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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…

Updated 6 years ago
Coronavirus: No new cases in Grant, Adams counties

There were no new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday according to the Grant County Health District.

Updated 6 years ago
200,000 pounds of Grant County potatoes to fill Tacoma Dome

Around 200,000 pounds of potatoes, weighing more than a 737 Max plane, are going to be given away at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, and every single one of those…

Updated 6 years ago
Serving in Othello: National Guard, 2nd Harvest, volunteers team up to meet a need

OTHELLO — It’s not the kind of thing you would expect the National Guard to be mobilized for.

Updated 6 years ago
Coronavirus: No new cases reported Wednesday

GRANT COUNTY - There were no new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in Grant County Wednesday according to the Grant County Health District.

Updated 6 years ago
Moses Lake to build managed space for homeless in Longview Tracts area

MOSES LAKE — A managed homeless camp will be built on a strip of undeveloped park land parallel to Longview Street Northeast near state Route 17, the Moses Lak…

Updated 6 years ago
Governor is preparing reply to Grant County commissioners, staff says

OLYMPIA — Officials in Gov. Jay Inslee’s office said Tuesday that a reply is being written to a letter sent by Grant County commissioners to Inslee but did not give a time frame for its delivery. Commissioners sent…

Updated 6 years ago
‘We can’t make money’: Small restaurants balk at criteria to reopen dine-in services

The state on Monday released guidelines for reopening restaurant dine-in services when counties enter the next phase of restarting the economy, but some small …

Updated 6 years ago
Realtors association to sponsor food drive

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake-Othello Association of Realtors will sponsor a food drive for the Moses Lake Food Bank from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 19, at the former Windermere office, 2900 W. Broadway Ave. Realtors ass…

Updated 6 years ago
Moses Lake’s Mick Hansen honors nurses with liberty parade around the shoreline

MOSES LAKE — Faint sounds of patriotic music were swiftly followed by a glimpse of a green torch over the treetops as Mick Hansen made his way around Moses Lak…

Updated 6 years ago
Downtown business association begins grant program

MOSES LAKE — It’s all about helping keep some downtown businesses going.

Updated 6 years ago
Webinar will address how health care affects retirement

MOSES LAKE — Will I be OK for retirement?

Updated 6 years ago
Car parades help ease lockdown loneliness

MOSES LAKE — It’s no fun, no fun at all, to have a birthday in spring 2020, especially for children. The COVID-19 outbreak and the restrictions imposed to comb…

Updated 6 years ago
200,000 pounds of Grant County potatoes to fill Tacoma Dome

Around 200,000 pounds of potatoes, weighing more than a 737 Max plane, are going to be given away at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, and every single one of those…

Updated 6 years ago
Adams County doesn’t have new COVID-19 cases

OTHELLO — For the fourth day in a row, Adams County has not had any new cases of COVID-19. In the past 20 days, only four cases have been reported.

Updated 6 years ago
Unemployment fraud on the rise as cases swamp state

MOSES LAKE — As if life under lockdown weren’t difficult enough, there are now reports of fraudulent unemployment claims being filed using the names and information of people who are still working full-time.