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Stevens Pass set to partially reopen

STEVENS PASS — A section of US Highway 2 will reopen Monday for daytime use, with a pilot car, but other sections …

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
High-flying fun

MOSES LAKE – The 2024 Moses Lake Airshow is set for June 15 and 16 at the Grant County International Airport and will be featuring a range of activities for at…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Running to college: Moses Lake’s Salas Tepale signs to run with Spokane Falls

MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake senior Ambar Salas Tepale signed to run both cross country and track with Community Colleges of Spokane on Thursday, becoming the third…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Moses Lake updating development code

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council and Moses Lake Planning Commission will meet for a workshop on the proposed updates to the city’s development code at …

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Weather for the week of June 10, 2024

Weather for the week of June 10, 2024

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Son honors his dad at Brent Reese Memorial car show

MOSES LAKE — His son said Brent Reese loved vehicles that had some power. Of course he had cars, Jeremy Reese said, but it didn't have to have four wheels. A m…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
FIRE REPORT: Wind whips up wildfire at Sun Lakes

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7 tackled a wildfire June 1 at Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park, according to a statement from the fire district.

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Single-vehicle crash in Moses Lake claims life

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is dead and another is in jail after a single-vehicle collision in the wee hours of Friday morning, according to a statement from…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Royal softball earns WIAA Team of the Month

ROYAL CITY – Just under two weeks after coming out on top of the 1A State Softball Tournament, another award came in for the Royal softball team – the Washingt…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Reflection, emotion themes at Wahluke High School graduation

MATTAWA — Every school has traditions at graduation, some formal, some not. It’s a tradition at Wahluke High School graduation that the gym will not only be fu…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Responsibility, taking risks themes at Quincy graduation

QUINCY — Quincy High School class of 2024 co-valedictorian Allie Manly reflected on the fact graduation means the seniors must assume responsibility. “After…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Sheriff urges safe driving as summer fun begins

EPHRATA – Grant County Sheriff Joey Kriete has something he wants to say to the people of the Columbia Basin – slow down. “I’ve been working collisions for …

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Lions show pride, faith in MLCA grad ceremony

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Christian Academy Class of 2024 may not have been large – four now-former students walked the stage – but it made a loud roar.

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Cougs walk in Warden

WARDEN – The sun was bright and the field was green as the Warden Cougars celebrated this year’s graduates. Dozens of students walked onto the stage at the fie…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Warriors walk the stage

COULEE CITY – Twenty-four Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School seniors received their diplomas at Saturday’s graduation ceremony at the Paul Lauzier Activity Cen…

Updated 1 year, 6 months ago
Eagles soar into the future as grads are celebrated in Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE – The gymnasium at Soap Lake Middle and High School was full of students, community members, family and friends of grads, and the graduates themselve…