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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…
Chicken project continues despite lockdown
Back in early March, students in the animal science classes at Moses Lake High School were working on a long-term project that started with raising baby chicks…
State officials give more information on slow reopening process
OLYMPIA — State officials on Monday provided some more details about Gov. Jay Inslee’s four-phase plan to reopen the state following the governor’s orders in late March to shut down “non-essential” businesses and b…
Grant County commissioners must stay within legal authority, they say
EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners don’t think they have the authority to lift restrictions on movement and business imposed by Gov. Jay Inslee in an effort to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Commissioners issued a…
Columbia Basin Foundation raises $126,000 for local grants to boost non-profits, small business
EPHRATA — Columbia Basin Foundation, or CBF, is making $126,000 available in grants to non-profits — including chambers of commerce — to help boost small businesses during the closures associated with the COVID-19 …
Coronavirus: No new Grant County cases Monday
MOSES LAKE — No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Grant County on Monday, according to Grant County Health District, meaning the total of positive cases in the county held at 182.
Wahluke School District honored for green practices
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District recently earned a national distinction as a Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Award winner.
Commercial netter to be used on Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Conservation District, or GCCD, and Moses Lake Watershed Council will employ a commercial netter in the coming days as a step toward reducing blue-green algae in Moses Lake, according …
Growing, going, gone: Othello FFA sells out of plants
OTHELLO — The plant sale sponsored by the Othello High School FFA chapter was supposed to last three days. It’s the third year FFA members have grown flowers f…
Volunteers gather seeds for MLSD students
MOSES LAKE — It was very likely the most crowded the commons at Moses Lake High School has been in two months.
Moses Lake Spring Festival canceled for 2020
MOSES LAKE — Organizers of the Moses Lake Spring Festival have announced its cancellation for 2020.
Many state parks to open for day use
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will reopen some parks Tuesday for day use only, following Gov. Jay Inslee’s directions for slowly reopening the state after the COVID-19 virus outbrea…
Fire near Royal City kills 10 horses
ROYAL CITY — Ten horses were killed in a fire that destroyed a barn on property east of Royal City early Saturday morning. The property, at 12978 Dodson Road S., is owned by David Gonzalez, according to county reco…
School district staff help feed Moses Lake children
MOSES LAKE — Schools are closed by state order due to the coronavirus pandemic, but local school employees continue to supply children with the meals they norm…
Hundreds come out to Moses Lake parks each day last week for gnome scavenger hunt
MOSES LAKE — Hundreds of people came out to Moses Lake parks as part of the Gnome Scavenger Hunt coordinated by the city’s Parks and Recreation department.
Grant County District Court to resume some procedures
EPHRATA — Some procedures that had been suspended by the Grant County District Court as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak will resume May 5.