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Othello man arrested in connection with drive-by shooting
OTHELLO — An Othello man has been arrested and booked on suspicion of first-degree assault and drive-by shooting i…
Moses Lake decides against increasing health district contributions
Moses Lake will not be allocating additional tax dollars to the Grant County Health District, council members decided at last Tuesday’s council meeting.
MLSD closes Sage Point Elementary to in-class instruction
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District announced late Monday that all students at Sage Point Elementary would start remote learning as of Tuesday, citing the increase in COVID-19 cases and “an increase in abse…
As COVID-19 cases rise, Samaritan Healthcare still has capacity
While coronavirus cases are surging throughout the country, and some hospital systems are becoming overwhelmed, Samaritan Healthcare still has sufficient capac…
Elks host free Thanksgiving dinner to go
A community Thanksgiving dinner will be served from noon to 3 p.m., Wednesday, at the Elks Lodge, 814 N. Stratford Road, Moses Lake. The dinner is open to the public at no charge.
Single-vehicle collision injures Moses Lake man
A Moses Lake man was injured in a rollover collision Sunday on state Route 17 at Lake Lenore.
MLSD sends all middle schoolers home for remote learning, citing staffing issues
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is sending all of its middle school students home and will have them do school remotely for the next two weeks, saying the spread of COVID-19 among faculty and staff has …
Free coronavirus testing in Grant, Adams counties from Nov. 17-20
QUINCY — Medical Teams International will provide free COVID-19 testing in communities throughout Grant and Adams counties from Nov. 17-20.
Firefighters halt blaze at Quincy mobile home
Firefighters with Grant County Fire District 3 put out a fire in a mobile home near the 13000 block of Road 14 Northwest, Quincy, Thursday night.
State Republicans say they've been iced out of decision making, call for special session
Following announced restrictions Sunday morning for restaurants and other businesses by Gov. Jay Inslee, Washington Republican legislators quickly issued statements reiterating requests for the governor to involve …
Déjà vu: Panic buying, not supply chain disruption, wiping out some store shelves
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery store toilet paper shelves are looking a lot like they did in April, for largely the same reasons: supply chai…
"It's a nightmare": Some wonder if their businesses will survive renewed shutdown
“It will be very, very challenging to make the business profitable,” said Emmy Winzler, manager at Evolve Fitness in Moses Lake.
Building a new house is a long, slow process
Kris Butt knew what she wanted in the house she and her husband are building next to the water of Moses Lake.
Bringing the garden view indoors
That lush green landscape of flowers and foliage doesn’t have to disappear with the cold weather and shorter days this fall. Keeping houseplants around is a gr…
Soroptomists seek dream award applicants
MOSES LAKE — The Soroptimists of Moses Lake are taking applications for this year’s Live Your Dream Award to help young women who provide the primary financial support for their families to improve their education,…
Mobile Market returns to Ephrata for third time
EPHRATA — For the third, and likely final time, since COVID-19 came into effect last March, the Second Harvest Mobile Market food distribution returned to Ephr…