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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…
New Adams County clerk starts work
RITZVILLE — Katie Sloan was sworn in June 30 and started her new job July 1 as the new Adams County Clerk.
Mattawa City Council to start meeting in person
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council will begin meeting in person with live streaming for those who cannot attend.
New mental health facility opens
MATTAWA — A new and larger clinic operated by Grant Integrated Services, offering expanded mental health treatment options, has opened in Mattawa at 221 Government Road.
Othello car show returns to Kiwanis Park with slow drags, poker run
OTHELLO — After a year off, cars and their owners will return to Kiwanis Park Saturday for the annual car show sponsored by the All City Classics Car Club.
Mattawa paying more to attorney
MATTAWA — Sums the city of Mattawa paid for the services of attorney Katherine Kenison have increased significantly.
EL 47.5 builds on promise of the Basin project
WARDEN — The six pumps in the EL 47.5 pump house can pull 63,100 gallons of water each minute out of the East Low Canal.
Good cowboys, expert broncs: Basin family supplies the horses that make the rodeo buck
Hundreds of spectators gathered Memorial Day weekend for the Coulee City PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) Last Stand Rodeo.
‘Working for the people’: Colleagues remember Joyce Mulliken
FLORENCE, Ariz. — Former colleagues remembered longtime 13th Legislative District’s Joyce Mulliken as a hard working legislator who knew how to negotiate and cared a great deal about the people she was elected to s…
CBCF tries to meet fundraising challenge
MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation is working to meet a challenge by the end of July. And if it’s successful, the foundation will have money nee…
Wallace, Gwinn named Grant County District Court judges
EPHRATA — Ephrata attorneys Brian Gwinn and Nick Wallace were selected Monday by Grant County Commissioners as the two new Grant County District Court judges t…
Two wildfires scorch Dodson Road area
Four fire departments, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Land Management responded to two fires happening simultaneously just miles apart nea…
Troopers increase patrols between ML and Othello
Washington State Patrol troopers in the Basin are increasing their patrols on the stretch of state Route 17, between Moses Lake and Othello, due to an upward trend of fatal, serious injury and other collisions this…
Semper fix-it
Marine Corps mechanics work on the engine of an MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft Monday at the Grant County International Airport.
A town celebrates: Royal City turns out in force for Summerfest
When the Royal City Summerfest team received approval from the city, they had just four weeks to put the event together.
MLSD names new board member, talks about equity and inclusion
MOSES LAKE — Two nights of back-to-back meetings last week saw the Moses Lake School District School Board appoint a new member and engage in a sometimes heate…