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Paving begins Monday night on I-90 from Vantage to George
VANTAGE — Drivers traveling between George and the Vantage Bridge should plan for single-lane travel and reduced s…
ACFD 5 hosts annual open house
OTHELLO – Adams County Fire District 5 hosted its annual Fire Prevention Week open house Oct. 12 at their station in Othello, alongside several other emergency…
News bites for Oct. 19, 2023
EPHRATA — Amateur radio enthusiasts in Grant County took part in a Simulated Emergency Test Oct. 7, according to a statement from the Grant county Sheriff’s Of…
Old Hotel to hold benefit auction Saturday
Othello’s Old Hotel Art Gallery will be hosting its annual benefit auction Saturday starting at 5:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Hall, located at 616 …
Port of Ephrata sees opportunities to help community thrive
EPHRATA – David Lanman, the new executive director at the Port of Ephrata said he’s hoping to take the port to new heights – literally in some respects. The po…
South Grant Co. candidate forum coming Wednesday
MATTAWA – The community is invited to the South Grant County Candidate Forum Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Wahluke High School, according to an announcement from the South Grant County Chamber of Commerce.
Three inducted into Ag Hall of Fame
MOSES LAKE — The 82nd annual Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce meeting showcased the 2023 Ag Hall of Fame inductions on Tuesday at the Grant County Fairgrounds 4H…
Local economic innovation key to success says Dept. of Commerce director
MOSES LAKE — Mike Fong, director of the Washington Department of Commerce, said economic innovation starts locally. “We want to strengthen communities and h…
Soap Lake residents invited to take Creative District survey
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake residents are invited to take a survey detailing their priorities for the proposed Soap Lake Creative District, according to an announcement by the city. The results will be reviewed at meetin…
Tigers homecoming nobility 2023
EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers celebrated Homecoming during halftime at last week’s gridiron match against the Grandview Greyhouds. See full coverage of the game…
Homecoming victory: Tigers improve to 5-2 with win over Greyhounds
EPHRATA – The Tigers lit up the scoreboard in Friday night’s 48-14 win over the Grandview Greyhounds, amassing nearly 400 yards of offense while finding succes…
Mavs fall in close match to West Valley
MOSES LAKE – While the final score didn’t fall in the Mavericks’ favor, Tuesday night’s 3-1 loss to West Valley (Yakima) was just about as close as a loss coul…
Pumpkin patch kids
MOSES LAKE - Alice Westergard, 1 ½, left, and 6-month-old Heath Westergard explore pumpkin leaves at Rue & Sage in Moses Lake Wednesday morning. See Friday’s H…
EDITORIAL: Paws for thought
Late in September, Adams County Pet Rescue announced that, without an influx of funding, it would need to shutter its doors and stop serving the people and pets of Adams County...
Basin sports schedule for Oct. 18-24
COLUMBIA BASIN – Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local cross country, football, girls soccer, slowpitch softball, swimming and diving and voll…
Gård Public House keeps it local, serves regionally
ROYAL CITY — Everybody loves a “best-kept secret,” a place they can introduce their friends to that hasn’t been discovered yet by the public at large. And Roya…