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Moses Lake author encourages women to look beyond church culture norms
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake author’s book, “A Christian Woman Striving to Live Her Faith in a Man-Controlled World,”…
Surprise, support for Knolls Vista teacher
MOSES LAKE — Knolls Vista kindergarten teacher Brenda Britton said she suspected something might be going on. A few friends from school invited her for an early-morning cup of coffee. And her husband Patrick said h…
Breast cancer survivors stress regular exams, taking control
MOSES LAKE — Stephanie Maiers-Chambers said the diagnosis of breast cancer was a horrible moment, but the outpouring of support after the diagnosis was overwhelming. “I’ve never felt so much love,” she said. Christ…
Newhouse, Didier Spar in Ephrata
EPHRATA — One of the few things the two candidates vying for Washington’s 4th Congressional district seat could agree upon Wednesday evening was that immigration is “the biggest problem” the United States faces.
candidates talk education, employment
EPHRATA — A whole host of candidates for local and state offices spoke on Wednesday evening at a candidate forum sponsored by the American Legion.
Wet, windy, weekend weather in Columbia Basin
MOSES LAKE — It’s going to be wet and windy out there this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a wind warning for the Columbia Basin for Friday, calling for “windy and gusty conditions” through Friday …
ML church readies help for Haiti
MOSES LAKE — As Hurricane Matthew ripped across Haiti, devastating that already impoverished nation, one Moses Lake church had a very personal stake in the sit…
learn the early signs of alzheimer's
The Alzheimer’s Association will be holding a workshop, Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer’s, to help people see and understand the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, on Monday, Oct. 17, at the Moses Lake Public Libra…
kids, animals mix on farm day
MOSES LAKE — “Who knows what a honeybee is?”
Election preview: Grant County Commissioner District No. 2
Scripture Performance Coming to Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Frank Runyeon believes the Gospel of Luke was written for people “very much like us.”
Grant County PUD unveils 2017 budget
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County PUD’s budget for 2017 will be $307,301,000 with about 45 percent, $182 million, going to capital projects. Utility district offic…
Grant County Computers Down
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Courthouse computer systems was hit by an outage this week, and as of Wednesday afternoon, county officials and computer support personnel were struggling to get the network back onlin…
Othello School District land purchase moves ahead
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board is scheduled to review a draft purchase and sale agreement for 78 acres of property along Lee Road at its Oct. 10 meeting.
Othello Planning Board tables annexation vote
OTHELLO — The Othello Planning Commission agreed Monday evening to delay for a month any recommendation to the city council on a proposed annexation of property southwest of the city, including a large, planned apa…
Othello School Board approves 2016-17 budget
OTHELLO — Othello School District officials approved the budget for 2016-17 at a special meeting this week. The budget includes a $48,552,376 general fund. The general fund pays for most school operation, includin…