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Indigenous teen still missing, may be in Soap Lake or Winchester area
EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the disappearance of 16-year-old Kioni Om…
Moses Lake clergy, community leaders gather for Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
MOSES LAKE — It’s been three years since the city’s clergy and its public officials have been able to gather for the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. This year tho…
MLPD officers prevent carjacking, rescue children
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police officers foiled an attempted carjacking Tuesday, saving two children who were in the vehicle according to an MLPD statement. Around noon, an off-duty police officer spotted Salvado…
Roundabout construction at SR 17 and Grape Dr. to start next week
MOSES LAKE — Construction is scheduled to start Monday on a new roughly $2.3 million roundabout at the intersection of State Route 17 and Grape Drive in Moses …
Air Force 2 visits Moses Lake
A C-32A — the military version of the Boeing 757 — with the tail number 80001 taking off from the Grant County International Airport during a series of touch-a…
Battery manufacturer listed as new owner of Xyleco building
MOSES LAKE — Battery maker Sila Nanotechnologies appears to be the new owner of the long-empty Xyleco Building at 3741 Road N NE, right across the road from REC Silicon. In a filing with the Washington Secretary…
JustServe looks to help Basin community support Ukrainian refugees
GRANT COUNTY - In a justserve.org project, a group of local community members are organizing help for Ukrainian refugees who relocate to Grant County. “Many Ukrainian families have been forced to leave their hom…
Bourbon & Bowties brings in more than $200K
MOSES LAKE - The second annual Bourbon & Bowties Gala was held April 29 at the Grant County Fairgrounds where members of the community came together to financi…
‘A Matter of Perspective’
MOSES LAKE — The focus will be on female artists at the new exhibit coming to the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center next week. “A Matter of Perspective” will f…
B.J. Garbe
MOSES LAKE — B.J. Garbe said the lessons he learned through sports have served him well his entire life. And those lessons, he said, can and are learned throug…
Quincy officials examining next steps to build new hospital
QUINCY — Quincy Valley Medical Center officials and commissioners will meet May 11 to discuss design ideas, anticipated costs and funding options for a new Qui…
'This is so cool'
MOSES LAKE — A large collection of trucks and big vehicles gathered in the parking lot behind Moses Lake Presbyterian Church on Saturday for the Touch-A-Truck …
USBR to finish Grand Coulee firehouse
GRAND COULEE — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Thursday it has reached an agreement to finish construction of the Grand Coulee Fire Station following two previous contract terminations with construction co…
Grant County proclaims Municipal Clerks Week
EPHRATA — The Grant County Board of Commissioners has declared May 1-7 Municipal Clerks Week, according to a proclamation issued by the commissioners Thursday. The proclamation described the office of the municipa…
Getting involved pays off
MOSES LAKE — No matter how you look at it, real estate is serious business. When you’re dealing with land, one of the most basic things a person can own, and t…
Cherabella’s Salon
EPHRATA – Clients of Cherabellas Salon at 142 W. Division Street in downtown Ephrata will soon have a different and larger venue to visit to get gussied up, ac…