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Updated 30 minutes ago

Sidewalks, paving among plans for Mattawa street improvements

MATTAWA — Mattawa city officials are planning upgrades to West Steven Street, with the work tentatively scheduled …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
COVID-19 cases detected in MLSD, but won't cause closures

Cases of the coronavirus have been detected within the Moses Lake School District, but no students have tested positive and classes have not been canceled, acc…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Grant County Health District announces two additional COVID-19 deaths

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District has announced two more people have died due to the COVID-19 virus

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
New trash cans in downtown Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — It was a busy morning Thursday for a handful of workers with the Moses Lake City Parks and Recreation department.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Work to start on Moses Lake Christian Academy gym exterior

MOSES LAKE — After years of fundraising and preparation, the exterior walls of the new gym at the Moses Lake Christian Academy will be going up soon.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Spaceburgers finally landed in Moses Lake last weekend

Locals finally got their annual fix of Spaceburgers last weekend on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Boys & Girls Club of the Columbia Basin location on North Paxson…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Mattawa Police Department receives school security grant

MATTAWA — The Mattawa Police Department has received a grant designed to help improve security in the Wahluke School District.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Stratford Road to close at night Monday through October 23

Starting Monday, drivers on North Stratford Road will experience significant daytime delays and closures each night, according to city officials.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Air Force JROTC program starts at MLHS

MOSES LAKE — It was a simple enough exercise. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Will Britt asked 14 Moses Lake High School students — sorted into two groups of seve…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Moses Lake approves homeless camp at former lumber yard

The Moses Lake city council voted 6-1 Tuesday to move forward with a one-year lease on the southeast corner of East Broadway Avenue and state Route 17 for the …

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Coronavirus: Total cases exceeds 3,000, 42 reported Wednesday

There were 42 cases of the coronavirus confirmed Wednesday, including new cases in Moses Lake, the Mattawa and Quincy areas, and rural Grant County near Othello, according to the Grant County Health District.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Corn sale benefits Moses Lake FFA program

MOSES LAKE — Part of the appeal of a high school club is the chance to go somewhere different, try new skills, learn new things.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
School counseling complicated by distance learning

MOSES LAKE — Staff and students are still adjusting to the changes implemented for the new school year after kids returned to classrooms last week, having miss…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Newhouse announces virtual info nights for military service academies

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, has announced four events where young men and women hoping to enroll in a U.S. military service academy can get information about the application and congressional nomination process.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Coats for Kids drive kicks off in Moses Lake

The Rotary Club of Moses Lake kicked off its annual Coats for Kids drive on Saturday, with 10 drop boxes made available around Moses Lake for people to donate …

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Museum to sponsor Rusty Mammoth sale

MOSES LAKE — Watercolors, paintings, china, stoneware, furniture and miniature antique books will be among the items looking for new homes at the Rusty Mammoth…