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Candidate filing open in Grant County
EPHRATA — Candidate filing week is underway in Grant County, opening a five-day window for residents to officially…
NBC camps train young athletes for the future
SPOKANE - Beginning in 1971 as the Northwest Basketball Camp, NBC Camps have been serving the needs of young athletes across the Pacific Northwest through diff…
Othello School Board discusses security
OTHELLO — Othello School District officials and Othello Police Department officers detailed some of the measures they’re taking to enhance school security foll…
'It's fun'
EPHRATA — Grant County Engineer David Bren said he has some vivid memories of watching roadwork when he was a child.
Grant PUD crews fix Cascade Valley outages
MOSES LAKE — Grant County PUD crews appear to have found the underlying problem that caused multiple outages in Cascade Valley from June 3 to last weekend. …
Overdose resources available to area residents
According to a statement from Kayla Isaacson, Community Coalition Specialist for the Soap Lake Prevention Coalition, overdose prevention and response resources are available to community members. The resources acc…
Moses Lake's Boyd named to BSC President's Honor Roll
BISMARCK, N.D. - Shannon Boyd of Moses Lake has been named to the President's Honor Roll for the Spring 2022 semester at Bismarck State College according to a release by the college....
MLSD’s The Summit gets new home
MOSES LAKE — The Summit - Moses Lake School District’s program for learners with special needs - has a new home.
Books by the box
WARDEN — The Warden Friends of the Library held its first book sale since the pandemic Thursday and raised about $300 in the process. “We were able to move …
Washington No. 1 in catalytic converter theft
OLYMPIA – Washington state is number one in the nation in catalytic converter theft, according to a new report on national crime statistics, and Sen. Jeff Wils…
Moses Lake hosts 2nd Annual Pete Doumit baseball tourney
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Youth Baseball Association hosted its second-annual Pete Doumit Memorial Tournament this weekend, hosting youth baseball teams from…
MLSD sells land back to Grant Co.
MOSES LAKE — Grant County officials will be buying back a piece of property from the Moses Lake School District. Moses Lake School Board members approved th…
First kindergarten class graduates at Groff Elementary
MOSES LAKE — The Vicki Groff Elementary School gym was brimming with adorability as 65 kindergartners held a graduation program Friday, joined by an audience o…
REC, Ferroglobe announce supply chain partnership
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with UK-based Ferroglobe, which provides metals and materials for high-tech elect…
Quincy motorcyclist killed in weekend accident
QUINCY — A Quincy motorcyclist was killed Saturday when his motorbike clipped the rear of a truck, according to a statement from the Washington State Patrol. Eduardo Acevedo, 24, was riding a 2007 Honda CBR600 e…
Ellensburg man sentenced for child sex trafficking
YAKIMA — A Yakima County Superior Court Judge has sentenced an Ellenburg man netted in a nationwide child sex trafficking sting to nearly six years in prison, according to an announcement from Washington State Atto…