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Adams County Assessor candidates discuss qualifications, duties
RITZVILLE — Veronica Rodriguez and Curtis Templin are running for the office of Adams County Assessor. Each candid…
Commissioners approve hike in sheriff's fees
EPHRATA — The Grant County Commission unanimously voted on Monday to raise fees the sheriff charges to fingerprint people as well as to serve warrants, subpoenas, and a number of other legal documents.
Swiss chard with corn and tortellini
Swiss chard is a favorite in this house, being easy to grow and easy to prepare. While the ones we have growing here are only a few inches tall, more mature sp…
Conference to help navigate the digital market
MOSES LAKE — The Internet is always changing. So, small business people need to stay on top of the latest changes so they can best connect with their customers.
Moses Lake stars in HGTV show
MOSES LAKE — April Adams said she wasn’t sure, when she got the call, if it was legitimate or some kind of hoax.
Chad Bennett gets 55 years for murder
EPHRATA — Bob Austin stood less than 10 feet from the man who murdered his late father’s "soul mate" and while looking him directly in the eyes asked, “I wonde…
State takes aim at human trafficking
EPHRATA — In the Grant County Courthouse, there’s a little poster on the wall by the sink in the men’s restroom.
New Crescent Bar boat launch opens May 26
EPHRATA — Ignore the clouds and rain and the temperatures that keep hovering around 60 degrees. Summer really is coming. The new shoreline boat launch at Cresc…
'Map of the heart'
WILSON CREEK — All the moms and dads and uncles and grandmas and special friends made Megan Walter’s tiny kindergarten class seem even smaller.
Moses Lake woman charged with robbery, assault
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was charged for pulling a gun on a car salesman during a test drive.
The power of pixels CB Tech duo brings home state championship
MOSES LAKE — Grant Bewick and Micah Johnson liked their chances after the first day of state FBLA competition. “Hey, this is ours,” Micah said.
Sister City Exchange fundraiser set for June 10
MOSES LAKE — For the 36th summer, three Moses Lake teens will spend about 10 days in Yonezawa, Japan, and three Yonezawa teens will spend about 10 days in Mose…
Garden Heights 4th-graders get new bike helmets
MOSES LAKE — Llayleni Fuentes already had a bike helmet.
Court denies immigrant's appeal
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, denied the appeal of a Mexican immigrant who sought to vacate a guilty plea on the grounds of receiving misadvice from his attorney.
Wilson Creek swats at mosquito problem
EPHRATA — Wilson Creek has a mosquito problem.
Moses Lake man's body found
MOSES LAKE — A farmworker found the body of a missing Moses Lake man Tuesday afternoon in an irrigation ditch north of Grant County International Airport.