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Last flight home
MOSES LAKE — Shelley Baer’s first memory of her late father Lester is not a happy one.
SR-281 makes 'Critical Rural Freight Corridor' list
QUINCY — The timing couldn’t be better. On Tuesday, America put a guy in the White House that has expressed interest in development and infrastructure.
Last week's mystery photo is Smart Funnel
Last week a kitchen tool was featured as a mystery photo in this column. It was the Smart Funnel and is used when the contents of two bottles need to be combin…
Delicate work
MOSES LAKE — The crucial thing when working with glass, said Kathleen Parr, is that the artist has to wait until the glass is ready to cooperate.
INET seeking help with 'A-Rest' warrants
EPHRATA — It’s that time of year again to start shopping and preparing for the holidays. For some local families, however, the holiday season is marked with financial difficulties.
GC Health District mulls 2017 budget
EPHRATA — The Grant County Health District is raising most of its permit and license fees to help cover a proposed 2017 budget of slightly less than $2.7 million.
Art Garden Pottery to celebrate anniversary
MOSES LAKE — The guiding principle behind ArtGarden Pottery is that when people have the opportunity to make art – well, when people can make art, they do.
Dove, Pack concede commissioner races
MOSES LAKE — Bob Dove and Nathan Pack both conceded early Wednesday morning after it became clear Tuesday evening both candidates were trailing substantially i…
Swine cooler
MOSES LAKE — It’s all for the pigs.
Voters in Grant County ready to move on with Trump's election
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Baptist Church pastor Dennis Fountain leaned back in his chair at the Red Door Cafe Wednesday afternoon and smiled, exchanging a card, …
Opening delayed at Larson Ice Rink
MOSES LAKE — The warm sunny weather has pushed back the opening of the Larson Ice Rink one more time.
Character crew comes to Sage Point
MOSES LAKE — The Character Crew — The Big Bend Community College men’s basketball team — came to Sage Point Elementary School on Tuesday to dunk a few balls an…
Stevens reelected, Taylor wins commission seat
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Grant County Commissioner Richard Stevens maintained a comfortable lead to retain his seat and serve a fourth, four-year term, leading c…
Grant County's nonfarm employers provided 1,010 fewer jobs in 2016
MOSES LAKE — According to a Grant County Labor Area Summary, nonfarm industry employment preliminary estimates show Grant County’s nonfarm employers provided 1,010 fewer jobs in September 2016 than in September 201…