools.
Better breakfast at a fraction of the price
I like those breakfast sandwiches with sausage, egg, and cheese that you can get at certain drive-through restaurants in town. Trouble is, they always seemed s…
Republican women to meet today
MOSES LAKE — The Republican Women of Grant County will hold their January meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Moses Lake Senior Center, 608 East Third Ave. Shahram Hadian, born in Iran and now a U.S. citizen, will be th…
Campus makeover Registrar, counseling offices remodeled at Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College students now have a remodeled – and more welcoming – space when they have questions about financial aid, registration a…
Man arrested for allegedly cutting son's throat
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man died after his father allegedly cut his throat during a confrontation in Moses Lake over the weekend.
Former GCSO reserve candidate sentenced for molestation
MOSES LAKE — A former Grant County reserve deputy candidate was sentenced for molesting a 12-year-old girl in Moses Lake.