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Jacks soccer hosts 2026 alumni game
QUINCY — The Quincy Jackrabbits held their 2026 alumni game July 10 when former Quincy soccer players returned to …
Mattawa discusses hiring new police chief
MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council discussed on Thursday replacing former chief of police Joe Harris, who was fired in April for reasons undisclosed by the city.
Royal City waives bid process for pump repairs
ROYAL CITY — Royal City Mayor Kent Anderson was authorized to approve a contract to start repairs on one of the city’s two wells without going through the competitive bid process, after Royal City City Council memb…
New Grant County Jail plans creep forward
EPHRATA — The planning process for the new Grant County Jail has reached the start of the design phase and negotiations with the Port of Ephrata to purchase more land at the preferred site are in the beginning stag…
MLSD delays gender-inclusive school policy discussion
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board has postponed discussion of a draft “Gender-Inclusive Schools” policy originally set for a special meeting Thursday.
MLFD responds to small brush fire near Ten Pin Tuesday evening
Moses Lake Fire Department responded Tuesday evening to a sagebrush fire, which started in a shelterless encampment behind Ten Pin Inn & Suites (1157 N. Stratf…
Creating growth: Grant EDC celebrates 30 years of promoting the county
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Economic Development Council (EDC) celebrated its 30th birthday in April.
Prisoner in Quincy murders case may be released early
A man sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering a Quincy couple in 1997 is on track to be released soon, after serving less than half his sentence, as the Department of Corrections Indeterminate Sentence Review…
Grant County government unveils website
EPHRATA — Grant County officials unveiled a new county website last week.
Brush fire burns about 150 acres near Vantage
Traffic on Interstate 90 was restricted for a few hours Sunday afternoon as firefighters battled a brush fire near the Wild Horse Monument, about four miles no…
Sunday fire damages unoccupied home near MarDon
An unoccupied double-wide trailer near MarDon Resort sustained extensive damage when it caught fire Sunday evening.
Ephrata OKs code change for new jail to be built
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to change the city’s zoning code and allow for a jail to be built at the Port of Ephrata.
‘Someday, things would get better’: Ephrata grads feel hopeful, ‘brand new’
EPHRATA — Things do get better. That was the message members of Ephrata High School’s Class of 2021 told themselves at this year’s graduation ceremony, held ou…
Soap Lake’s 2021 grads toss caps in celebration
When Soap Lake School District Superintendent Sunshine Pray turned the microphone on at Saturday’s commencement ceremony, it hummed with the passing gust.
Ephrata teen drowns in irrigation canal
An Ephrata teenager died Thursday night when he was swept away by the current in an irrigation canal about four miles south of Ephrata.
Long, hot summer: Drought looking likely for Columbia Basin
MOSES LAKE — It’s been a dry spring across nearly the entire state of Washington, and that means there is a very good likelihood of drought this summer.