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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 …
Long-term care placement for loved ones complicated during pandemic
GRANT COUNTY — Long-term care facilities, the sites of some of the most deadly outbreaks of the coronavirus across the country, have largely been on lockdown since the pandemic began, making it more difficult for p…
Speakers lined up for Fourth of July in George
GEORGE — Since 1957, a Fourth of July celebration has been held every year at the George Community Hall. Even with the coronavirus, this year is no exception.
Telemedicine provides care options for patients
MOSES LAKE — For patients who needed to visit the doctor during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine often became a necessity. Restrictions are easing, and people are returning to medical fac…
Active lifestyle can boost immune system
MOSES LAKE — Jose Zambrano, general manager at South Campus Athletic Club, has a simple adage he tells gym-goers.
Healthy diet and lifestyle can be helpful in preventing infection
MOSES LAKE — Navigating the past few months has meant changes for everyone in the community in almost all facets of their daily life. While not always easy, keeping up helpful daily routines, like a maintaining a h…
Kittelson Road water tower is Moses Lake’s first in repainting project
MOSES LAKE — Contractors are working on repainting the water tower off of Kittelson Road in Moses Lake. The Kittelson Road water tower is the first to receive …
Basic steps can help reduce spread of coronavirus
MOSES LAKE — The COVID-19 outbreak has wreaked havoc around the world, around the U.S., around Washington and Grant County, down to the community and individual level.
Museum to open new exhibit, but public won’t be able to see it right away
MOSES LAKE — A new exhibit at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center technically will open June 26, although the date when people will be able to get into the muse…
Small fires crop up north of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A brush fire near a substation north of Moses Lake sent plumes of black smoke into the air Monday afternoon before quickly being knocked down by f…
Coronavirus: 117 cases reported in seven-day period
GRANT COUNTY — There were 18 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Friday: six in the Quincy area, five in the Mattawa area, four in Moses Lake, two in Ephrata and one in Royal City, according to…
Governor announces Phase 3 guidelines for religious services
Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced new guidelines for religious and faith-based services in counties that have reached Phase 3 of Washington’s Safe Start recovery plan, according to a press release.
Quincy farmer lived a full life of service before being hit by the coronavirus
MOSES LAKE — Robert Hammond, a World War II veteran, a devotee of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Grant County community si…
Quincy Farmers Market overcomes obstacles to have successful first day
QUINCY — Quincy Farmers Market opened for the season Saturday with relatively high attendance and selection of vendors in a prime location after organizers navigated a number of obstacles presented by COVID-19 rest…
Grant PUD may extend riverbank study
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners will consider extending a study of seismic conditions of the left bank at Wanapum Dam and an increase in the contract cost. If approved, the contract with Jack R. Benjamin A…
Moses Lake police chief discusses proposed police reform legislation
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police Chief Kevin Fuhr recently met with other chiefs and sheriffs as part of Rep. Dan Newhouse’s newly formed Law Enforcement Working…