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From Portland animal shelter to GCSO K-9 unit—meet Nova, a dog with a nose for drugs
EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has added a new four-legged member to its team. Nova, a nearly 2-year-…
Mattawa to celebrate Wahluke Community Day this month
MATTAWA — Mattawa’s town celebration will return from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at Wahluke High School with a revised name, Wahluke Community Day.
In-person registration for Othello students next week
OTHELLO — Parents of Othello School District students can register their children for the 2021-22 school year in person from 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12 in the Othello High School gym, 340 S. Seventh Ave.
Adams County residents vote on parks levy, races
Adams County voter turnout Tuesday night was 20% of the 7,552 registered voters, with about 200 ballots left to count. The next count will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, and the results will be certified Aug. 17.
Early count sets stage: Grant County voters have their say on who advances to general election, MLSD levy
Voters in Moses Lake and Quincy decided Tuesday on the candidates who will vie this fall for three school board seats — two in Moses Lake and one in Quincy.
Hazy days: Smoky, sooty air likely to remain for rest of the week
MOSES LAKE — While there is a chance the air quality over the Columbia Basin will improve toward the end of the week, the smoke from western wildfires is likel…
Jail escapee captured after anonymous tip
A Grant County Jail inmate who escaped July 4 was captured Saturday after Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputies received an anonymous tip, according to a GCSO…
A festival of flowers: Nursery event bigger than ever
ROYAL CITY — The flowers’ rich scent overpowered even that of the food trucks.
Man held in alleged double murder
A Moses Lake man had his first appearance in Grant County Superior Court Monday afternoon and is being held on two counts of second-degree murder in connection…
Moses Lake’s National Night Out postponed due to poor air quality
Due to hazardous air quality, the Moses Lake Police Department has postponed National Night Out.
‘This is unbelievable’: Moses Lake rallies in preparation for fair
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fairgrounds’ annual 4-H and FFA cleanup day, in preparation for the Grant County Fair, was quite a bit different this year.
Bodies found; evidence points to homicide
Detectives were waiting to hear on the cause of death Sunday of two people who were found dead just before noon Saturday at a home in the 8000 block of Road 18…
On display: Basalt Collective features local, regional artists
MOSES LAKE — At first glance, it looks like a bunch of rocks somehow strung together and hanging on the wall of Nate Ulmer’s Basalt Collective art gallery.
Health care, employment agencies largest local recipients of PPP loans
MOSES LAKE — A review of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan data for Grant and Adams counties shows the largest Paycheck Protection Program loans in…
Othello looks to curb gang violence after shooting
OTHELLO — Othello city officials will look at ways to address gang activity after a shooting July 18 seriously injured a 15-year-old Othello boy.
Mattawa prepares car show
MATTAWA — The Port of Mattawa will host the Show and Shine Car Show on Aug. 28 at Wahluke High School’s west parking lot.