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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 …
Priest Rapids workers ‘sequestered’ at dam as COVID numbers rise locally
PRIEST RAPIDS DAM — Control room operators and maintenance workers at Priest Rapids Dam are being asked to stay on the site seven days at a time.
Inside an intensive care unit: Largest local hospital braces as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise
MOSES LAKE — Nine months into a global pandemic, Samaritan Hospital is facing possibly the largest surge of coronavirus hospitalizations and juggling patients …
Othello students stay in online instruction
OTHELLO — All students in the Othello School District will stay in all-online instruction at least through the start of winter break, Dec. 18.
A peek at Christmas wishes: Local gardeners discuss their ‘ultimate gift’ ideas
MOSES LAKE — Holly Trinnamen, a Moses Lake gardener, said she knew exactly what her ultimate garden gift would be. “The first thing that comes to mind is a gar…
Samaritan likely to receive first round of vaccines within week
MOSES LAKE — Nine months after the coronavirus pandemic first hit Grant County, the first vaccinations for residents are expected in the next week, according t…
Grant PUD commissioners approve 2021 budget
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD electrical billing rates will remain the same in 2021 as they are in 2020.
Health district passes $3.4 million budget for 2021
MOSES LAKE — Members of the board overseeing the Grant County Health District have approved the district’s $3.4 million budget for 2021, a 35% increase over 2020.
Grant County unemployment drops from September to October
MOSES LAKE — Unemployment in Grant County dropped 2.3% between September and October, according to information released Thursday by the Washington Department of Employment Security.
Moses Lake managed shelterless camp opens Friday
MOSES LAKE — By Friday night, years after city officials first began to consider it, Moses Lake’s sleeping center for those without shelter will open for the f…
Authorities seek information in Beverly case
Grant County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help in the case of an unidentified man whose body was found outside a Beverly home Dec. 8.
Another 11 COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday
Eleven deaths associated with the coronavirus were reported Thursday evening, including ten residents of long-term care facilities, bringing the total deaths of Grant County residents since the pandemic began to 65…
COVID-19 cases linked to wedding ‘superspreader’
MOSES LAKE — Staff at Lake Ridge Center, as well as Sage Point Elementary, attended a Ritzville-area wedding with about 300 attendees before testing positive f…
Construction begins on Confluence Health facility
Construction work has begun on a new Confluence Health facility on Yonezawa Boulevard in Moses Lake.
Quincy man pleads guilty to murder
EPHRATA — A Quincy man pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a man in August whose decomposing body was found wrapped in garbage bags in his bedroom closet, according to court records.
Grant Housing Authority has money to help with back rent
MOSES LAKE — If you live in Grant or Adams counties, and you’re behind on your rent, there’s still help available. But unless Congress acts, it will go away at…