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Man arrested in Thursday morning hit-and-run
MOSES LAKE — A suspect was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in the hit-and-run of a county road worker early …
First 1,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine arrive in Moses Lake
After traveling cross country, around 2,000 miles in all, in a container colder than the interior of Antarctica, almost 1,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine …
Buildout delayed for sections of Grant PUD fiber optic network
Delays in material delivery and obtaining permits mean some customers will wait longer than anticipated to hook up to the Grant County PUD fiber optic network.
Othello passes $21.6m budget for 2021
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Monday unanimously approved the city’s roughly $21.6 million budget for 2021.
Information sought in Beverly homicide
BEVERLY — Grant County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in their homicide investigation of a Beverly man whose body was found Dec. 8.
Grant PUD commissioners approve 2021 budget
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD customers will pay the same for electricity in 2021 they’re paying in 2020. Utility district commissioners unanimously approved a 2021 budget Nov. 24 that did not include billing increase…
Priest Rapids workers asked to stay at dam as COVID-19 numbers rise locally
PRIEST RAPIDS DAM — One of the many effects of the coronavirus outbreak is a group of workers at Priest Rapids Dam are being asked to stay on site seven days a…
Samaritan’s frontline nurses have adapted for the long haul during the coronavirus pandemic
MOSES LAKE — Usually, Samaritan Healthcare’s staff would have been able to celebrate 73-year-old Sandy Martin, an intensive care unit nurse, for her extraordin…
Confluence is building a $3 million clinic in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Construction started on a $3 million Confluence Health facility on Yonezawa Boulevard last week. It will have physicians in three specialties and …
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Big Bend briefly locked down due to nearby robbery; police seek information
Big Bend Community College locked down briefly Monday morning after reports of a robbery at Airport Grocery Mart on Patton Boulevard, near the campus, according to a statement made on the college’s Facebook page.
Moses Lake Sleeping Center sees some use during first weekend
MOSES LAKE — There were around 30 occupants at the Moses Lake Sleeping Center, some of which were repeats, during its opening weekend, according to a city offi…
First Grant County inmate tests positive for COVID-19
GRANT COUNTY — An inmate at the Grant County Jail tested positive for the coronavirus, the first infection of an inmate in the jail, said Grant County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Kyle Foreman in an …
'It's my turn to play': Longtime Parks and Recreation Director dedicated decades to local community
MOSES LAKE -- For three decades, Moses Lake Parks and Recreation Director Spencer Grigg has been getting paid to have fun, he said, as he announced his plans t…
Ephrata’s Christmas event brings cheer to dark year
EPHRATA — In spite of the cold and the coronavirus, Ephrata community members cruised around town Saturday night in cars, trucks and a motorcycles decked in Ch…
Grant County Sheriff’s deputy dies at home months before retirement
GRANT COUNTY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday evening Jon Melvin, a sheriff’s deputy with more than 35 years of experience in law enforceme…