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Dodson Road closed due to fatal traffic collision
ROYAL CITY — A section of Dodson Road South has been closed while Grant County Sheriff’s deputies investigate a fa…
GALLERY: Grant County Youth Equine Program on full display at Grant County Fair
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fair is in full swing, and with each year, comes another week of competition for the Grant County Youth Equine Program. See below…
Moses Lake hosting Special Olympics bocce regionals
MOSES LAKE — The Washington Special Olympics East Regional Bocce competition is set to be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the games set to be hosted…
WEATHER Aug.21-27, 2026
WEATHER Aug.21-27, 2026
Fire weather watch in effect Saturday
MOSES LAKE — The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for much of eastern Washington, including Grant and Adams counties, for Saturday afte…
GALLERY: Grant County Fair 2026
MOSES LAKE — There are only two days left of the Grant County Fair, so if you haven’t been to the fair yet, hurry up and go. In the meantime, here are some hig…
Tapping into the sun
MOSES LAKE — The Quincy Solar Energy Center, Grant County’s first solar energy facility, broke ground Tuesday, with a ceremony attended by local officials, Gra…
Sila Nanotechnologies looking at possible Moses Lake expansion
Sila Nanotechnologies is considering expansion of its Moses Lake facility following the announcement of a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense…
Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county election officials describe as typical for a primar…
Hay now
MOSES LAKE — Klompen Farms of Royal City is this year’s hay growing royalty. Owners Bob and Anne Wieldraayer were named Hay King and Queen at the Grant Coun…
Grant County Fire District 7 seeks voter approval for replacement EMS levy
SOAP LAKE — Voters in Grant County Fire District 7 will decide this November whether to approve a six-year replacement Emergency Medical Services levy that wou…
WA takes steps to make cosmetics safer
OLYMPIA — The products in your bathroom may not be as innocuous as they look. “One thing that's really shocking in general to people is that ingredients don…
Seahawks sign 2-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs while Terrion Arnold remains unsigned
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks signed cornerback Trevon Diggs on Wednesday. A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press the con…
Demo Derby sees exciting start at Grant County Fair
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Roundup Demo Derby got off to a hot start Tuesday evening as local racers took to the arena to battle for glory in a variety of eve…
WEATHER Aug.20-26, 2026
WEATHER Aug.20-26, 2026
‘We’re planting seeds’
MOSES LAKE — Othello High School ag teacher Chris Baginski said there’s plenty of opportunity in agriculture, and one of the goals of FFA is to show students w…