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Updated 2 hours, 14 minutes ago

Huskies victorious in first round of districts

OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (18-3) came out victorious over the number four seeded Selah in the first round of t…

Updated 4 years ago
Grant County proclaims Municipal Clerks Week

EPHRATA — The Grant County Board of Commissioners has declared May 1-7 Municipal Clerks Week, according to a proclamation issued by the commissioners Thursday. The proclamation described the office of the municipa…

Updated 4 years ago
Getting involved pays off

MOSES LAKE — No matter how you look at it, real estate is serious business. When you’re dealing with land, one of the most basic things a person can own, and t…

Updated 4 years ago
Cherabella’s Salon

EPHRATA – Clients of Cherabellas Salon at 142 W. Division Street in downtown Ephrata will soon have a different and larger venue to visit to get gussied up, ac…

Updated 4 years ago
NASA project coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Electric airplanes are coming back to Moses Lake. Everett-based electric aircraft engine maker MagniX announced on Thursday that it is partneri…

Updated 4 years ago
Moses Lake Mayor Dean Hankins listens to city residents

MOSES LAKE — Mayor Dean Hankins is clear about the power he has. “Before I became mayor, I was one vote out of seven on the city council,” Hankins said. “Af…

Updated 4 years ago
ACH leads the boards

COULEE CITY — Almira/Coulee-Hartline baseball and softball teams are dominating the 1B category. Both teams are ranked in the top 5 in the state and are at the…

Updated 4 years ago
EHS gets two new basketball coaches

EPHRATA — Ephrata School District announced on April 26 the hiring of two new head coaches.

Updated 4 years ago
Longview, Kinder to be repaved in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake will spend nearly $3 million to rebuild Kinder Road NE and Longview Street and add sidewalks to the neighborhood just south…

Updated 4 years ago
USDA Issues health alert for possibly tainted meat

WAHSINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Wednesday issued a health warning for ground beef produced by JBS Foods subsidiary Empire Packing and sold in Washington…

Updated 4 years ago
Public hearing set for proposed traffic revision on Quincy’s B Street

QUINCY — Quincy City Council members will hold a public hearing during the May 3 meeting to solicit public comment on a proposal to turn one block of B Street …

Updated 4 years ago
Main St. Hardware & Supply

WARDEN — Chris Campbell didn’t start out wanting to run a hardware store.

Updated 4 years ago
Parked WSP vehicle damaged by tractor trailer

HATTON — A semi-tractor trailer damaged a Washington State Patrol vehicle parked at an on-ramp at the junction of U.S. 395 and S.R. 26 on April 22, according to the Washington State Patrol. Trooper Kalib Hanson …

Updated 4 years ago
AE Aircraft Services eyes move to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — A Seattle-based aircraft maintenance and service company is looking to start operating in Moses Lake before the end of the year. Larry Molina, maintenance manager for AE Aircraft Services, told comm…

Updated 4 years ago
Georgie's Gently Used

EPHRATA – Georgie Youngers, owner of Georgie’s Gently Used at 506 C St. SW in Ephrata, said she knows what it’s like to need affordable options to take care of…

Updated 4 years ago
Basin Brief: Deadline for lodging tax grants extended

EPHRATA — Applications for the second round of grants from Grant County’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will be accepted through 5 p.m. May 6. Grant County Commissioners announced an extension of the deadline Frid…