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Updated 2 hours, 49 minutes ago

Mavs erupt for 24 runs behind three homers by Mya Martinez

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks (16-3) defeated the Wenatchee Panthers 24-4 Thursday behind a three home run…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Aid begins to trickle to troubled companies

MOSES LAKE — Gov. Jay Inslee was only a few minutes into his formal announcement on Tuesday of grants of up to $10,000 for struggling small businesses when the first applications arrived at Grant County Economic De…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Inslee may call legislature for a special session

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that it is probable he may call state legislators back to the Capitol for a special session before January to work toward providing additional relief and assistance funding in…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
State COVID-19 response official: Hospital surge capacity should be adequate across state

OLYMPIA — Public health officials say they are scrambling to make sure hospitals will have enough beds, respirators and protective equipment in preparation for the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in our state.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Closure of state recreation areas extended through May 4

MOSES LAKE — Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the state Department of Natural Resources ann…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Speed limit cut on section of Stratford Road

MOSES LAKE — The speed limit along a section of Stratford Road has been reduced from 50 mph to 45 mph. The change affects the section from the Stratford Road-Harris Road Northeast intersection to Stratford’s inters…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Grant County Animal Outreach still busy

MOSES LAKE — April 3 was a good day for Lamb Chop.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Moses Lake resident provides a little lockdown cheer

MOSES LAKE — One Moses Lake resident has decided the town needs a little cheering up during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Exhibit extended at Moses Lake museum

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Museum & Art Center has extended its current art exhibit through June 11 and canceled the opening reception for the exhibit originally scheduled to follow it.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Coronavirus: 94 confirmed countywide, two new cases each in Moses Lake, Soap Lake

94 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Tuesday evening, with two new cases reported each in Moses Lake and Soap Lake

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Inslee extends schools closure through June

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that he is ordering schools — public, private and charter — closed for the rest of the academic year.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Health officer: Models suggest 350-650 Grant County residents already infected with COVID-19

GRANT COUNTY — Dr. Alexander Brzezny, Grant County health officer, said at a Monday morning briefing that models indicate between 350 and 650 people in Grant C…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Quincy High School principal reflects on long, ongoing school year

QUINCY — Even though it was cut short with an unexpected intermission, it has been a long school year at Quincy High School.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Moses Lake closes skate park, playgrounds

MOSES LAKE — The skate park and all park playgrounds in Moses Lake are temporarily closed until further notice to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, city officials said in a statement.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Inslee: Vetoes will save $445 million over next three years

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee said he vetoed 147 separate budget items last week as the COVID-19 virus and response to the outbreak put the state’s economy on hold.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Grant County asked to return 20 ventilators

GRANT COUNTY — Grant County will be returning 20 ventilators, needed to help patients with severe respiratory illness to breathe, that it received from the Str…