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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…
Electric City man dies in rollover crash
ELECTRIC CITY — Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a deadly Wednesday rollover collision near Electric City.
Fugitive reportedly spotted in Moses Lake
KENNEWICK — A man who is sought by the Kennewick Police Department was spotted in Moses Lake Wednesday.
Fourth MRJ laid over in Hawaii
MOSES LAKE — Mitsubishi Aircraft’s fourth regional jet did not arrive at Grant County International Airport on Thursday after a problem in flight forced the plane to return to Honolulu.
2 people injured in Royal City collision Wednesday
ROYAL CITY — Two Royal City residents were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Royal City Wednesday.
Grant, Adams counties included in governor's emergency proclamation
OLYMPIA — Grant and Adams counties may soon be seeing funds come through to help with recovery from this winter’s storms, as both counties have been included i…
Work continues on transit center
MOSES LAKE — The new Grant County Transit Authority transportation center in Moses Lake is on track to open in July.
City: Funding street work expensive but necessary
MOSES LAKE — Streets and roads, and how they’re paid for, has become a topic of discussion in Moses Lake since city officials voted to start a transportation b…
Former vice-principal from Grand Coulee sentenced for receiving child porn
SPOKANE — A Grand Coulee man and former vice-principal at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School in Coulee Dam will be serving seven years in federal prison after pr…
George man charged in Quincy armed robbery
QUINCY — One of three suspects in a late-January armed robbery in Quincy has been charged in Grant County Superior Court with four crimes.
School board drops April bond vote
MOSES LAKE — There will not be an April rerun of the Moses Lake School District’s recent school construction bond election.
Grant PUD recreation plan completed
EPHRATA — Conditions have changed, so changes have been made to the recreation plan proposed by the Grant County PUD. The draft plan was reviewed by PUD commissioners Tuesday. It will be submitted to the Federal En…
Bill to create new Department for Child Services passes House
The house passed a bipartisan bill to separate services DSHS provides for children, such as early learning, juvenile services and child welfare programs, into …
Fire damages Moses Lake house
Family support program being considered in Othello
OTHELLO — An effort is underway in Othello to start a new non-profit organization that would help kids and families prepare for school, and what comes after gr…
Customers to be asked about PUD fiber system
EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD will be conducting surveys and sponsoring a couple of community meetings to get the opinion of customers on the fiber network, and what customers think should happen next.