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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…
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.
Ephrata Legion post hosts Honor Flight fundraiser
EPHRATA — American Legion Post No. 28, Ephrata, will sponsor events to raise money for the Inland Northwest Honor Flight organization and talk about the Americ…
Grant County unemployment down from last year
YAKIMA — A smaller labor force in Grant County contributed to a drop in the unemployment rate between March 2016 and March 2017.
MLPD officers awarded state Medal of Honor
MOSES LAKE — Four Moses Lake Police Department officers have been awarded Washington state’s Medal of Honor for their lifesaving efforts during a call last sum…
Faircloth pleads guilty to manslaughter
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing his son during an incident in Moses Lake in January.
David Nickels back in court for retrial
EPHRATA — David Nickels was back in Grant County on Tuesday after an appellate court overturned his past murder conviction.
Human error cause of PUD outage
EPHRATA — A closed switch on a battery charger at a Grant County PUD substation led to a spectacular explosion and electrical outage that cut power to the Ephr…
Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses at Hanford
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A portion of an underground tunnel containing rail cars full of radioactive waste collapsed Tuesday at a sprawling storage facility in a …
Othello seeks funding to secure water future
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to apply for a $750,000 federal grant to help the city drill a new well and build a new water tower as part of its $5.7 million plan to improve servic…
Moses Lake woman arrested for carjacking
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was arrested on Monday after allegedly pulling a gun on a car salesman during a test drive of a car.
Warden school bond fails in close election
WARDEN — A proposed $14 million school bond for this tiny school district at the southeastern edge of Grant County failed to obtain the necessary 60 percent for approval.
Othello School Board hires new administrators
OTHELLO — Hiawatha Elementary will have a new principal for the 2017-18 school year. The Othello School Board approved the hiring of Heather Dyson as principal at its regular meeting Monday,
Crews ready for road work
EPHRATA — With warmer weather slowly arriving, the Grant County Department of Public Works is preparing for its regular round of summer maintenance on the county’s roads, including chip sealing about 165 miles of c…
Turn French toast into a work of breakfast art
One of my favorite breakfast items is French toast. Who doesn’t like the eggy-bread lightly browned in butter, topped with more butter and served with real map…
Looking to make life, work better for the disabled
MOSES LAKE — A group of health care providers, social service professionals, employment specialists and parents gathered Thursday evening to discuss the challenges those with disabilities have living and working in…