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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 …
Local law enforcement helps young Olekzander Lopez’s birthday become special
SOAP LAKE — Five-year-old Olekzander Lopez’s face lit up on Sunday as law enforcement from the Soap Lake Police Department and Grant County Sheriff’s Office ca…
Small grants keep a few local outfits in operation
WARDEN — The $10,000 couldn’t have come at a better time for Cindy Collins and her business.
Pet pantry helps critters during crisis
SOAP LAKE — Times have been hard lately for a lot of people, what with the state closing businesses due to the coronavirus and some consumer goods unavailable.…
Grant County gains eligibility for more federal help against drugs
GRANT COUNTY — Grant County was on Thursday designated a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the federal government, making it eligible for additional federal resources and opening the door to increased coopera…
Coronavirus: Two new cases in Othello
OTHELLO - Two new cases of COVID-19 in Othello were reported on Thursday, June 4, bringing Adams County’s total to 78 confirmed cases. Othello accounts for 71 of the cases in the county, while Ritzville has had fou…
Sabey seeks air permit revision
QUINCY — Sabey Data Center Properties has applied to modify an air permit for its Intergate.Quincy facility at 2200 M St. NE, Quincy.
Police in region address rumors of agitators
MOSES LAKE — Rumors have been swirling on social media, but local authorities say they have not seen evidence of out-of-town agitators coming to Grant or Adams counties.
Moses Lake High School honors 20 seniors who persevered
MOSES LAKE — While everyone works hard to graduate from high school, some students just have to work harder.
Lengthy line forms as Ross reopens in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The line stretched all the way around the corner of the building.
Over six tons of carp removed from Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — At the beginning of May, Grant County Conservation District and Moses Lake Watershed Council teamed up to address the problem of blue-green algae in Moses Lake.
Burn ban imposed in Grant County
EPHRATA — Restrictions on open fires in Grant County went into effect Monday. The burn ban is imposed automatically on June 1, and automatically expires Sept. 30.
Coronavirus: Four new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were four new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday, with residents in Moses Lake, Mattawa and Quincy testing positive, according to Grant County Health District.
Coronavirus: Five new cases in Othello
OTHELLO — Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Adams County on Wednesday, June 3, bringing the total to 76. The new cases are all in Othello.
Hard hit by pandemic closures, funeral service providers get some leeway under new guidelines
MOSES LAKE — As businesses start to reopen with Grant County in Phase 2 of the state’s four-step plan to restart the economy, and with additional leeway recent…
Seventh person at Moses Lake Alzheimer’s center has COVID-19; few details publicly available
MOSES LAKE — A day after it was announced that an outbreak of COVID-19 had been found at a Moses Lake Alzheimer’s care facility, little has been made public ab…