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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…
City’s choice for site doesn’t sit well with school officials
MOSES LAKE — Members of the Moses Lake School Board said Thursday evening they were confident that a better location can be found for the city’s proposed homel…
SGL: Not affected by COVID-19 pandemic yet
WIESBADEN, Germany — SGL Carbon said the company “has not yet been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic” and that revenue for the first quarter of 2020 was actually above what the company expected.
Moses Lake City Council to reconsider site of managed homeless camp
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council will reconsider whether to build a managed homeless camp at Longview Tracts at its next meeting, following a day of heated community feedback to the proposal, according to c…
Lamb Weston donates truckloads of fresh potatoes
PASCO — Major potato processor Lamb Weston announced Wednesday it is partnering with Feeding the Northwest to provide truckloads of potatoes to food banks in Louisiana and Texas.
Authorities recover body of man from lake
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office conducted a recovery operation for the body of a man believed to have drowned in Moses Lake near Blue Heron Park…
Coronavirus: No new cases reported Thursday, percentage of tests returning positive continues to fall
GRANT COUNTY - There were no new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in Grant County Thursday according to the Grant County Health District.
Meek denies claim school district supported homeless camp location
The Moses Lake School District said on Thursday it opposed to the creation of a homeless encampment at the corner of Longview Road and Kinder Road in the north…
Authorities recover body of man from lake
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office conducted a recovery operation for the body of a man believed to have drowned in Moses Lake near Blue Heron Park…
Ritzville homicide suspect arrested after chase, shootout across state lines
A Ritzville homicide suspect has been detained by the Oregon State Patrol after a chase and shootout in the Troutdale/Portland area, according to the Adams Cou…
Grant, 18 other county commissions urge governor to give them the reins
The Grant County Commission joined commissions from 18 other Washington counties urging Gov. Jay Inslee to speed up the state’s return to normalcy and to hand over more control to local authorities.
Health district officials discuss living with coronavirus while reopening the county
MOSES LAKE — We’re going to have to learn to live with the novel coronavirus and the disease that it causes, COVID-19, according to Grant County Health Officer…
Leas to continue as interim Big Bend president
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College’s president, Terry Leas, will stay in the job until his successor arrives in August.
Emergency farmworker housing rules announced
OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Health and the Department of Labor and Industries have announced new emergency rules for farms with worker housing. The rules were introduced to combat the spread of the coronavir…
Elective surgeries may resume soon at Samaritan
MOSES LAKE — Elective surgeries might begin again next week at Moses Lake’s Samaritan Healthcare, a development likely to be warmly welcomed by patients and to…
Moses Lake to rejoin Grant County Conservation District
MOSES LAKE — The city of Moses Lake will re-enter the Grant County Conservation District in order to address the health of the lake, the city council decided i…