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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…
Immigration-advice appeal denied
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, denied the appeal of a woman who entered a guilty plea in Grant County Superior Court more than a decade ago and later claimed she received ineffective counsel…
Othello break-in suspect arrested in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A suspect in a break-in and assault in Othello last week was apprehended in Moses Lake on Wednesday.
BBCC program provides manufacturing skills training
MOSES LAKE — Eduardo Valencia said he looked around at work and saw things were changing.
Senate approves gubernatorial campaign contributions bill
The Senate passed a measure on party lines which would prevent unions that collectively bargain with the governor for state salaries from making gubernatorial …
Recount begins as lawsuit is filed
EPHRATA — As election workers began sorting through and recounting February’s Moses Lake School District school construction ballots, opponents of the measure …
Legislature passes school levy bill sought by districts
OLYMPIA — The Legislature on Thursday passed a measure delaying a deadline for a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect through local pr…
Foundation plans upgrades to Moses Lake library
MOSES LAKE — A fundraiser to pay for new and improved shelving at the Moses Lake Public Library on Saturday is part of an ongoing project to upgrade the facili…
Snowpack near normal for 2017
MOSES LAKE — Rain and warmer temperatures will mean some melting snow at lower elevations this weekend. That could translate to water – maybe a lot of it – mak…
Assistant superintendent candidates grilled
MOSES LAKE — The four candidates vying to become the Moses Lake School District's next assistant superintendent spent Wednesday evening explaining their vision…
Details of message from Sundberg murder case released
GEORGE — A message that was found on the body of murder victim Jill Sundberg in mid-December references a Mexican cartel known as the “Gulf Cartel.”
Bill to double number of wine tasting rooms OK'ed by Senate
MOSES LAKE — A bill doubling the number of tasting rooms a winery can operate passed the Senate this week.
Agritourism bill passes through Senate
A bill to protect agriculture tourism businesses from liability in case of injury was approved by the Senate in a 42-6 vote.
Moses Lake may allow wheeled ATVs on streets
MOSES LAKE — After hearing from several proponents of the vehicles, Moses Lake city councilmembers are weighing the options of allowing Wheeled All-Terrain Veh…
WGU announces graduates
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The following Moses Lake residents have received their degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The university held its 32nd semi-annual commencement ceremony at the Disney Coronado Sp…
Bethany Iverson named to RIT Dean's List
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bethany Iverson of Moses Lake was named to the Rochester Institute of Technology Dean’s List for the fall 2016-2017 semester. Iverson is studying in the illustration program.