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Knights advance to districts quarterfinals
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights (12-2-1) earned a swift win over the Oroville Hornets 6-0 Tuesday to advance to the…
Ephrata SD buys land for future campus
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School District has purchased just more than 40 acres of land for about $423,000 near the Port of Ephrata for future school construction …
Basin community steps out to help Ukrainians
SOAP LAKE - It all started with a teacher who saw a need. Marni Wilks, a Soap Lake Elementary School teacher had a new kindergarten student a few weeks ago …
REC Silicon announces stock sale
OSLO, Norway/MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon announced on Tuesday that South Korea-based Hanwha Solutions has purchased or has agreed to purchase 89.7 million shares of REC stock. Hanwha, which makes the Q Cell solar pan…
Bonneville Power announces 2nd quarter revenues
PORTLAND — The Bonneville Power Administration on Tuesday announced that net revenue for the organization’s second quarter of fiscal 2022 hit $566 million, far in excess of the $178 million originally forecast. …
Tuesday fire strikes encampment of homeless Moses Lake residents
A man shovels dirt with the help of a Moses Lake Fire Department firefighter to douse a fire that broke out in an encampment of homeless people Tuesday morning…
Federal internet access aid available
SEATTLE — A new program announced Tuesday by Sen. Patty Murray could help as many as 1.4 million low-income Washington resident afford internet connections and the equipment needed to get online...
Film made in Yakima to be screened in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A movie filmed in Yakima and directed by a Yakima native will have its Moses Lake screening at 7:30 p.m. May 19 at the Fairchild Cinemas, 233 N. Block St. “All Sorts,” directed by J. Rick Castaneda, w…
Sage words
SOAP LAKE — Lyn D. Nielsen loves the Grand Coulee, and that love shines through in her work. Nielsen, who grew up on Vashon Island, is the author of three n…
Local candidate filing looms
EPHRATA — Filing week begins May 16 for people who want to run for offices on the ballot in the 2022 general election at the county level in Grant and Adams co…
Port of Moses Lake buys land using eminent domain
MOSES LAKE — Benjamin Franklin said that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. However, for landowners selling their property to the Port of Mo…
Pedestrian killed in Ephrata accident
EPHRATA — A man died Sunday evening when he was hit by a car while walking in the road on the 500 block Alder Street NW in Ephrata. Kevin Gudde, 31, no address listed, was walking east on Alder Street at about 9:1…
Ephrata SD seeks new Parkway principal
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School District announced today that Parkway Intermediate School Principal Dawn Turley will be leaving the district at the end of the sch…
Quincy seeks input on downtown revitalization plan
QUINCY — Quincy City Council members will hold a public hearing during the May 17 council meeting to get public opinion on the city’s proposed downtown revital…
Community steps out to support Soap Lake students
EPHRATA - The Soap Lake Parents for Kids organization held their sixth annual Boots and Bling Auction on Saturday at the American Legion Post 28 in Ephrata. …
Package prompts evacuation at Grant County Courthouse
EPHRATA — A suspicious package that was determined to be a gift for someone forced the evacuation of the Grant County Courthouse Friday morning.