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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…
Keeping them safe: ACPR works to help the four-legged residents of Adams County
OTHELLO — While there’s usually a full house at Adams County Pet Rescue, some days are fuller than others. May 12 turned out to be a very busy day. “We got …
Sage-N-Sun brings family fun
EPRHATA - The Sage-N-Sun Festival brought family fun to Ephrata for the weekend. There were a couple of parades, music concerts and booths bringing to life the…
Rain or shine
EPHRATA - Ephrata High School graduates and their families braved the rain Friday night as they held the 108th commencement of the school.
‘We didn’t think it would come this soon’
QUINCY — As they waited to walk into the Quincy High School stadium Saturday, QHS class of 2022 graduates Sergio Cordova and Rafael Ruiz were asked how it felt…
Ag World hosts 9th annual Golf Classic for charity
MOSES LAKE - Now going into its ninth year, Ag World Support Systems has been raising money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest thr…
Construction continues on local highway projects
MOSES LAKE — Most of the work on a paving project in the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 is expected to be completed by the end of this week. Drivers can e…
MLSD board approves Chief Mo mascot and name change
MOSES LAKE — Chief Moses Middle School will become Columbia Middle School at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, and the mascot will be changed from the …
Farewell but not goodbye
COULEE CITY - The Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School graduation saw graduates say farewell but not goodbye to each other as they received their diplomas Saturd…
A close-knit family
WARDEN — Warden High School’s class of 2022 simply was not going to let a little rain keep them from graduating. “It’s great. We get to watch our best frien…
‘Never grow up’
SOAP LAKE - Decked in gowns of blue and white, the seniors of Soap Lake High School gathered in the gym, this time to take a trip down memory lane. “In my o…
‘Awesome journey’
MATTAWA — It was a rainy, drippy day outside, but that failed to dampen the spirits of 152 Wahluke High School seniors as they prepared to face the adult world…
Serve Quincy Valley
QUINCY — The goal at Serve Quincy Valley is not only to help people with their immediate crisis, or their immediate need
Sun in the Basin
EPHRATA — Live music, the Wenatchee Youth Circus, an early-morning run and the annual parade are among the attractions at the annual Sage-N-Sun Festival tonigh…
‘Small town feel’
WARDEN — Development is coming to Warden that may put the small town of just under 2,500 on homebuyers’ radar in the days to come.
GCPUD performing maintenance near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — Contractors hired by the Grant County PUD will be testing power poles and performing preventive maintenance from Soap Lake north to the Grant County line. The work started June 6 and will continue throu…