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Garred Road Fire sees no growth, two other local fires contained
COULEE CITY — Fire crews are still working on containing the Garred Road Fire, near Coulee City, which has seen ve…
Color your world with Vault
Meet Vault, a black‑and‑white Border Collie cutie who’s ready to leap into your heart. This medium-sized, neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped boy has gradua…
Wildcats set for final home series
ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington Wildcats (9-29) return to the diamond Friday for their final home weekend series of the regular season against Montana Stat…
WEATHER: April 23-28
Wednesday: Rain, with a high near 66. Chance of rain is 80%.
GC Fire District 3, Columbia EMS reach agreement on new contract
QUINCY — Grant County Fire District 3 and Columbia EMS have reached agreement to amend the existing contract for emergency medical services. Fire District 3 Ch…
Grant County Jail Roster for April 21, 2026
This list shows current inmates from the Grant County law enforcement agencies who were arrested on April 20 and 21. Grant County inmates are housed at the Grant County Jail.
DOL takes services on the road to Mattawa
MATTAWA — The Department of Licensing “DOL2Go” unit, along with the Department of Social and Health Services, is coming to Mattawa on April 30 from noon to 4 p…
MLSD Citizen Financial Oversight Committee reports declining attendance, seeks new members
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District Citizen’s Financial Oversight Committee is seeking new members as attendance has dwindled in recent months, co‑chai…
Moses Lake Police Department Logs for April 11-12
The reports below were provided by the Moses Lake Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Ready to fall vine-over-paws in love?
OTHELLO — This sweet, large gal is the pick of the bunch at Adams County Pet Rescue. Kiwi Vine is an adult, spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, and ready to grow…
Construction to begin this spring on Royal City road project
ROYAL CITY — The first phase of improvements to Apple Avenue Northeast is scheduled to begin this spring. Royal City City Council members voted on a contract f…
Adams County passes accountability audit
RITZVILLE — Adams County received a clean bill of health in its latest accountability audit, with state auditors reporting no findings and concluding the count…
Soap Lake sees large uptick of public records requests
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is experiencing a upsurge in public records requests this spring, with dozens of inquiries pouring in from residents, reporte…
Mavericks girls golf hits the green
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks girls golf hit the green Tuesday for a league match against Eastmont, Davis, Eisenhower, Sunnyside, Wenatchee and West Va…
Basin diamond roundup, April 14-21
MOSES LAKE — The spring season for Basin baseball and softball only has a few weeks left. In the last week they all took one step closer to the postseason, see…
Sixers 9U earn first place in Yakima tourney
MOSES LAKE — The Central Washington Sixers 9u – Lange (7-0-1) is off to a strong start to their season after going undefeated in their second tournament of the…