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4-acre blaze mostly contained in rural Ephrata
EPHRATA — Three fire agencies were called to a wildfire in the 13000 block of Road A.5 Northwest in Rural Ephrata …
County calls for applications for tourism grants
The Grant County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and the county commissioners seek grant applications for qualifying tourism-promotion campaigns, events and projects for 2021.
Blood drive event canceled
The blood donation event planned for Nov. 9 in Moses Lake by the Greater Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross has been canceled.
Pent-up demand and other factors drive the booming Grant County housing market
Judging by the building permits issued by Grant County and its cities, home construction is booming. Buyers for those homes, according to local home constructi…
Cellist and composer set to bring 'Nosferatu' soundtrack to life tonight
Columbia Basin Allied Arts and Grant County Fairgrounds are teaming up tonight for a special edition of Cars Under the Stars for their showing of the classic f…
State grant will help pay for Grant PUD fiber optic project
Grant County Public Utility District will use an $810,000 grant from the Washington State Public Works Board to expand the utility’s fiber optic network. The P…
Dent returns home after COVID-19 hospitalization
Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, is at home recovering after being admitted to the intensive care unit at Samaritan Hospital on Oct. 21, two weeks after testing po…
Moses Lake managed homeless camp set to open mid-November
With tiny home units being hauled in at a pace of around five per week, the Moses Lake managed homeless camp is set to open its doors in mid-November, said Tay…
MLHS drama club takes on 1938 radio play
MOSES LAKE — Social distancing. Masking. Remote learning. All of it makes school difficult. And it makes extracurricular activities — like sports, music and th…
Mattawa rebuilding at wastewater plant after January fire
Rebuilding work at the Mattawa Wastewater Treatment Facility may be completed in the next few months, following a fire in January.
Samaritan application turned down; new study on the way
Samaritan Healthcare's application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for funding to build a new Samaritan hospital has been declined, but hospital district officials have options for keeping the project moving …
Port cuts ribbon on industrial park road
On Wednesday afternoon, Grant County Commissioner Cindy Carter, Port of Moses Lake Commissioner Stroud Kunkle, and Moses Lake Mayor David Curnel cut the ribbon…
Moses Lake Public Library prepares to welcome back patrons
The staff of Moses Lake Public Library is preparing to reopen the doors to the public on Monday, Nov. 2.
Moses Lake man accused of attempted bribery of trooper
A Moses Lake man is facing charges of driving under the influence and bribery after allegedly trying to hand money to a state trooper while on his way to jail, according to law enforcement officials.
Othello man killed in Monday collision identified
An Othello man who died in a Monday traffic accident at the intersection of state Route 262 and state Route 26 has been identified as 31-year-old Payan Medinairrael, according to a press release.
Juli Rasmussen works to pay it forward
MOSES LAKE — Juli Rasmussen said she wanted to pay back the kindness and support she received when she opened her business, and that she remembered from her yo…