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State Route 26 closed due to fatality collision
OTHELLO — State Route 26 is closed due to a fatality collision between a car and a semitruck near South Booker Roa…
Another 11 COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday
Eleven deaths associated with the coronavirus were reported Thursday evening, including ten residents of long-term care facilities, bringing the total deaths of Grant County residents since the pandemic began to 65…
COVID-19 cases linked to wedding ‘superspreader’
MOSES LAKE — Staff at Lake Ridge Center, as well as Sage Point Elementary, attended a Ritzville-area wedding with about 300 attendees before testing positive f…
Construction begins on Confluence Health facility
Construction work has begun on a new Confluence Health facility on Yonezawa Boulevard in Moses Lake.
Quincy man pleads guilty to murder
EPHRATA — A Quincy man pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a man in August whose decomposing body was found wrapped in garbage bags in his bedroom closet, according to court records.
Grant Housing Authority has money to help with back rent
MOSES LAKE — If you live in Grant or Adams counties, and you’re behind on your rent, there’s still help available. But unless Congress acts, it will go away at…
Moses Lake apartment complex residents donate to food bank
MOSES LAKE — Central Park Apartments residents held a food drive that resulted in a donation of more than 300 pounds of non-perishable food to the Moses Lake F…
Mattawa City Council discusses vacant council position
MATTAWA — With the appointment of former councilmember Maggie Celaya to the position of mayor, after the resignation of former mayor Scott Hyndman, the Mattawa City Council is in need of a new member.
Othello students won’t return on-campus in December
OTHELLO — All students in the Othello School District will stay in all-online instruction at least through the start of winter break Dec. 18.
Sun Hwang named Mattawa mayor pro tem
MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council chose a new mayor pro tem, Sun Hwang, during its regular, online meeting Dec. 3. The position of mayor pro tem was held by C…
Othello Christmas Basket project continues in pandemic
OTHELLO — Even in a year of a pandemic, some traditions continue, as donations are being accepted for the Othello Christmas Baskets, a charitable project that …
Othello council rejects bids for Main Street crossings
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council has agreed to throw out all six of the bids for an upcoming safety project on Main Street, citing “irregularities” with the two lowest bidders.
Miracle on Main Street: Othello makes it a Seahawk Christmas
One of the main participants in the parade was retired construction worker Roger Ensz, otherwise known as “Seahawk Santa.”
Mike Garza re-elected as Othello School Board chair
OTHELLO — Mike Garza has been re-elected for another one-year term as Othello School Board president, with a 4-0 vote during the regular school board meeting Monday.
One dead, three injured in Sunday collision
GRANT COUNTY — A Mattawa woman died Sunday night and another three people were injured in a three-vehicle collision on state Route 243 south of Mattawa, according to the Washington state patrol.
Red Cross seeks volunteers
The American Red Cross is in need of people who like to meet people to help with customer service at blood drives in Othello. This is an ongoing need, but especially during the holidays.