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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…
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.
Letter carriers to hold May 14 food drive
MOSES LAKE — Letter carriers across Grant County will be gathering boxes and cans of food on Saturday, May 14, as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. “We’re inv…
‘The Sound of Music’ takes the stage in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The hills – and the Moses Lake High School theater – are alive with “The Sound of Music.” “It's not the movie version, it is the actual play,” …
Homes on wheels
MOSES LAKE — Some people travel in them. Some people keep them parked. Either way, a home on wheels is still a home, and needs to be kept up.
A labor of Love's
MOSES LAKE — It took a lot of work by a lot of people to get the new Love’s Travel Center in Moses Lake ready and open for business. “There’s a million peop…
Odessa celebrates 120 years
ODESSA - The small town of Odessa celebrated the town’s 120th anniversary on Saturday, April 30.
Getting gnarly...
MOSES LAKE — The terrain has gotten a little more interesting for skateboarders in Grant County with the formal opening of a concrete bowl at the Moses Lake Sk…
Grant Co. PUD plans potential facility moves
EPHRATA — Grant County Public Utility District officials are hoping to identify tentative locations for new equipment shops in Moses Lake and Ephrata by the en…