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Tigers girls XC takes first at Apple Ridge
EPHRATA— The Ephrata Tigers had a successful day at the Apple Ridge Run Invite Saturday as the boys took third ove…
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 …
Farewell but not goodbye
COULEE CITY - The Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School graduation saw graduates say farewell but not goodbye to each other as they received their diplomas Saturd…
A close-knit family
WARDEN — Warden High School’s class of 2022 simply was not going to let a little rain keep them from graduating. “It’s great. We get to watch our best frien…
‘Never grow up’
SOAP LAKE - Decked in gowns of blue and white, the seniors of Soap Lake High School gathered in the gym, this time to take a trip down memory lane. “In my o…
‘Awesome journey’
MATTAWA — It was a rainy, drippy day outside, but that failed to dampen the spirits of 152 Wahluke High School seniors as they prepared to face the adult world…
Serve Quincy Valley
QUINCY — The goal at Serve Quincy Valley is not only to help people with their immediate crisis, or their immediate need
Sun in the Basin
EPHRATA — Live music, the Wenatchee Youth Circus, an early-morning run and the annual parade are among the attractions at the annual Sage-N-Sun Festival tonigh…
‘Small town feel’
WARDEN — Development is coming to Warden that may put the small town of just under 2,500 on homebuyers’ radar in the days to come.
GCPUD performing maintenance near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — Contractors hired by the Grant County PUD will be testing power poles and performing preventive maintenance from Soap Lake north to the Grant County line. The work started June 6 and will continue throu…
Home health care worker charged with unprofessional conduct
MOSES LAKE — A Grant County home health care aide has been charged with unprofessional conduct by the Washington Department of Health. Alison Sedlacek allegedly took a hydrocodone pill from the facility where she w…
Frenchman Hills Road rebuild nearly done
QUINCY — Grant County road crews have nearly finished repairing stretches of Frenchman Hills Road that were washed out when a canal failed in March. “The on…
Last song of the year
The Chief Moses Middle School eighth-grade choir performs under the direction of choir teacher Nelson Green Wednesday in the school gym. The concert was the la…
An ‘ecstatic’ climb
QUINCY - Just off the Old Vantage Highway, between the Columbia River and Interstate-90 is Frenchman Coulee. It is a spot popular for rock climbers and hikers …
Soap Lake shuts down personal fireworks
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake issued a press release on June 6 stating that the use of fireworks would be drastically reduced this year. “With the large…