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Home Center celebrates new owners with ribbon-cutting, grand reopening
MOSES LAKE — The owners of the Home Center made their takeover of the business official Friday with a ribbon-cutti…
$56,000 grant would help finish Old Hotel remodel
OTHELLO — A $56,000 grant the Old Hotel Art Gallery is seeking from Washington state’s Heritage Capital Projects fund would allow the gallery to finish a remodel that began five years ago, according to Old Hotel ma…
'Art of the Undertaker' exhibit opens
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Museum & Art Center director Freya Liggett said the exhibit that opened Friday had been generating curiosity the entire time the collec…
MLPD officers honored for lifesaving efforts
WENATCHEE — Two Moses Lake Police Department officers were honored with the Hometown Hero Award by the American Red Cross for their heroic and lifesaving effor…
Throwing together a winning pot of chili
MOSES LAKE — When asked to describe what was in his chili, Roy Bergsholm couldn’t.
Samaritan finances dip into negative territory
MOSES LAKE — An unexpected jump in expenses pushed Samaritan Healthcare’s bottom line into the red at the end of February.
Good things in store New boutique at CB Tech to open Tuesday
MOSES LAKE — The brand-new Pallets and Pipes boutique at CB Tech is a hands-on way for the students to learn the principles of opening and running a business —…
Quincy rejects payment to contractor for extra work
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to reject paying an additional $23,000 to the firm that built its police station for work th…
Flu shots still a good thing, even after season
MOSES LAKE — The recent death of a 15-year-old that may have been flu-related has prompted the Grant County Health District to urge parents to make sure their kids have flu shots.
Gang member charged in stabbing
MOSES LAKE — A gang member from Michigan allegedly cut a woman with a knife several times during an early morning altercation at a Moses Lake elementary school last week.
Closing arguments made in Bennett murder case
EPHRATA — For the second time in a year, attorneys presented closing arguments in the case of an Ephrata man who is accused of murdering his 82-year-old landlo…
The play (in a play)'s the thing
QUINCY — A musical about a completely improvised musical takes to the Quincy High School stage this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The curtain goes up for “Jus…
Remodel planned for Samaritan Clinic first floor
MOSES LAKE — The first floor of Samaritan Clinic will get a whole new look by the end of the year. Samaritan Healthcare commissioners approved a remodeling pla…
State senate introduces transportation budget
The transportation budget, which includes funding for new public transit, the Port of Moses Lake rail project and improvements for I-90 in District 13, was vot…
Quincy may get farmers market
QUINCY — Chelsea Putnam and Micaiah McCreary have a dream for Quincy.
Attorneys present closing statements in Bennett murder trial
EPHRATA — A Ephrata man accused of murdering his 82-year-old landlord is one step closer to learning his fate, as the prosecution and defense presented their c…