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Weather: Sept. 22-28
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest 5-7 mph i…
Green growth: Cannabis celebrates 10 legal years
WASHINGTON STATE — In 2012, Washington voters approved ballot Initiative 502, which allowed for the legal production, sale and consumption of recreational cann…
Rockin’ the yard
MOSES LAKE — There’s more than one way to cover a yard. “I'm not a grass person,” said Teresa Fields of Moses Lake. “I mean, I love grass for the dogs, but,…
Fit business
EPHRATA - Born and raised in Ephrata, Mike Scellick has operated several businesses in town and learned how to adapt and change over the years to keep them thr…
GCSO Posse walks for autism awareness
The Wenatchee Wild’s Walt the Wolf mounted up with the Grant County Sheriff’s Posse Wednesday at the Autism Awareness Walk in Ephrata Saturday. The event, host…
MLSD unveils new middle school mascots
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District unveiled the new mascots and logos for both Columbia Middle School — the Red Hawks — and Frontier Middle School — t…
Homeowner shot in burglary, two men sought
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in a Sunday morning burglary-shooting, according to a statement from the GCSO. GCSO deputies and Moses Lake Police Department officers answere…
Pet of the Week: Vesna
Meet Vesna, a female husky mix about 10 months old. Vesna was surrendered to us with her mother and three littermates, all of whom came in with mange and were …
UPDATED: Two semi accidents cause early morning road closures
WARDEN — Both eastbound and westbound lanes of I-90 were closed after a semi-tractor trailer traveling westbound near the Road U exit flipped over, completely …
Law enforcement reports for Sept. 29
The reports below were provided by the respective law enforcement agencies as noted. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law...
Moses Lake city council looks to fill vacant seat
MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake has received applications from 10 people seeking to fill the city council seat vacated when now-former Mayor Dean Hankins r…
Planning continues for new Quincy Valley Medical Center
QUINCY — Consultants and officials at Quincy Valley Medical Center are starting to establish a timeline for the construction of the new Quincy hospital. Joe Ku…
REC announces new CEO
OSLO — REC Silicon announced that Kurtis Levens has been named the new company’s chief executive officer. Levens, previously the company’s senior vice president and general manager of electronic grade polysilico…
Moses Lake resident makes SCC honor roll
SPOKANE - Leticia Garcia of Moses Lake has earned a place on the Spokane Community College Honor Roll for Summer Quarter 2022, according to a release by the college. To make the SCC honor roll, students must earn …
Maverick girls soccer aims to create chemistry
MOSES LAKE — First-year Moses Lake girls soccer Head Coach Alysha Overland has put an emphasis on team bonding for the 2022 Mavericks, and the results are begi…
Umani Festival comes to downtown Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Two blocks of downtown Moses Lake were blocked off Saturday afternoon for food, music, classic cars and a general celebration of the area’s Hispan…