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Updated 8 hours, 57 minutes ago

Busy fire season continues in Moses Lake, Quincy

MOSES LAKE — An early-morning fire destroyed an outbuilding at the Gorge Amphitheatre near Quincy Wednesday, one o…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Imagination at work: Children cover church parking lot in chalk art

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Alliance Church may have had the best-decorated parking lot in town Saturday. Children braved the heat for the Imagination Running Wild…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Generations of coaching

MOSES LAKE – Three generations of the Trammell-Haneberg coaching family are ready for another season of Mavericks sports. For Mavericks Volleyball Head Coach K…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Mavs cross country ready for more this season

MOSES LAKE – After a storybook season, the Mavericks cross country team is ready to go farther this season, Head Coach Larry Dagnon said. “Last year was a…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Applications open for Community Police Academy

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Police Department is set to host its upcoming Community Police Academy, welcoming community members eager to learn about the inner …

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Rec grants fund local projects

MOSES LAKE — The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board recently awarded almost $2.8 million in Grant and Adams counties, part of more than…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
PUD moves forward with eminent domain process for Quincy area line

EPHRATA – The Grant County PUD Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to proceed with the condemnation of privately owned lands intended to help esta…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
RITZVILLE CITY COUNCIL: Candidate Q&A with Michelle Plumb

RITZVILLE – The race for the Ritzville City Council consists of two candidates, Michelle Plumb and Eric Ottmar. Plumb responded to a set of five questions pres…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
OTHELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT DIRECTOR DISTRICT 3: Candidates Q&A

OTHELLO – There are two candidates running for the Othello School District Director District 3 position in this year’s election. These candidates are Birdie Fo…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Former Quincy athlete enters final soccer season at collegiate level

QUINCY – Israel Perez has led a full athletic career, participating in a variety of sports as a Quincy Jackrabbit, but soccer has been the sport that has stuck…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Inca Mexican Restaurant turns 35

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake restaurant celebrated 35 years of serving up Hispanic deliciousness Thursday. Incan Mexican Restaurant, a hard-to-miss business at th…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Driver safety a focus as school begins

MOSES LAKE – As schools across the Columbia Basin reopen this week, law enforcement officials are emphasizing the importance of road safety for students, paren…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Warden welcomes new AD

WARDEN – The Warden School District has hired Greg Lucas as the new Athletic Director. Lucas moved to the area from Wisconsin and said he is ready to learn abo…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Tank, ready to roll into your heart

MOSES LAKE – Meet Tank, the bulldog English mix who’s on a mission to bulldoze his way into your life. At just one year old, this pup is full of energy, charm,…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Air quality good in the Columbia Basin, despite fires

MOSES LAKE – The fires below were burning and causing smoke and air quality concerns regionally as of Monday afternoon.

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Moses Lake City Council Q&A

MOSES LAKE – There are two candidates running for Moses Lake City Council position five including Joel Graves and Jim Perez. Both Graves and Perez were co…