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‘Gather, laugh and be together’
EPHRATA — A space originally created to bring students together through inclusive play and learning now carries a …
Hundreds peacefully march through Moses Lake to protest
MOSES LAKE — More than 300 people, most from Moses Lake but a few from as far afield as Seattle, attended Sunday’s Black Lives Matter march and vigil in Moses …
American Legion to hold flag retirement ceremony
EPHRATA — American Legion Post 28 in Ephrata will hold a flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, June 14, according to the post.
Quincy residents injured in fatal accident in Douglas County
DOUGLAS COUNTY — A three-vehicle collision on state Route 97 near mile post 218 in Douglas County caused two fatalities and numerous injuries around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Public may visit with Eyman in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Tim Eyman, a candidate for Washington governor in this year’s election, is scheduled for an appearance in Moses Lake on Tuesday. Grant County Republican Women sponsors the event and invites the public …
Back to the beginning: Local DJ, musician looking forward to dropping first new music in years
MOSES LAKE — Justin Lesser has had at least one foot in the music world since his teenage years, whether writing his own songs or DJing — though most of his fr…
Helen Turner celebrates 100th birthday
MOSES LAKE — Helen Turner was a little girl in the Roaring ’20s, a teenager in the Great Depression, and a World War II bride. Her family and friends were dete…
Quincy grads parade their way to the finish line
QUINCY — The line of cars went on for more than a mile and several city blocks, as Quincy High School seniors waited in the late spring heat to collect their d…
Royal High School honors 2020 graduates with parade, ceremony, fireworks
ROYAL CITY — The ceremony was different, but the emotions were still high as the 2020 graduating class crossed the stage at David Nielsen Memorial Field outsid…
Graduates in Ephrata celebrate, ‘make history’
EPHRATA — It was a strange end to a strange school year.
Unique graduation for Moses Lake High School Class of 2020
MOSES LAKE — In a lot of ways, there was no precedent for the Moses Lake High School graduation of 2020.
Coronavirus: One new case reported Thursday
GRANT COUNTY — One new case of the coronavirus was reported in Grant County on Thursday, a man between the ages of 19 and 40 from the Mattawa area, according t…
Water line replacement continues on Loop Drive
MOSES LAKE — Work on new water pipe along Valley Road and Loop Drive is expected to continue through July. The project was tentatively scheduled for completion…
Royal City student excels at Global Amazing Shake
ROYAL CITY — Five sixth-grade students from Royal Intermediate School competed in the Global Amazing Shake in May, and one of them, Logan Piper, placed seventh overall.
Graduation season begins in Basin
GRANT COUNTY — Graduation season in the Columbia Basin starts this weekend.
Lightning strike damages Ephrata treatment plant
EPHRATA — During Saturday’s electrical storms, a lightning strike on Ephrata’s Water Reclamation Facility — its sewage treatment plant — destroyed a computer c…