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Can you help Emmaline find her forever family?
Adopt a pet: Can you help Emmaline find her forever family?
Setting up lights at fairgrounds arena is a slow, precise process
MOSES LAKE — The job of setting a 75-foot light pole on a seven-foot base, using a lift that extends 20 feet and a crane that extends 100 feet, is an inches ga…
Wahluke students start club to promote mental health awareness, support
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School senior Jillian Aguilar has approval from the Wahluke School Board to start a club to help promote mental health awareness and support students that have mental health needs.
Local business sponsors coat drive for foster children
MOSES LAKE — A local business is sponsoring an unusual coat drive to benefit children in foster care.
Grant County Superior Court suspends jury trials
Jury trials in Grant County Superior Court are suspended through Jan. 11.
Small Business Saturday: Customers come out in support as downtown ML businesses adapt
MOSES LAKE — Stores were open and business was brisk on Small Business Saturday, but shopping was different. Of course, it was 2020 and in the midst of a pand…
Moses Lake man sentenced to 67 months in prison for arson
MOSES LAKE -- A Moses Lake man was sentenced to 67 months (about 5 1/2 years) in state prison last month, after a jury found him guilty of setting fire to his father’s vehicle and boat in March and endangering a ne…
Cost for fairgrounds ag building upgrades higher than expected
MOSES LAKE — Refurbishing the agriculture building at the Grant County Fairgrounds will cost $40,000 to $45,000 more than expected, but officials have said fun…
Opening of Moses Lake managed shelterless camp delayed again
MOSES LAKE — The opening of the Moses Lake sleeping center, a managed camp for those without shelter, located on the corner of East Broadway Avenue and state R…
Troopers find surprise in abandoned boat
MOSES LAKE — Four week-old kittens, too young to have opened their eyes, were discovered Friday in an overturned boat that had been abandoned on the side of In…
'Light Up Moses Lake' to feature reverse parade
A new take on a Moses Lake tradition will be part of the “Light Up Moses Lake” celebration beginning Friday.
A jump on shopping: In-store Black Friday crowds down this year
MOSES LAKE — Anyone who can remember back to, oh, Thanksgiving 2019, remembers the hustle and bustle of Black Friday. Cars overflowing the parking lots of sto…
Othello police to gain control of traffic lights; some ML lights don’t have sensors
OTHELLO — The city of Othello will spend $15,000 to equip its police cars with devices to control some of the city’s traffic lights.
Happy places: Greenhouse owners discuss how plants fare after first frost
Greenhouses in the area, and the plants they house, have seen their first tests in recent weeks, with temperatures dropping and even a few snowflakes falling.
GCHD announces four more COVID-19 deaths
The Grant County Health District Wednesday announced the deaths of four more residents as a result of COVID-19.
First details on new round of business grants
OLYMPIA — Small businesses seeking help to defray costs incurred because of the most recent round of COVID-19-related restrictions and closures can apply for state aid next week.