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Ephrata proclamation honors 9/11 victims, calls for service
EPHRATA — As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the City of Ephrata h…
QHS joins UW Huskies at Band Day
QUINCY — Fifty members of the Quincy High School band had a chance to show their stuff Saturday at a University of Washington football game. The occasion w…
Ephrata PD seeks candy donations
EPHRATA – The Ephrata Police Department is asking for candy donations for their Halloween Trunk or Treat event. Last year the event was funded by a Walmart gra…
EHS staff and students address school climate for upcoming year
EPHRATA – Amid the chaos of new school clothes, backpacks and pencil shavings, students are prepared to succeed this year. While Ephrata High School’s new prin…
Royal City's Callahan Mfg. celebrates 55 years
ROYAL CITY – Walking into Callahan Manufacturing in Royal City, the first things a patron sees are loads of parts for tractors and other machinery. The second,…
Grant Co. considers fair safety
MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Commissioners recently convened a meeting with Jim McKiernan from the Grant County Fair and Moses Lake Police Department and Gran…
Celebrating heritage
MOSES LAKE — The UMANI Festival will fill the streets of Moses Lake with music and color Sept. 28.
Design work begins on Adams County bridge project
RITZVILLE — Construction will start in fall 2025 on the first of six bridges that will be rebuilt to accommodate widening the East Low Canal. Adams County …
NFIB: 'Some rays of hope in Washington' even as small biz optimism remains low
(The Center Square) – The National Federation of Independent Business’ latest monthly Small Business Economic Trends, or SBET, report – informally known as the…
Bird knocks out power in S. Moses Lake Monday
MOSES LAKE – More than 900 customers lost power Monday in South Moses Lake due to a bird that damaged substation equipment, according to a Grant County Public …
Othello man indicted in odometer rollback case
OTHELLO – A federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington has indicted Reynaldo Valdez Garza Jr., 52, Othello, on five counts of odometer tampering…
65 Years Married
Long-time Grant County residents Darwin and Linda Beehner are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Sept. 12. The couple was married in 1959 and remain…
‘The friendliest fair’
OTHELLO — The Othello Fair kicks off Wednesday at the Adams County Fairgrounds, and there’s a lot that’s new. That’s by design, said Fair Board President Becky…
Gridiron Roundup: Local squads go 8-3 in opening weekend
MOSES LAKE – Football season officially kicked off across the state last week, with nine of the Columbia Basin’s 11 teams opening the season on the road on Fri…
Vantage Bridge work slows I-90 travel
VANTAGE — Washington Department of Transportation officials are recommending that drivers look for routes across the state that avoid the Vantage Bridge on int…
Two booked for siphoning gas
EPHRATA – Two suspects were arrested Sunday afternoon after they were caught siphoning gas from a local farmer, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.