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4 hurt in collision south of Quincy Monday
QUINCY — A five-car collision south of Quincy sent four people to the hospital Monday afternoon, according to a st…
Othello School Board seeking applicants for open position
OTHELLO — Applications for an open position on the Othello School Board will be accepted through Jan. 17. The board position is open due to the resignation …
WDFW researchers use drone to collect pygmy rabbit data
COLUMBIA BASIN — From January until March, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff and researchers will fly drones over known pygmy rabbit locations o…
Planning underway for Quincy street improvements
QUINCY — A project to improve connections between 13th Avenue Southwest and the rest of Quincy, and to accommodate development between 13th Avenue and Seventh …
Propane truck rollover closes Adams Road North
GEORGE — A portion of Adams Road near George was closed Wednesday morning after a propane truck rolled over, according to a statement from the Grant County She…
Resolutions and Reflections
MOSES LAKE – With the new year, many people create new year’s resolutions and reflect on the year they just had. Many new year’s resolutions are related to men…
American Legion family looks for more members
EPHRATA - The American Legion family hosts and participates in many events and programs throughout the year that supports veterans and their families locally a…
Hours may shorten at Mattawa garbage facility
MATTAWA — Declining use of a Grant County-owned garbage collection facility near Mattawa, also called a drop box, may lead to reduced winter hours for the faci…
Concrete truck overturns in Warden
WARDEN — A large concrete boom truck skidded and overturned on S. County Road just in front of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Warden at aro…
GCSO welcomes new deputies
EPHRATA - The Grant County Sheriff’s Office welcomed two new deputies Tuesday morning, Francisco Araiza, left and Roman Varyvoda, right. Araiza transferred fro…
Ephrata community survey to close
EPHRATA - The City of Ephrata is encouraging those who have not taken the Ephrata Community Survey, to do so before it closes....
Lions place fifth at MVC holiday tournament
MOSES LAKE – Like many local teams, the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lady Lions spent part of their winter break on the basketball co…
DSHS mobile services coming to Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE - The Department of Social and Health Services Mobile Community Services Office is making a stop in Soap Lake Tuesday. At the event, residents can apply for cash assistance, basic food assistance, medica…
Basin wrestling recap
Many local teams competed in wrestling tournaments in both Royal and Tri-Cities last week. See below for a recap of how teams fared in the two tournaments, and…
Mavs have mixed results in Vancouver tourney
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Spending part of the latter portion of their winter break in Vancouver, the Moses Lake Mavericks boys basketball team competed at the Clark …
Watering the high desert
OTHELLO — The city of Othello is instituting an irrigation water utility for new subdivisions built around Othello. The new utility will establish a separate w…