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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…
Local band Dimestore Prophets dealing with loss of shows
Dimestore Prophets, a staple of the Moses Lake music scene, formed in 2010 and have played upward of 1,000 shows together.
Samaritan Healthcare implements cuts in wake of COVID-19
MOSES LAKE — Management and medical providers at Samaritan Healthcare of Moses Lake are taking temporary pay cuts and other employees are taking voluntary furl…
Coronavirus: Seven new cases reported Sunday
Seven new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Grant County Sunday
Coronavirus: Four new confirmed cases reported Saturday
GRANT COUNTY - There were 175 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Saturday evening with three new cases reported in the Quincy area …
Coronavirus: Recoveries narrowly outpace new confirmed infections for first time
More people have recovered from the novel coronavirus in Grant County than tested positive since last Friday, the first time this has happened since the Grant …
COVID-19 slump expected to continue for most of 2020
MOSES LAKE — The nation’s economy is expected to shrink for most of this year, with growth only expected to return in the last three months of 2020, according to a presentation from the state’s chief economist.
Washington Trust president expects PPP loans to go quickly
SPOKANE — Small-business owners looking to apply for a federal loan to help keep their business going should act quickly, because once this round of Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, funds are gone, there may no…
Census deadline extended to October
MOSES LAKE — The U.S. Census Bureau has extended the deadline to Oct. 31 for people residing in the United States to fill out and submit census forms. The extension was made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
With more supplies, state to expand COVID-19 testing
OLYMPIA — Charissa Fotinos, deputy chief medical officer with Washington State Health Care Authority, and Reed Schuler, senior policy adviser to Gov. Jay Inslee, said Wednesday that they expect the federal governme…
People flock from across region for Moses Lake potato giveaway
MOSES LAKE — In hundreds of vehicles Thursday, crisscrossing the length of the Grant County Fairgrounds parking lot, snaking more than a mile all the way back …
Wheat farmer to run for Adams County commissioner
RITZVILLE — Dan Blankenship announced his candidacy for Adams County commissioner position No. 1 on Thursday and will formally file for office on May 11.
Law officers, mental health worker help subject
EPHRATA — Law enforcement and Grant Integrated Services were able to assist a subject, reportedly suicidal, who was barricaded in an Ephrata home with a knife on Wednesday morning, according to police officials.
Hospital district commissioner announces resignation
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Hospital District No. 1 Commissioner Joe Akers has announced his resignation, effective May 31. Akers said he is moving out of the district, which operates Samaritan Healthcare.
Grant County revenue outlook still uncertain
EPHRATA — The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Grant County government finances is still unclear, but county officials should know more by the end of May.
Add this to the list: Green fireball sighted in skies above Central Washington
GRANT COUNTY — A fireball appeared in the skies above Grant County Thursday afternoon on its way north towards the Canadian border, according to multiple eyewi…