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Huskies suffer loss in district tournament
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (19-4) suffered a 5-1 loss at home to the Ellensburg Bulldogs in the semifinals of t…
Lawmaking at a distance: Local legislators miss interaction with others during remote session
Sitting in an office in his hangar at the Moses Lake Municipal Airport, Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, does not hesitate to say what’s hardest about this year’s …
Registration open for mass vaccination clinic Saturday
Registration opens at 10 a.m. today for a vaccine clinic at the Grant County Fairgrounds Saturday.
Police chase leads to fatal accident south of Ephrata
A section of Dodson Road, just south of the Ephrata city limits, was closed for much of Tuesday morning after a police chase led to a woman's death in a collis…
Half done: Soap Lake struggles to finish remodeling city hall
As Soap Lake Mayor Alex Kovach stands in the middle of the city’s empty city hall, he looks up at the underside of the roof.
New exhibits scheduled at Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
MOSES LAKE — An exhibit of historic photographs of Moses Lake and an exhibit featuring a Quincy artist both are opening Friday at the Moses Lake Museum & Art C…
More than a trophy: Quincy’s Youth Day of Fishing goes back to the basics
The Quincy Chamber of Commerce's annual Youth Day of Fishing trout derby, on the first Saturday of March, was COVID-cautious this year by stripping the accesso…
Moses Lake tutoring center launches student voucher program
This Thursday, Hometown Studyhall owner Holly Rock will fully launch the sponsor-a-student program, in which businesses and individuals can fund a student’s ex…
Lawmakers pass bills to protect renters
Washington lawmakers are considering bill as the end of an emergency eviction moratorium looms over thousands of Washington renters.
Local legislators urge state to resume full in-person learning
District 13 legislators outlined recommendations to restore full in-person learning in a letter sent to the governor and state superintendent of public instruc…
Man charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old son's death
An Othello man was charged Wednesday with first-degree manslaughter in the death of his 4-year-old son Feb. 27.
Sleep Center guest found dead Saturday
A 36-year-old guest at Open Doors Sleep Center was found dead Saturday morning, officials announced Monday.
Road guru: Grant County engineer keeps the county rolling
Keith Elefson said the county engineer is responsible for roads, first and foremost.
Wanting to get outside: Discover Pass purchases, state parks reservations rise
Sales of Discover Passes are up since June and so are reservations at state parks, according to data from Washington State Parks.
Grant County to review building fees
A review of fees charged by the Grant County Planning Division has been postponed to midyear, after which fees may increase, according to Development services director Damien Hooper.
League meeting highlights the power of water
It might be easy to forget the Columbia Basin is really a desert.