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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 …
Coronavirus: 35 new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 35 new cases of the coronavirus in Grant County reported on Wednesday: 17 in the Quincy area; seven in the Mattawa area; four in Moses Lake; two each in Royal City and rural Grant County n…
Boeing starts 777X test flights in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The 777X has finally arrived in Moses Lake.
Columbia Basin Allied Arts prepares 2021 season
MOSES LAKE — Columbia Basin Allied Arts will have a 2021 season, but performances scheduled for fall 2020 have been canceled or rescheduled.
Brush fire causes highways to close near Lind Coulee
WARDEN — A large brush fire north of Warden along state Route 17 near milepost 43 in the Lind Coulee area temporarily closed the highway Wednesday evening, according to state troopers.
Inslee announces statewide order for facial coverings in public
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced that the state Secretary of Health would be issuing an order for all people in the state to wear facial covering…
Coronavirus: 11 new cases in Grant County; rate of positive results climbs
By EMRY DINMAN
Moses Lake decides how to spend its COVID-19 funds
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council approved a budget for its use of federal COVID-19 grant funds at Tuesday’s council meeting, including an allocation for limited relief for delinquent utility bill payers and…
Wahluke teacher takes kids where the learning is
MATTAWA — Wahluke Junior High science teacher Mike Bosko’s background paid some dividends this year.
Energy firm eyes Moses Lake area for a solar farm
MOSES LAKE — A solar power farm may be coming to land northwest of Moses Lake.
Potato pioneer Sam Driggs looked ahead, got it right
MOSES LAKE — Sam Driggs was one of those guys who looked ahead – and when he did, he was right about what was going to happen.
Volunteers make sandwiches for folks in need
MOSES LAKE — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard in mid-March, most things across Washington ground to a halt.
Grant County revenue expected to dip
EPHRATA — The COVID-19 outbreak and the measures taken to fight it will mean less revenue for Grant County government, although county officials are not sure yet how much less.
McCosh Park, Surf 'n Slide parking lots to close for July 4
MOSES LAKE — The city of Moses Lake will close parking lots at McCosh Park and at the Surf 'n Slide Water Park for the Fourth of July fireworks show, Police Ch…
Surge in reported COVID-19 cases coincides with increase in testing
GRANT COUNTY -—Grant County’s recent surge in new cases — more than a quarter of all positive tests since the pandemic began were reported in the last week — h…
Coronavirus: 66 reported over the weekend
GRANT COUNTY — Sixty-six new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Grant County since Friday, including 31 new cases in the Mattawa area, 15 in Moses Lake,…