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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…
Stumpjumpers race results released
ODESSA — Results of the 50th annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100 have been announced.
Quincy Valley Medical Center free of debt to Grant County
QUINCY — For years Quincy Valley Medical Center commissioners and hospital officials have been working to pay back the debt QVMC owes to Grant County. . .
Quincy council asks for design, cost estimate for pump track expansion
QUINCY — A bike-skateboard-scooter track - known as a pump track - slated for construction in Quincy’s East Park could be expanded, either this year or in 2023…
Liberate & Lather
MOSES LAKE — Soapmaker and candlemaker Angela Clay says that often times, scrubbing the dirt off our bodies is the easy part.
Prep roundup: Tigers defeat Colville, 9-3
The Ephrata High School Tigers beat the Colville High School Crimson Hawks 9-3 in a non-conference game Monday. Garet Hagy and Cody Black made three hits apiec…
‘Nailed it’
OTHELLO — Othello Dance and Drill team leader Bridget Maldonado said she wasn’t ready for the announcement when it came ...
Mi Cocinita pushes through the pandemic
Emerita Villafana said the pandemic has been challenging for her as a business owner and she is looking forward to having business pick back up as the weather …
Utility officials push for safe digging
COLUMBIA BASIN — April is National Safe Digging Month, and a recent national survey revealed that 49% of homeowners who plan to dig this year will put themselves and their communities at risk by digging without cal…
USDA Says National, Regional Grain Stocks Down
OLYMPIA — Grain stocks in the Pacific Northwest are half of what they were last year, while a lack of soil moisture in portions of Adams County does not bode w…
Columbia Basin sports schedule April 6-13
High school sports schedule for the week of April 6-13
Ephrata SD receives $110K grant for digital whiteboards
EPHRATA — The Ephrata School District Board of Directors accepted a $110,000 federal grant which will be used to purchase Promethean digital boards and trainin…
Broadway coming to the MLSD stage
MOSES LAKE — A classic Broadway tale of love, loneliness, jealousy and their consequences comes to the Moses Lake High School stage next week. The MLHS Dram…
Grant Co. looks to fill spots on planning commission
EPHRATA – The Grant County Board of Commissioners is looking for two county residents to serve on the county’s planning commission, according to a press release from the commissioners Friday. The Planning Commis…
Flu activity rising in Grant Co.
GRANT COUNTY — Grant County Health District officials have issued an advisory recommending people take precautions against influenza following reports of increasing influenza activity in the county. “(The health…
Accessible security
MATTAWA — JJ Calzadillas said school security is a team effort, one that takes diligence, some practice and building relationships with students and the commun…