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Hispanic cultures blend at UMANI
MOSES LAKE — The range of cultures represented in downtown Moses Lake was broad: Mexican, Caribbean and South Amer…
Cody Easterday pleads guilty to defrauding Tyson subsidiary
Cody Easterday pleaded guilty in federal court late Wednesday to defrauding two companies.
A near-century of remediation: Public works haunted by old Grant County landfill
The old Grant County landfill, a chunk of land directly adjacent to the active one and otherwise indistinguishable from the hillside, has been closed to the pu…
Royal schools to drop hybrid option after spring break
Royal School District officials are planning to drop the hybrid schedule — part-time on campus and part-time online — April 12, in favor of full-time, in-perso…
Dorow hired as consultant for Othello sewage plant
Othello City Council member Genna Dorow has been hired by the city on a short-term contract to provide consulting services for the city’s wastewater treatment …
Othello looks for new district superintendent
Who the Othello School District superintendent will be in the 2021-22 school year is uncertain, as current district superintendent Chris Hurst announced he accepted another job, but has not resigned from his Othell…
Desert Aire plans Easter egg hunt
Children in the Mattawa area are invited to hunt Easter eggs at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Desert Aire Park at 368 Desert Aire Dr. SW.
Eager to move in: GC Fire District 8’s new fire hall nearly ready for crews
It’s almost moving day for Grant County Fire District 8.
Wahluke School District hires new safety and security coordinator
The Wahluke School District hired JJ Calzadillas as the new safety and security coordinator, as the position was empty since Shelby Jensen left in 2019.
State accepting applications for fourth round of small business grants
The Washington State Department of Commerce is accepting applications from small businesses for grants of up to $25,000.
Othello schools to remain in hybrid model
Othello School District students will attend classes in the hybrid model, which includes classes on campus part-time and online part-time, through the end of the current school year.
Road rebuilding planned around new Love’s Travel Stop
The plans for the new Love’s Travel Stop on the south side of Interstate 90 in Moses Lake include major upgrades to the two roads that provide access to the pr…
Senate passes capital budget
Senate Bill 5083 would allocate $6.23 billion for capital projects planned for the 2021-23 fiscal biennium.
Police search for suspect in Othello shooting
Othello police are searching for a suspect who shot an Othello man in the leg outside his home early Tuesday morning.
Potential for Soap Lake? Concerns remain on annexation petition presented to city council
Questions and concerns remain on the annexation of about 76 acres of land for commercial use just outside the city of Soap Lake.
Vaccination clinic tentatively scheduled for Saturday
The Grant County Vaccine Task Force tentatively scheduled a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake.