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GCFD 7 seeks volunteers for voter pamphlet committees
Grant County Fire District 7 is seeking residents interested in serving on committees that will prepare arguments …
Operation Warm provides coats for children
MOSES LAKE — About 100 kids at Garden Heights, Midway, Lakeview and Groff elementary schools received a coat for the winter, with the help of the Operation War…
Fa-La-La-La-La: Soap Lake comes together for Winterfest
SOAP LAKE — Several hundred people gathered in the center of Soap Lake on Saturday to meet Santa Claus, hear the city’s children sing Christmas songs, and see …
Police respond to unconfirmed online threat to ML high school
Moses Lake police on Tuesday investigated an unsubstantiated online threat made to the Moses Lake High School and/or students.
Farm Family Brunch honors farmers, brings local families together
MOSES LAKE — It may have been 8 a.m. on a Saturday, but Michael’s on the Lake was filled with several hundred farmers and their families for the annual Farm Fa…
By request: Soap Lake officer spreads holiday cheer one song at a time
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake Police Officer Justin Rowland is raising money for a good cause and spreading holiday cheer with what he calls “singing-grams.”
Joy to the world: A Christmas Miracle on Main Street comes to Othello
OTHELLO — It was time to light the community Christmas tree Saturday night, and the kids clustered around Santa were going to lead the countdown. They had to b…
Nurse pleads guilty to morphine tampering
A Moses Lake nurse pleaded guilty Tuesday to tampering with morphine medication while working, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington.
MLSD facing sub shortage
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is facing a shortage of substitute teachers after about 30% of its substitute staff failed to comply with the distr…
Community service: Soap Lake Tip-a-Cop connects police with local people in need
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake Police Department (SLPD) had its third annual Tip-a-Cop Monday at The Busy Bean.
Busy season: Winter farmers market, Cocoa for K9s, part of weekend in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The Commercial Building at the Grant County Fairgrounds was filled with vendors, selling everything from fresh fruit to leather art, and filled wi…
Moses Lake girls lose to Chiawana in overtime
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School girls basketball team took a tough loss Friday night against Chiawana High School in the season opener.
Two for two: ACH and Royal bring home state championships
Two Columbia Basin schools brought home state football championship trophies Saturday in the 1A and 1B Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA)…
Lights, floats — and farm implements: Ag Parade returns to downtown Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Farm equipment, fire trucks, a Viking ship belching smoke, and a funny RV — all decked out in lights — rolled down West Third Avenue Friday night …
Tip-a-Cop event packs the house at ML restaurant
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Undersheriff Ryan Rectenwald sang “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” while filling water glasses Wednesday night at Rock Top Burgers & …
Giving season: Many ways to help out during holidays
MOSES LAKE — Mike Miner said the Firefighters for Kids Foundation started as a small operation, but it’s grown. A lot.