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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…
'Swingo de Mayo'
MOSES LAKE — As Duke Ellington said, “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” Friday night the Moses Lake High School jazz bands proved the Duke was…
Trespassing suspect found with counterfeit money
MOSES LAKE — A Royal City man is facing charges after a counterfeit $100 bill was reportedly found in his pocket moments after he was allegedly caught trespassing in a Moses Lake residence on Friday.
Campaign lawsuit filed against 2 Grant County residents
MOSES LAKE — Two Grant County residents are facing a $454,000 campaign finance lawsuit for allegedly concealing their involvement in a political mailer that wa…
5 Scouts honored with Eagle rank
MOSES LAKE — Only one in 20 Boy Scouts ever makes it to the rank of Eagle.
Squirrel causes electrical outage
MOSES LAKE — A wandering rodent accidentally caused a wrong connection and caused about 1,900 customers in Moses Lake to lose electrical service for about 90 minutes Friday morning.
White Cane Day raises awareness, donations
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Lions Club raised awareness about blindness and collected donations for its efforts to help the vision- and hearing-impaired at the…
6 injured in collision near Quincy
QUINCY — Six people were injured in a two-vehicle collision near Quincy Thursday night.
Keeping Moses Lake beautiful
MOSES LAKE — It’s amazing what you find when you start picking up trash.
Othello woman dies in collision
OTHELLO — A Othello woman died in an early Friday morning collision west of Othello.
Mattawa man charged with assault, harassment
MATTAWA — A Mattawa man is facing charges for allegedly grabbing a man by the neck and threatening to kill him with a knife.
1 injured in collision near Othello
OTHELLO — Illegal passing reportedly led to an injury collision near Othello Friday.
Explorers clean up for camp
OTHELLO — It was a good day for a car wash. The sky was blue and the sun shone hot in the sky.
Ephrata considering transportation district
EPHRATA — The winter was so long, cold, and brutal that it left this little town of roughly 8,000 souls with about $145,000 in damage to its streets.
Child rape suspect arrested in Ephrata
EPHRATA — A child rape suspect was taken into custody in Ephrata Thursday.
Quincy man sentenced for armed robbery
QUINCY — A Quincy man will be spending nine months in jail in connection with a late January armed robbery in Quincy.