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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-…
LDS investment firm makes high bid on Easterday properties
SPOKANE — A Salt Lake City-based investment company with ties to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is bidding $209 million for more than 33,000 acres of land belonging to bankrupt Easterday Farms and …
Traveling Vacation Bible School, evening services available in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Vacation Bible School and evening services will be offered for two weeks, beginning June 28, by a traveling minister at the Grant County Fairgrounds, 3953 Airway Dr. NE.
Newhouse pushes Second Amendment is Essential Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., is sponsoring a bill that would categorize the firearms industry as “critical infrastructure” and those who make, sell and repair guns and ammunition as essential work…
‘A good, tough class’: Pride, determination show through at Wahluke High School graduation
MATTAWA — Seniors Victor Perez and Oscar Tlatelpa said they didn’t quite know how to feel as the Wahluke High School class of 2021 left the football stadium at…
Play ball!: Moses Lake Youth Baseball honors Coach Pete Doumit with tournament
Around 25 teams from all over the state came together Friday through Sunday at the Larson Playfield on West Broadway Avenue in Moses Lake for the first-ever Pe…
Shear joy: Breeder finds calling with rare sheep
MOSES LAKE — Of all the animals Washington State University regional extension specialist, livestock and meat quality, Sarah Smith tends to, her Valais Blackno…
Changes planned for mail delivery
MATTAWA — Mattawa residents will get home mail delivery, with the goal of initiating mail routes by the end of the year, and a second carrier route will be added in Desert Aire.
Othello City Council to discuss traffic
OTHELLO — Othello residents are invited to the July 12 Othello City Council meeting to discuss traffic, the city’s collision rate and options being considered to slow down traffic.
Two new officers sworn in to Othello Police Department
OTHELLO — Two new officers have joined the Othello Police Department.
Wahluke High School students to hold school board candidate forum
MATTAWA — The role of a school board member, and what candidates for Wahluke School Board plan to do if they are elected, will be the focus of a candidate forum in October. It’s a project of Wahluke High School ASB…
Tri-Cities artist featured at Othello’s Old Hotel Art Gallery
OTHELLO — Original paintings by artist William Hermanns are on display at the Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello through the end of June.
MLSD names new director of special services
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has named a Minnesota educator to be the district’s new director of special services, which is responsible for overseeing the district’s special education programs.
McCain stages first hiring event for Othello plant expansion
MOSES LAKE — On the first day of the McCain Foods hiring event Tuesday, Tiffiny Hollingsworth said there were people ready to interview even before the doors opened.
Grant County commissioners decide not to buy downtown Ephrata building
EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioners approved a budget revision allowing them to buy property adjacent to the Grant County Fairgrounds, but they decided Monday not to purchase a building in downtown Ephrata, which …
Department of Ecology fines fertilizer fabricator
SPOKANE — A Pasco-based fertilizer maker has been fined $25,000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology for operating a mobile fertilizer reactor in Moses Lake without first obtaining an air quality permit.