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Man arrested in Moses Lake for drive-by shooting
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested in a drive-by shooting incident in the Cascade Valley area of Moses Lak…
Books by the box
WARDEN — The Warden Friends of the Library held its first book sale since the pandemic Thursday and raised about $300 in the process. “We were able to move …
Washington No. 1 in catalytic converter theft
OLYMPIA – Washington state is number one in the nation in catalytic converter theft, according to a new report on national crime statistics, and Sen. Jeff Wils…
Moses Lake hosts 2nd Annual Pete Doumit baseball tourney
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Youth Baseball Association hosted its second-annual Pete Doumit Memorial Tournament this weekend, hosting youth baseball teams from…
MLSD sells land back to Grant Co.
MOSES LAKE — Grant County officials will be buying back a piece of property from the Moses Lake School District. Moses Lake School Board members approved th…
First kindergarten class graduates at Groff Elementary
MOSES LAKE — The Vicki Groff Elementary School gym was brimming with adorability as 65 kindergartners held a graduation program Friday, joined by an audience o…
REC, Ferroglobe announce supply chain partnership
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with UK-based Ferroglobe, which provides metals and materials for high-tech elect…
Quincy motorcyclist killed in weekend accident
QUINCY — A Quincy motorcyclist was killed Saturday when his motorbike clipped the rear of a truck, according to a statement from the Washington State Patrol. Eduardo Acevedo, 24, was riding a 2007 Honda CBR600 e…
Ellensburg man sentenced for child sex trafficking
YAKIMA — A Yakima County Superior Court Judge has sentenced an Ellenburg man netted in a nationwide child sex trafficking sting to nearly six years in prison, according to an announcement from Washington State Atto…
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 …