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Homesley, Falstad share plans for growing county, auditors office
EPHRATA — As Grant County continues to grow, the county auditor's office is tasked with keeping pace with increasi…
‘It’s inspiring’: Inslee praises Moses Lake’s innovative approach to dealing with shelterlessness
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake has some things to teach the state about how to address shelterlessness, according to Gov. Jay Inslee.
MLSD voters to cast ballots on local levy
MOSES LAKE — Voters in the Moses Lake School District will get a chance on Aug. 3 to vote to continue the local levy to help fund district programs over the next three years.
Trust and mandate concerns drive school board races
Two seats are up for contention in the Aug. 3 primary, and again in November’s general election.
Top brass: Local musician prepares for the next step in journey
As any jazz musician would hope to do, Nathan Fisher of Moses Lake continues to march to his own rhythm after graduating in June from Central Washington Univer…
Quincy Better Block event set for today, Saturday
QUINCY — A one-block length of a downtown Quincy street will close to traffic Friday night and Saturday morning to make way for dining and music on Friday and the Quincy Farmers Market on Saturday.
Pasco man dies in collision near Royal City
A Pasco man died Thursday morning near Royal City when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a semi.
Ready for business
Moses Lake Shed Company owner Cherity Mengelos (holding the giant scissors) and her husband Jon, flanked by members of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce, offi…
Inslee to tour Moses Lake Sleep Center
MOSES LAKE — Gov. Jay Inslee is visiting Moses Lake today to take part in a forum on homelessness at the Moses Lake Civic Center and visit the Moses Lake Sleep Center, a temporary encampment for local shelterless p…
Growing room: Construction to begin on new Moses Lake Food Bank
MOSES LAKE — The construction of a new Moses Lake Food Bank officially starts with a groundbreaking ceremony at 2 p.m. Monday at the site, 9393 NE Beacon St. i…
Popping up: She Se Puede market continues to grow
She did it again. After its May 15 debut, the She Se Puede (She Can Do It) all-women market in Quincy returned Saturday and Sunday, this time at the Mi Casa Ma…
City gets updates on land use, capital facilities plans
Following April and May workshops on Moses Lake’s capital facilities and land use plans, Seattle-based BERK Consulting senior associate Kevin Gifford presented…
Possible heat-related deaths under investigation
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Coroner’s Office is investigating the deaths of two men to determine if they are related to the record-breaking heat the region experienced in late June and early July.
Exciting times: Moses Lake Watershed Council gets funding for lake progress
MOSES LAKE — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has granted the Moses Lake Watershed Council $100,000 for Phase 1 of its WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Managemen…
Ephrata jail meetings set; county looks at other sites
EPHRATA — Residents of the area served by the Port of Ephrata (Grant County Port District 9) are invited to two public hearings on the potential sale of port property to Grant County.
Detectives ‘need leads to follow’ in May homicide
MOSES LAKE — The homicide of Kristopher Vincent, 24, of Moses Lake, remained unsolved Tuesday.