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FISHING REPORT: Largemouth fishing excellent, smallmouth good at Potholes
MARDON — Largemouth bass fishing has been excellent this week. Fish top water baits early and late and have a Senk…
Cities’ sales tax revenue better than thought
MOSES LAKE — While the U.S. may have plunged into a recession in June as a result of the COVID-19 closures imposed in most states in March, a few governments i…
Boys & Girls Club’s summer sale on Friday helps raise money for teen center
MOSES LAKE — Tables, spaced six feet apart, were spread in front of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin building in Moses Lake on Friday afternoon as …
Gubernatorial candidate Freed, others to visit Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Former Bothell City Council member and Republican candidate for governor Joshua Freed will be in Moses Lake’s Civic Park at noon Wednesday. Freed,…
Adams County: 21 new cases reported
OTHELLO — Twenty-one new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Othello on Monday, July 13. The new cases bring the total in Othello to 234 and 244 for Adams County.
Old Vantage Highway fire contained
QUINCY — Firefighters from Grant County Fire District No. 3 have had a busy few days.
Tom Taylor first musical guest of the summer for Moses Lake Farmers Market
MOSES LAKE — From behind a plastic sheet, under a canopy set back off a path in McCosh Park, musician Tom Taylor delivered Moses Lake Farmers Market’s first mu…
Fire near I-90 contained
GEORGE — A fire along Old Vantage Highway north of Interstate 90 late Saturday prompted Grant County Sheriff’s Office to issue an evacuation order to climbers and campers who might have been in the area.
Coulee Summer Kickoff welcomed barrel racers for the two-day event last weekend
COULEE CITY — Riders and their horses arrived in Coulee City over the weekend for the Coulee Summer Kickoff barrel racing event at Ted Rice Arena.
Othello Farmers Market plans to open this month
OTHELLO — The Othello Farmers Market plans to open July 23 at the El Rancho Event Center at the junction of Highway 24 and Bench Road.
Libraries to expand wireless internet access
ROYAL CITY — The North Central Regional Library recently announced plans for technology upgrades funded with grant money.
Hand sanitizer containing methanol considered dangerous
OLYMPIA — Government agencies are warning the public about the dangers of hand sanitizers containing methanol.
Ephrata looks for city pictures
EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata is looking for a few good photographs.
New director of Grant County Public Works talks about his role, career
EPHRATA — Two months into his new job as Grant County Public Works director, Sam Castro said he has enjoyed his career in public works, including working in th…
Pageant moves forward despite COVID-19
MOSES LAKE — The coronavirus pandemic can be blamed for disrupting a lot of things: businesses, schools, sports, churches, festivals and personal lives. Now we…
Libraries to expand wireless internet access
ROYAL CITY — The North Central Regional Library will be adding equipment to make Wi-Fi connections available outside every library in its system. A separate project will add 30 Wi-Fi hot spots in the counties serve…