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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 …
Stratford Road lanes to close for sidewalk work
MOSES LAKE — Commuters can expect long delays Tuesday as they travel on Stratford Road, as multiple lanes will be closed between Mart Road and Knolls Vista Dri…
Thwarting ‘porch pirates’ this holiday season
MOSES LAKE — ’Tis the season to give and receive. With the rise in e-commerce, it’s also a time when packages ordered or sent land on porches across the countr…
Police records for 12/2 - 12/6
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Grant County Sheriff's Office closed to public due to coronavirus cases
GRANT COUNTY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office in Ephrata will be closed to the public Tuesday until further notice, as four members of the Corrections Division have tested positive for the coronavirus, according…
Mattawa woman dies, three injured in Sunday night collision
A Mattawa woman died and another three people were injured Sunday night in a three-vehicle collision on state Route 243, south of Mattawa, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Lioness Club donates to Boys & Girls Club, Cancer Foundation
MOSES LAKE — The Lioness Club of Moses Lake donated proceeds from Spaceburger sales to two Moses Lake organizations.
Local scouting group funds program with Christmas' iconic conifer
MOSES LAKE — In a little lot lined by chain-link fences on East Broadway Avenue, volunteers with the Moses Lake outpost of a worldwide Christian scouting organ…
Moses Lake lights up
MOSES LAKE — Brady Wiltbank already started to decorate his house — and yard, and trees — when the Light Up Moses Lake contest was announced.
Othello schools to continue all-online for December
OTHELLO — All Othello School District students, including kindergarten through third grade, will stay in all-online school until the winter break, after the last day of school Dec. 18.
Christmas celebration: Quincy museum, volunteers put together a Christmas Market and Living Nativity
QUINCY — Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum hosted Christmas activities all day Saturday, starting in the morning with the Christmas Market and wrapping…
Lights and Santa Claus kick off Quincy Valley Christmas Holiday Celebration
Grant County Fire District 3 helped bring Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus to downtown Quincy Friday evening to kick off the weekend’s Quincy Valley Christmas Holida…
Othello holds Christmas Miracle on Main Street Parade
OTHELLO — It was frosty and cold in Othello on Saturday, and the freezing fog of the previous few days left a thick, natural flocking on all of the trees in fr…
BBCC’s aviation programs lifted with $50,000 from Boeing
Big Bend Community College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) and Commercial Pilot programs received a $50,000 donation from Boeing last week.
Teenager hospitalized after Saturday morning shooting north of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Mattawa teenager was hospitalized early Saturday morning and later released after a reported shooting in the Larson community north of Moses lake, according to a Grant County Sheriff’s Office release…
Samaritan beds occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients up
MOSES LAKE — Though there is additional room, the number of beds occupied by patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 at Samaritan Hospital has quadrupled since Nov. 16, according to a hospital spokesperson.