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Updated 1 hour, 47 minutes ago

Meet Pride – ready to unleash her love

MOSES LAKE — This small but mighty 3‑year‑old mixed‑breed good girl is rocking her heterochromia, and she’s fully …

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Four straight!

SEATTLE – For the fourth consecutive season, the Royal Knights finished the season on top of the 1A classification on the gridiron. No. 1 seed Royal defeat…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
45 and stunning: Char Glo School of Beauty celebrates sapphire anniversary

MOSES LAKE — Charles Determan readily acknowledged it was a gamble. Determan was one of those employees who needed to find a new job when the U&I Sugar refi…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Agent breaks down Mattawa area housing trends

MATTAWA – According to Century 21 Alsted real estate agent Julie Johnson, who is based out of Moses Lake but covers all of Grant County, the housing market in …

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Othello council discusses ACPR during final budget workshop

OTHELLO – Monday’s final budget workshop during the Othello City Council meeting led to a discussion around Adams County Pet Rescue and progress regarding its …

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Production underway at REC

MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon has begun production of high-purity granular polysilicon at its Moses Lake plant, according to an announcement from the company. Th…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Moses Lake chamber talks water, education with governor

MOSES LAKE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee had an opportunity to hear about the challenges facing Moses Lake at a round table discussion at the Moses Lake Chamber…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Winter weather

MOSES LAKE — Technically it’s not quite winter yet, but winter’s here anyway. A storm is forecast to bring one to two inches of snow to the Columbia Basin a…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Warden raises rates, approves budget

WARDEN — The Warden City Council unanimously approved the city’s final 2024 budget, as well as increases to both sewer and water utility rates, a public emerge…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Police reports for Dec. 1, 2023

Ephrata Police Department, Grant County Jail

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Knights, Eagles meet in Seattle for 1A championship

ROYAL CITY — A trip across the Cascades to Seattle awaits the No. 1 seed Royal Knights, who will face off against No. 2 Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) Friday in th…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Sharp shooting seals win for Big Bend

MOSES LAKE – After a tough past weekend of play, the Lady Vikes hoped to get on track in a preseason match-up versus a conference opponent as they hosted the S…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
A note from 2023 Ag Parade Grand Marshal Cheryl Driggs Elkins

MOSES LAKE – I go to all the Moses Lake parades with the Ag Parade being a favorite because it features the gard working men and women who farm now and those i…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Celtic Christmas concert coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Geoffrey Castle will bring his Celtic Christmas show to Moses Lake Dec. 10, according to an announcement from the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Contestant for a day, Queen for a year

MOSES LAKE – It’s said that the harder someone works, the more luck they have. If that’s the case, the recently crowned 2024 Miss Moses Lake Roundup, Alexis Sh…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
'12 years in the making' — Sila officially constructing Moses Lake battery plant

MOSES LAKE — Sila Nanotechnologies officially opened its Moses Lake plant Wednesday with a crowd that included employees, community members, state Reps. Tom De…