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WEATHER: May 14-20
Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 …
Warden High School celebration set
WARDEN — Warden High School has set the date for its graduation event.
Adams County virus cases up
OTHELLO — No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Adams County on Thursday, June 25. It was the second day this week with no new reported cases. Prior to that, June 11 was the most recent day that no new cases were …
Coronavirus: Seventeen cases reported
GRANT COUNTY — There were 17 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Thursday, including eight new cases in the Quincy area, six cases in Moses Lake, two in the Mattawa area and one in Ephrata, acc…
Summer heat brings people out to Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Summer arrived and delivered a bout of heat. The forecast for today is a peak temperature close to 99 degrees.
Samaritan Healthcare reports loss in May
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare ended May with a $74,833 loss, though the reopening of surgical and other services made it a smaller loss than in April.
Warden schools offer free summer meals
WARDEN — Warden School District will offer a free summer meal program for children who are enrolled in the district.
Local gym owner working through challenges to keep gymnasts going
MOSES LAKE — Kortni Nelson, owner of AIM Gymnastics Center in Moses Lake, said this summer might be her most challenging since buying the gym in 2004.
Sixth Grant County resident infected with coronavirus has died
GRANT COUNTY - A sixth Grant County resident previously infected with the coronavirus has died, according to the Grant County Health District.
GCSO reiterates Inslee comments; enforcement of face covering order unlikely
GRANT COUNTY — Reinforcing comments made by the governor Tuesday that the state’s new order for people to wear face coverings would not be vigorously enforced,…
State distributes masks to low-income residents
OLYMPIA — State government is distributing masks to low-income residents across Washington, including more than 100,000 masks in Grant and Adams counties, according to the state’s COVID-19 Joint Information Center.
Free thermometers offered to help check employees
OLYMPIA — The Association of Washington Business has 800 no-contact thermometers to give away to businesses across Washington state.
Samaritan may review project budget, design
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare officials will resume the planning process for building a new hospital in Moses Lake, after hospital district commissioners gave the go-ahead at a meeting Tuesday.
Keeping the Moses Lake airshow alive
MOSES LAKE — She’s been described as “the best female stunt pilot in the industry.”
No library mail order services yet
WENATCHEE — It will still be a while before North Central Regional Library patrons can order books through the library’s mail order system.
Third distribution of free food coming up
MOSES LAKE — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Chelan Fresh are working together to provide boxes of fresh food for free in Moses Lake. They planned three distribution events, and the third is Sat…