Local News
Need more information regarding today's local news? Here, we'll keep you up to date on everything happening in the Columbia Basin today.
State burn ban ends; aid sought for E. Washington
OLYMPIA — Washington's statewide outdoor burn ban is scheduled to end Oct. 1, but state fire officials caution the…
Man convicted in ML case arrested
A Salvadoran man — sentenced in Grant County for third-degree child rape — was among 10 migrants caught Saturday evening while attempting to illegally enter the U.S. near Abrams, Texas, according to a Monday releas…
A ‘general practitioner for the eyes’: Moses Lake optometrist combines clinics in new facility
MOSES LAKE — It starts with something like “read me the letters on the third line from the bottom.”
MLSD revisits choice of high school’s name
MOSES LAKE — So the Moses Lake School District’s next high school will not be named after the late President Ronald Reagan.
More than a market, a movement: Women-owned businesses gather at ‘pop-up’ event
Beneath a lively reggaeton beat and nearly 90 degrees of heat, 12 women-owned small businesses set up booths for the first-ever She Se Puede (She Can Do It) Po…
Warden to award bid for sidewalk, foot path
WARDEN — A Warden street with heavy foot traffic, but not many sidewalks, will get a pedestrian upgrade.
Scott West named new Warden schools superintendent
WARDEN — Warden School District Board members unanimously voted Warden Middle School Principal Scott West as the new superintendent at their board meeting Thursday.
City seeks input on Parks, Rec comprehensive plan
Moses Lake’s Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department will have a virtual public forum from 6-8 p.m. Thursday to get input on its Comprehensive Master Plan.
Six injured in two-vehicle collision
Six people were injured Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision at state Route 243 and Road 22.5, northwest of Mattawa.
Warden farmers take first place in corn yield contest
WARDEN — Boe and Shawn Clausen of Warden recently earned first-place state awards in the 2020 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest, placing them among the highest corn yield producer…
Traffic change: Construction on Grape Drive roundabout to begin next year
After a statewide evaluation of intersection crash history, the Department of Transportation (WSDOT) found the state Route 17 and Grape Drive intersection has …
Port of Moses Lake signs security deal
MOSES LAKE — In a 2-1 vote, the commission overseeing the Port of Moses Lake approved a deal with Herndon, Virginia-based Centerra Group to provide security at the port.
REC Silicon hopes to restart production in Moses Lake in 2023
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon believes it can restart its shuttered Moses Lake production facility sometime in 2023.
Six ML area residents plead not guilty in federal drug bust
SPOKANE — Six Grant County residents are each facing lengthy prison terms for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine after a series of drug busts by federal law enforcement officers in the Moses Lake area in earl…
State wants school plans without social distancing
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Health is asking school districts across the state to craft COVID-19 response plans for the 2021-22 school year starting this fall that include full-time, in-class instr…
Digging in: City breaks ground for new Larson Recreation Center
MOSES LAKE — “As the Mayor of the City of Moses Lake, it is my honor to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for our new Larson Recreation Center,” said …