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WEATHER: May 5-11
Tuesday: Sunny, high near 81 and northeast winds 10 to 14 miles per hour, gusts to 26 mph. Mostly clear, with a lo…
Fire chief grateful for mutual aid after Tuesday fires
SOAP LAKE - June 28 was a busy day for Grant County firefighters. At least five different wildfires broke out around the country prompting responses from local…
State high court condemns former Grant Co. prosecutor’s conduct
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously overturned the 2017 conviction of a Moses Lake man charged with assaulting police officers…
Othello man dies from wounds sustained in June 26 shooting
OTHELLO — Charges are pending against two Othello boys in connection with the death of an Othello-area man following a shooting June 26...
Grant Co. unemployment falls, pandemic job losses recovered
GRANT COUNTY — Unemployment in Grant County has fallen to 5.7%, the lowest level since November 2021, with non-farm industrial employment recovering all the jobs lost since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in ear…
Japanese ag students arrive at Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — Thirty-one Japanese exchange students arrived at Big Bend Community College this week to start their 19-month-long studies in the United States as part of the Japanese Agricultural Training Program...
Jazz Silva: Life experiences lead to career in law enforcement
Jazzlyn Silva had some bumpy times when she was young. The help she got to get through those times influenced her choice of career.
City, school to jointly build Nelson Road walking path
MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake has established an agreement with the Moses Lake School District to jointly build a path along Nelson Road to help students…
A hobby that’s becoming a business
MOSES LAKE — Jereme Roy makes a lot of things out of leather.
Quincy School District superintendent contract extended
QUINCY — Quincy School Board members have extended the contract of Superintendent Nic Bergman through June 2025. Board members approved the new contract unanim…
MLPD to get new bodycams, plate readers
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake police officers are going to get new body cameras as older models begin to wear out. “We got these body cameras in 2016, they are si…
ML student makes Wheaton College dean’s list
WHEATON, ILL. — Moses Lake High School graduate Zach Henninger made the Spring 2022 Wheaton College dean’s list, according to a college press release. To earn a spot on the Wheat College dean’s list, an undergra…
Quincy student graduates from the University of Findlay
<strong>FINDLAY, OHIO</strong> - Kaitlyn Coleman, of Quincy, has graduated from the University of Findlay. Coleman received her Bachelor of Science in Echocardiography and graduated from the university with the aca…
Basin students make UW dean’s list
COLUMBIA BASIN - More than 20 students from the Columbia Basin have been named to the dean's list at the University of Washington for Autumn 2021 Quarter. To qualify, a student must have completed at least 12 gr…
Story Corps comes to Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Basin residents have a chance this month to tell their stories for posterity.
Fires banned at Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Hanford Reach
OTHELLO — All activities likely to start a fire have been banned on national wildlife refuges in the Mid-Columbia region, effective through Sept. 30. The regio…