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‘A roller coaster of a season’
QUINCY — The Quincy Jacks (6-8) fell to the Grandview Greyhounds 2-1 Tuesday in the 2A District 5 tournament, brin…
MLCA/CCS basketball teams each take 2 wins
It was an eventful week on the road for the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (MLCA/CCS) girls and boys basketball teams. Both teams took on and beat both Cascade Christian Academy and Wilson C…
Snow likely through Wednesday morning; higher temperatures likely as weekend nears
Forecasts for the Columbia Basin predict cool temperatures overnight throughout the week after snow Monday going into the first day of winter on Tuesday evenin…
Commission appoints new prosecutor for Grant County
Members of the Grant County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday afternoon to appoint Kevin McCrae as chief prosecutor for the county.
Wreaths in the snow: Hundreds of local veterans’ graves marked by Wreaths Across America
Six-hundred thirty fresh wreaths were distributed on veterans’ graves between three northern Columbia Basin cemeteries on Saturday; 350 wreaths were placed in …
Othello boys squeak win over Ephrata
EPHRATA — The Othello High School boys basketball team overtook the Ephrata High School Tigers in a close league matchup Friday.
Making holidays brighter: Garden Heights Elementary School’s food drive brings in more than 2,500 pounds of food
MOSES LAKE — Students at Garden Heights Elementary School donated 2,150 pounds of food to the Moses Lake Food Bank.
Santa comes to town with escort from Grant County Fire District 3
QUINCY — Santa is made his rounds early, visiting children in Quincy and George last week with an escort from Grant County Fire District 3.
Othello girls beat Ephrata in tough game
EPHRATA — The Othello High School Lady Huskies basketball team saw victory over the Ephrata High School Lady Tigers in a league matchup Friday.
Operation Homefront: Troop 777 works to bring Christmas cheer to other kids
MOSES LAKE — Members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 777 not only sorted the toys and bagged the toys, they delivered the toys for curbside pickup.
Wahluke boys lead early, hang on to beat Connell
The Wahluke High School boys basketball team held off league opponent Connell High School in a close matchup Friday.
Two injured, another jailed in possible DUI collision
Two men were injured and another was jailed due to a possible DUI collision Friday morning on state Route 24, east of Mattawa, according to the Washington Stat…
Festive blooms: Flower options during the Christmas season
MOSES LAKE — It may be true poinsettias are basically the go-to Christmas flower and boughs from fir and pine trees the go-to Christmas greenery.
Mother: Girl was assaulted at Frontier Middle
An officer with the Moses Lake Police Department was called to Frontier Middle School at 517 W. Third Ave. shortly before 4 p.m. Monday after a 13-year-old gir…
‘Personal shoppers’: Fun event with law enforcement returns after missing a year
MOSES LAKE — Bellaluna Binns knew exactly what she wanted: socks that weren’t too long and weren’t too short, and were just the right color.
Ephrata council talks about fees to support parks
EPHRATA — At a regular meeting Wednesday, the Ephrata City Council discussed how much to raise park fees charged to developers following the imposition in early December of a 90-day moratorium on residential subdiv…