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Othello man injured in alleged vehicular assault
OTHELLO — An Othello man was airlifted to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center after his car was hit while sitti…
‘Always Olivia’
MOSES LAKE — “Always Olivia,” the opening show of the Columbia Basin Allied Arts Premiere Series, will have a little something extra Friday.
‘A joyful work’
RITZVILLE — The Menno Mennonite Country Auction is one of the smallest auctions the Mennonite churches hold, but it’s also among the mightiest.
Gridiron Roundup: Othello, Royal remain unbeaten
MOSES LAKE – With three previously unbeaten teams taking their first losses last week, only Othello and Royal still post undefeated records through the first m…
Lowriders, lucha and local fun make UMANI Festival a success
MOSES LAKE — Third Avenue in Moses Lake was a colorful place to be Saturday, with brightly-clad dancers, lowrider cars gleaming in the September sun and wrestl…
Six-vehicle collision closes State Route 17 Sunday
WARDEN – Four people sustained injuries in a six-vehicle collision on State Route 17 between Warden and Moses Lake about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Two of the cars wer…
Power outage stops the game but not the music
The third quarter of the Moses Lake Mavericks vs. Wenatchee Panthers was interrupted by an electrical outage. Lions Field lost power due to a hit-and-run trail…
Grant County Health District update
MOSES LAKE – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled El Servidor Corp and Gutierrez Ground Cinnamon due to possible lead contamination.
Bus driver shortage at MLSD
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District announced a driver shortage Friday, which will impact morning and afternoon bus routes. The MLSD transportation dep…
Public meetings on MLSD finances begin tonight
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District will be holding a series of public meetings throughout October to address the district’s financial structure and is…
Fire damages homeless encampment near Othello
OTHELLO — On Sunday about 5:19 p.m. Adams County Fire District 5 responded to an RV fire at 2125 W. Cunningham Road, about a mile east of Othello. The fire dam…
Grant PUD rate policy proposals get further review
EPHRATA — Residential and agriculture customers would be the first customers to receive the benefits of lower-cost Grant County Public Utility District electri…
Freight train burns, no injuries or damaged cargo
QUINCY — On Saturday night a freight train lit on fire near Road W Northwest and Baird Springs Road Northwest, eight miles outside of Quincy. The fire started …
Six-vehicle collision closes SR 17 Sunday
WARDEN – Four people sustained injuries in a six-vehicle collision on state Route 17 between Warden and Moses Lake about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Two of the cars wer…
Othello man dies in vehicle rollover
WARDEN — An Othello man died Saturday in a one-vehicle collision three miles south of Warden, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Office press release. Fa…
One dies in three-car collision near George on Monday
GEORGE — An unidentified person was killed when the car they were riding in crossed the center line and hit a commercial van in the southbound lane about one mile north of George Monday afternoon, according to a st…