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Brush fire closes Hwy 24
OTHELLO — A large brush fire has broken out along Highway 24 near Hendrix Road south of Othello. The area is curre…
League meeting highlights the power of water
It might be easy to forget the Columbia Basin is really a desert.
Capital gains tax advances in Olympia
Senate Bill 5096 is a 7% capital gains tax on the sale or exchange of long-term capital assets.
Man arrested in connection with stabbing near Othello
A man was booked into the Adams County Jail on suspicion of second-degree assault and tampering with a witness following a stabbing Sunday near Othello.
Some cities schedule spring yard cleanup
MOSES LAKE — Days are getting longer, it’s getting warmer, time to get out in the yard and - wow. The yard could use some work.
Grant County child found to have COVID-19 variant
The first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C, in Grant County has been confirmed.
Fire destroys trailers, vehicle near Ephrata
Two travel trailers and a vehicle were destroyed by fire in the 10700 block of Road E.6 Northwest on Thursday night.
Local builders expect lots of work in 2021
Demand for housing in Grant County should translate to a lot of activity in the residential construction market in 2021.
Retired pastor, farmer steps into county commissioner role
Danny Stone, a retired pastor (church in Chewelah) and semi-retired farmer, said he’s spent his whole life in eastern Washington.
New Samaritan feasibility study completed, submitted
Whether construction starts this year on a new Samaritan Hospital depends on when officials hear on the fate of their request from the U.S. Department of Agric…
Trial set in alleged machete assault
The trial for a Moses Lake man accused of assaulting and threatening his housemate with a machete over a cellphone is scheduled for April 7.
Norwegian billionaire named REC board chair
At an extraordinary meeting of REC Silicon shareholders Thursday, Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke — the second-richest man in Norway — was elected chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Commissioners to discuss reopening county offices
Grant County Commissioners will meet with other county officials Monday to discuss reopening the Grant County Courthouse and county offices.
Senate bill on juvenile court jurisdiction passes
Senate Bill 5122 would establish the Raise the Age Juvenile Justice Task Force to consider adding 18- and 19-year-olds under juvenile court jurisdiction.
Inslee wants schools to be open before end of school year
Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state’s schools reopened and kids — including middle school and high school students — back in class before the end of the school yea…
Jeep-ers! Birthday parade honors sight-impaired teen
It’s become a thing in the last year: birthday drive-by parades.