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Cost estimates for water source alternatives given to Moses Lake City Council
MOSES LAKE — It’s going to cost a lot of money to provide alternative water sources for the city of Moses Lake, bu…
Ephrata hospital bond fails with voters for second time
EPHRATA – Columbia Basin Hospital ran its $30 million bond proposition for a second time during the general election. The proposition as of 8 p.m. Nov. 4 ballo…
Light Up Columbia Basin
MOSES LAKE — Basin residents can turn loose their inner Clark Griswold and help students at the same time.
Community's help sought in finding at-risk Quincy man
QUINCY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Quincy Police Department are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who left the Quincy Valley Medical Cent…
Ephrata water tower 20% full
EPHRATA – On Tuesday, the City of Ephrata began filling its new water tower after completing disinfection and pressure testing. As of Wednesday, the tower is 2…
Oliver voted in as Ephrata mayor-elect
EPHRATA — The initial Nov. 4 ballot count shows Steve Oliver winning the Ephrata Mayoral election with 630 votes, or nearly 55% of the vote. Incumbent Bruce Re…
ACFD 5 voters approving levy lid lift
OTHELLO — The “levy lid lift” approved by Adams County Fire District 5 voters will help fill the funding gap left when the city of Othello broke off contract n…
Bus hit after driver fails to yield near Warden
MOSES LAKE — No one was injured when a school bus failed to yield to an oncoming vehicle about five miles south of Moses Lake Tuesday evening.
Las Vegas attempted murder suspect arrested in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Las Vegas man was arrested and booked into the Grant County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder after he was arrested at a Moses Lake business…
Narcotics seized, two arrested in Moses Lake traffic stop
MOSES LAKE — Two unidentified suspects were arrested and drugs and cash were seized as a result of a traffic stop and multiple search warrants served in Moses …
Mavs volleyball falls to Ike in districts
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks (9-8) volleyball season came to a close Tuesday evening after falling 0-3 to Eisenhower in the Big 9 district play-in rou…
Wahluke upsets Knights at Royal City
ROYAL CITY — The Wahluke Warriors (12-6) defeated the Royal Knights (13-4) 1-0 on Tuesday after outdueling them in overtime penalty kicks. It was a physical ga…
Mavs soccer secures victory in district play
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks soccer team (8-6-1) earned a 3-0 win during the Big 9 district play-in round against West Valley Tuesday evening to move …
School bus hits pickup truck, no one injured
MOSES LAKE — No one was injured when a school bus failed to yield to an oncoming vehicle about five miles south of Moses Lake Tuesday evening.
Considering dementia's warning signs
MOSES LAKE — About 42% of adults over 55 will develop dementia eventually, according to the National Institutes of Health. Yet for such a common phenomenon, it…
Homeschool Science Fair showcases student learning
EPHRATA – What do electricity, water, food, volcanos and slime have in common? These were some of the topics covered at this year’s science fair for the Little…