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WEATHER: May 6-12
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, high near 88 with variable winds, gusts to 22 miles per hour. Partly cloudy overnigh…
Soap Lake Suds N Sun planning underway
SOAP LAKE - The annual Soap Lake Suds N Sun Celebration is set for July 2-3 and planning is underway. The two-day event will include a soapbox derby, parade, beer garden, vendors, live music, kids activities, fi…
Airshow pilot makes local connection
MOSES LAKE — Jacob Reindl remembers Kyle Fowler’s unique Long EZ airplane from last year’s Moses Lake Air Show. “Now, if I remember, on the wings there are …
Supporting vets
CRESCENT BAR - A fundraiser to support Wake For Warriors will be held this Saturday at Crescent Bar. Money raised at the event will go towards the annual Wake …
Samaritan expands Patton Boulevard clinic
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare has added an occupational medicine service at its clinic on Patton Boulevard and relocated the urgent care department to a ne…
Job Corps recruiting new students
MOSES LAKE — Administrators of the federal Job Corps program have announced a recruitment drive, soliciting young people to fill open positions at Job Corps locations in Washington, including Moses Lake...
Moses Lake Sears Hometown location closing
MOSES LAKE — The Sears Hometown outlet in downtown Moses Lake is closing its doors, and everything in stock is discounted as part of a “blowout sale,” with lar…
Bomb threat causes temporary evacuation at MLHS
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School was evacuated briefly Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat was phoned into the school. No one was injured. A message fr…
Othello & Adams County working on pool ownership transfer
OTHELLO — Othello city officials will work with Adams County Parks and Recreation District 1 representatives on an amendment to an existing agreement that woul…
State officials urge poultry growers to take steps to mitigate avian flu
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture is asking owners of chickens, ducks and other domestic birds to be vigilant following an outbreak of a…
Ephrata American Legion Auxiliary to kick off Evergreen Girls State 2022
EPHRATA - The Ephrata American Legion will host the upcoming 2022 Evergreen Girls State conference and kick off this weekend. “As a former Girls State participant and junior counselor, I’ve never forgotten my Gi…
USDA to issue aid to growers impacted by natural disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday that it will make $6 billion in relief payments to commodity and specialty crop growers affected by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021. The …
Body of Moses Lake resident found near Kennewick
MOSES LAKE — The body of a Moses Lake woman missing since early March was found late Thursday in a remote section of Walla Walla County not far from Kennewick.…
A special delivery
MOSES LAKE -- It was a decent day for the mail on Saturday, according to Lindee Long, a supervisor at the United States Post Service branch in Moses Lake. L…
ACH receives grant
COULEE CITY - Isaak Brothers recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Foundation which w…
Fresh is best
MOSES LAKE — Sameh Farag said when making a dish, fresh is best. Farag is the head chef at the Pillar Rock Grill, the restaurant at the Moses Lake Golf Club…