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Ephrata names Carlstrom head basketball coach
EPHRATA — The Ephrata School District has named Ryan Carlstrom its new head coach of boys basketball. According to…
Big Bend reopens workforce education labs
MOSES LAKE — Sometimes it’s just not possible to take the class online.
USDA makes aid available to farmers hit by price drops
MOSES LAKE — Farmers who have seen their crop prices fall by at least 5 percent from January through April are now eligible to apply for federal assistance under a special program enacted as part of the Coronavirus…
MLHS names top 10 students of Class of 2020
MOSES LAKE — As graduation nears during the COVID-19 pandemic, Moses Lake High School Principal Triscia Hochstatter named the school’s top 10 seniors.
Coronavirus: Three new cases reported Thursday
GRANT COUNTY — There were three new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in Grant County on Thursday, with new cases in the Quincy area and the Mattawa area…
New COVID-19 case in Adams County reported
OTHELLO — Adams County had another confirmed case of COVID-19 reported on Thursday, May 21. The new case brings the county up to 52 total confirmed cases. Of those cases, 50 patients have recovered.
Moses Lake realtor Tara Zerbo didn’t allow cancer battle to slow her down
MOSES LAKE — You wouldn’t know the struggles Tara Zerbo’s been through the past few months from her bright smile and outgoing attitude. You wouldn’t get it fro…
2020 seniors honored with art installation on Lind-Ritzville High School field
RITZVILLE — 63 seniors from Lind-Ritzville, Sprague, Washtucna and Kahlotus high schools are being honored on the football field at LRHS. Sprague, Washtucna an…
Health district: Low COVID-19 numbers not the only requirement
GRANT COUNTY — Though Grant County may be near a point of satisfying the state on the number of recent positive cases of COVID-19, Grant County Health District cautions that more steps will be necessary before begi…
Millions in federal COVID-19 aid en route, but how to use it?
EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata is set to receive about $245,400 in federal money to assist in the city’s COVID-19 response as part of the giant, $2.2 trillion c…
When Grant County qualifies, commissioners want to be ready
EPHRATA — As of Wednesday, Grant County doesn’t qualify for a variance that would allow portions of the economy to restart. But county officials are working on…
Local races: Candidates who have filed for public office
Two candidates were left out of Grant County’s list of candidates who had filed for public office due to an error made by the county auditor’s office. The complete list is below.
Bike rodeo moved to September
MOSES LAKE — The second annual Moses Lake Bike Rodeo has been rescheduled, according to organizers. The event, which took place last year on May 11, has been moved this year to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Lauzie…
Coronavirus: One new case reported Wednesday
GRANT COUNTY - There was one new case of the novel coronavirus reported in Grant County Wednesday, a Mattawa-area man between the ages of 41 and 60, according …
Almost there: Grant County on the cusp of meeting new Phase 2 criteria
GRANT COUNTY — Though Grant County was noticeably absent from the list released Tuesday of Washington counties allowed to apply to reopen their economies soone…
Inslee expands criteria for counties wanting to reopen
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that he has expanded the criteria allowing counties to apply for variances to the state’s reopening plan, explicitly inc…