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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…
Inslee making stop in Ephrata today
EPHRATA — Gov. Jay Inslee is stopping in Ephrata today to hear about the city’s suspended waterline project and the effort to save pygmy rabbits during a recen…
Rep. Dent's office helps veteran receive awards
MOSES LAKE — Most people think a legislator’s job is solely about making and passing laws. While a lot of their time is spent on the legislative floor working …
Grant County unemployment remains at 27-year lows
YAKIMA — Grant County’s unemployment rate stayed the same between June and July 2017. But a big drop in unemployed residents meant there was a big drop in the …
American Legion Riders POW/MIA Charity Ride comes to Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — If you are out and about this Saturday you might see a group of nearly 100 motorcyclists riding in unison to support a number of good causes during the American Legion Riders POW/MIA Charity Ride.
Joe Rogers Trail dedication ceremony set for Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Joe Rogers was champion of trails in Moses Lake and Grant County all the way up until his untimely death in 2015. That commitment will be honored …
Moses Lake native accepted to CDC program
ATLANTA — Physician Elisabeth Hesse is training for the kind of job they make movies about.
Shrimp take time to prepare, but are so worth it
I had a desire for some coconut shrimp, but didn’t want to pay the price I saw for a box of them I found in the freezer section of the local megamart.
CPR lessons help save grandmother's life
MOSES LAKE — Amy Rohrich learned CPR as part of the parenting classes she took prior to the birth of her daughter Eliana Brooks. The instructors recommended le…
Gun show sets its sights on growing in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — $70.
Fairgrounds manager featured speaker
MOSES LAKE — Mickey Webb, Grant County Fairgrounds manager, will speak at Tuesday’s Republican Women of Grant County meeting.
K-9 deputy to receive bullet/stab-proof vest
EPHRATA — A donation from a non-profit organization will be making one of the Grant County Sheriff’s Office’s four-legged deputies a little bit safer out in th…
New exhibit opens Friday at Moses Lake Museum
MOSES LAKE — An exhibit featuring the photographs of the late Joe Rogers, longtime professor at Big Bend Community College, will open Friday at the Moses Lake …
AWB to name Judy Warnick Legislator of the Year
MOSES LAKE — The Association of Washington Business (AWB) is planning on naming Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, the 2017 AWB Legislator of the Year.
Moses Lake man sentenced for downloading child porn
SPOKANE — A Moses Lake man will be spending nine years in federal prison for downloading images of child pornography over the internet.
Adams County Fair opens Wednesday
OTHELLO — It’s fair – and parade and rodeo and demolition derby – time in Adams County; the Adams County Fair is scheduled for Sept. 13 through 16.