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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…
MLHS volunteers beautify downtown with flowers
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School FFA members, MLHS horticulture students and some teachers fanned through downtown Wednesday morning, removing plants from t…
ML OKs homeless assistance proposal
The Moses Lake City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to expand homeless services in the name of a rapid re-housing and a hotel voucher program.
Cloudiness in water caused by city system change
Cloudy tap water? Try filling a glass and waiting a minute for it to clear.
City of Mattawa reviews chicken licensing; gives seniors a discount
MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council updated the city’s chicken ordinance during its regular meeting Thursday.
New hardware store coming to Royal City
ROYAL CITY — Royal City public works crews soon will begin upgrades to a water line on Beech Avenue Northeast, providing water to property being developed for a new hardware, lumber and feed store, with plans to op…
Wahluke School District decides against second capital levy vote
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District officials have decided against submitting a capital levy to district voters for a second time.
Othello PD adopts new restraint system
OTHELLO — Among the many dilemmas facing police officers is how to keep people in a volatile situation from hurting themselves or others.
One for the books: Red Rock Elementary library media specialist sees role for printed page
ROYAL CITY — Debra Rees says people who think books are on the way out and kids won’t read them are mistaken.
Othello Community Museum to reopen next month
OTHELLO — After a closure of more than a year, the Othello Community Museum will reopen in June.
Saving water is a serious job for Quincy irrigation district
QUINCY — Three million acre-feet. That’s how much Columbia River water is pumped out at the Grand Coulee Dam every year and sent to the three irrigation distri…
Space needed: Grant County census data shows higher growth in population than housing
After an adjusted data release timeline due to COVID-19, the U.S. Census Bureau recently published its most updated population counts and housing data. For Gra…
Mattawa mayor gives statement on police
MATTAWA — Mattawa City Council members are not saying what changes they will make, if any, in the Mattawa Police Department in the wake of the firing of Joe Harris, the former chief of police.
Mitsubishi mulls restarting its mothballed SpaceJet program
TOKYO, Japan — Despite eliminating its U.S. aircraft subsidiary and pausing development on its SpaceJet passenger aircraft, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) e…
Moses Lake Fire Department squashes structure fires
Moses Lake firefighters responded at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday to a structure fires involving two sheds in the 3000 block of Lakeshore Drive.
'Water is everything': State legislators add money for local irrigation, projects in capital budget
MOSES LAKE — Legislators included a number of local projects — including two major irrigation expansions and repair work to the Soap Lake city hall — as part o…