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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…
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…
Some may be avoiding COVID-19 tests
ADAMS COUNTY — Not everyone who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus is allowing themselves to be tested, according to information received anecdotally by a health official in Adams County.
SGL inks deal with BMW
WIESBADEN, Germany — SGL Carbon announced Tuesday that it has received a “multi-year substantial contract” from BMW to produce “an innovative glass-fiber-based” battery housing for the German auto maker’s “future p…
Stimulus checks bring mixed reactions among residents
MOSES LAKE — The U.S. government began sending out economic impact checks electronically last week to assist families and individuals dealing with financial st…
Moses Lake FFA plant sale will go on
MOSES LAKE — Normally, the two greenhouses at Moses Lake High School are bustling this time of year. They’re full of plants and MLHS students watering, weeding…
Grant County gas prices fall
MOSES LAKE — Grant County motorists were paying the lowest gas prices in the state on Tuesday, with the average price countywide at about $1.80 per gallon, acc…
Ephrata Senior Center Thrift Store considers locking outdoor donation spot after losses
EPHRATA — Operators of the Ephrata Senior Center Thrift Store may have to close the outdoors area they have designated for donations, after multiple incidents of donated items being taken.
Earth Day lesson plans scrapped by COVID-19 shutdown
In a normal year, Elliott DeLong, environmental educator with the Grant County Conservation District, would be teaching third-graders in Moses Lake about soil health and the water cycle today, an Earth Day curricul…
Moses Lake golf tournament rescheduled to mid-August
MOSES LAKE — The seventh annual Ag World Golf Classic tournament has rescheduled its competition date in Moses Lake due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to an email from event organizers.
Book ’em: Grant County deputies offering book readings for kids stuck at home
MOSES LAKE — It’s not every day children get to hear “Goodnight, Moon” being read by a sheriff’s deputy with a trained K-9 named Chewbacca on the table beside …
No new COVID-19 cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 143 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Monday evening, with the Grant County Health District reporting no new cases of COVID-19 in Grant County since Sunday.
Ephrata to open BOLD day programs early
EPHRATA — With the closure of schools for the rest of the school year, the Ephrata Parks and Recreation Department is going to open the city’s summer children’s program in May instead of June.
Spring cleaning means work for Moses Lake’s wood chipper
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake residents took advantage of a city offer to help with spring cleaning and dropped off more than 100 pickup loads of branch and tree tri…
Grant County Jail less crowded, though for different reasons than state prisons
GRANT COUNTY — While the public turns its attention to state prisons, where over 1,000 inmates are being released to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the often overcrowded Grant County Jail has also become a lot less…