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Moses Lake Police Department logs for May 3-4, 2026
The reports below were provided by the Moses Lake Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until pr…
Washington economy could shrink drastically in coming months
MOSES LAKE — Washington state’s economy could be poised to shrink by around 25 percent in the second quarter of 2020, according to a presentation by the Washington State Economic Revenue Forecast Council.
High school graduation requirements can be waived on individual basis
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday approved the district’s request to be able to waive high school graduation requirements on a student-by-st…
Frontier Middle School principal wrapping up four decades in education
MOSES LAKE — Frontier Middle School Principal Greg Kittrell said it would take a book to highlight everything he’d want to mention from his long career, as ret…
Pharmacy to offer additional COVID-19 testing
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake pharmacy offered its first tests for the COVID-19 antibody April 23.
Footage of fatal police shooting released
The Columbia Basin Investigative Team released a partial video of an April 11 incident in Ritzville where a man armed with a machete experiencing mental health distress was shot and killed after advancing on police…
After more than 20 years, PUD shoreline plan completed, accepted
EPHRATA — After writing multiple submissions, revisions, evaluations and updates, the Grant County PUD river shoreline master plan is done. It was a process th…
Quincy native announces bid for House seat
Quincy Democrat Eduardo Castañeda-Díaz recently announced his upcoming bid for the state legislature, running for the seat currently held by longtime incumbent…
Coronavirus: Four new cases reported Thursday
There were 155 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Thursday evening, with two new cases in Royal City and one new case each in Moses…
Coronavirus: Four new cases in Grant County reported Wednesday
GRANT COUNTY - There were 151 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Wednesday evening, with one new case reported each in Ephrata, Mos…
State frees hundreds of prisoners, including some from Grant, Adams counties
Hundreds of inmates have been released from state prisons in recent days in response to a state Supreme Court order to protect the health of the incarcerated during the coronavirus outbreak.
Businesses need to keep tight control of expenses
MOSES LAKE — Small-business people need to keep careful track of their money and communicate regularly with their creditors if they’re going to survive the economic disaster caused by COVID-19-related shutdowns.
Moses Lake Food Bank operating with less than half staff
MOSES LAKE — With many of its typical volunteers absent, Moses Lake Food Bank desperately needs healthy volunteers to help bag and issue food to those in need,…
Grant County landfill to reopen to public
EPHRATA — The Grant County landfill will reopen to public use April 27. It will operate on its normal hours, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday.
Digging it: Stuck at home during the virus lockdown, we rediscover our green thumbs
I first noticed it as I was standing in a checkout line at Lowe’s.
Inslee sketches outlook for reopening
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee said that state officials are looking at ways to begin loosening restrictions imposed by the state as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, but he warned that the process could be slow and ma…