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Updated 12 hours, 53 minutes ago

Ouija board leads to car prowl arrested

MOSES LAKE — A Ouija board led to an arrest in a vehicle break-in Friday afternoon, according to a statement from …

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Jehovah’s Witnesses to gather in Tri-Cities

KENNEWICK — The 2024 convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses will be held at Toyota Center in Kennewick the weekends of Aug. 23-25 and Aug. 30-Sept. 1, according to an announcement from Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Applications open for Compost Reimbursement Program

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture is launching its second year of the Compost Reimbursement Program to continue to encourage on-farm com…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Black pickup owner suspected of local crimes

EPHRATA – On Monday, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a 21-year-old man. The newly-formed crime reduction team apprehended Oscar E. Ru…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
CAA to host bowling fundraiser

MOSES LAKE – Community Athletics and Activities will be hosting a fundraiser at Lake Bowl in Moses Lake on August 9, the organization’s second fundraising even…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Exterior, interior construction on schedule at new Samaritan Hospital

MOSES LAKE — Exterior insulation is almost installed, the exterior water barrier is making its way around the building, and windows are being installed in some…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
MLSD continues working toward balanced budget

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake School District Board of Directors continued to develop a balanced district budget during its regular Thursday meeting. District st…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Federal funds set to revive PNW salmon, steelhead populations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tribes in the Pacific Northwest are set to receive $240 million in funding to enhance hatchery infrastructure projects aimed at boosting Pac…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
NEWS BITES: July 29, 2024

NEWS BITES: July 29, 2024

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Make beautiful art at the Old Hotel this month

OTHELLO — There are lots of chances coming up to try your hand at art at the Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello. “Our art classes are something that the Old H…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Tricia Lubach named WSSDA director

OLYMPIA — Quincy School Board Member Tricia Lubach was offered the position of executive director of the Washington State School Directors’ Association July 23…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Weather for the week of July 29, 2024

Weather for the week of July 29, 2024

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
STUDIO BASIN: Wildfires, Grant Co. Community Court and Big Sky Media Day

MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, Managing Editor R. Hans Miller takes a look at ongoing wildfires in the Columbia Basin, including the Swawilla Fire located east of Grand Coulee. Miller als…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Home inventory up more than a third in the Evergreen State

MOSES LAKE — There are a lot more homes available in Washington state than there were a year ago, according to data released in July by the Northwest Multiple …

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Futsal courts coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The Harrison K. Dano Park next to the Boys & Girls Club McGraw Clubhouse in Moses Lake is getting an addition, thanks to the city, the Seattle Sou…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Grant Co. Community Court graduates first veteran

EPHRATA – Grant County Community Court celebrated its second graduate, a military veteran who – the first vet in the program – had run into issues with overuse…