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Large crowd turns out for Moses Lake Chamber candidates' forum
MOSES LAKE — With a standing-room-only crowd and candidates from races across Grant County and Central Washington,…
Fire crews have busy, but not too busy, July 4 weekend
MOSES LAKE — While July 4, 2020, had some local fire departments and districts scrambling for a few hours, overall it was a relatively calm night.
Fire destroys abandoned house near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — Fire destroyed an abandoned house and barn southeast of Soap Lake on Friday.
Fireworks setup painstaking job
MOSES LAKE — Alex Allsbrook pointed out the irony as he was helping set up the July 4 Freedom Festival fireworks display.
Othello tests potential water source, storage
OTHELLO — The city of Othello’s recent tests on water storage in an underground aquifer were successful, according to engineers overseeing the project.
Coronavirus: 79 new cases over the weekend
GRANT COUNTY — There were 79 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County since the last report Friday evening, including twenty-five in Mattawa, fifteen in Moses Lake and Royal City, ten in Quincy, and se…
Othello sees 23 new cases of COVID-19
OTHELLO — Twenty-three residents of Othello tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported Monday, July 6. That brought the total of confirmed cases in Adams County to 186.
Fire starts on Saddle Mountain, grows to 1,400 acres
MATTAWA — Firefighting units from around the region responded to a fire on Saddle Mountain, east of Mattawa, on Monday, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Off…
Coulee City man hit by motorcycle
GRANT COUNTY — A Coulee City bicyclist was struck by a motorcycle on state Route 17 near mile post 87 after turning into traffic and was pronounced dead at Central Washington Hospital, according to Washington State…
Grant County Health District receives $1.4 million grant
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Health District will hire eight temporary employees and provide some COVID-19 testing for uninsured people by using funds from a federal grant designed to help pay coronavirus outbreak-rel…
Ephrata council reaffirms utility relief
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council voted Thursday to reaffirm extending water, sewer and garbage payment relief to residents affected by the closures related to COVID-19.
Health board members: Brzezny is doing his job
GRANT COUNTY — Though health officials in Grant County are in normal times tasked mostly with regulating restaurants, sewers and wells, the coronavirus has bro…
Rock stars: Ephrata-Soap Lake group adds a little splash of color to their towns
For a few years before the pandemic locked everyone inside, anyone walking in the Ephrata or Soap Lake areas might have seen a flash of color on the ground or …
Warden teen hanging tough through cancer
WARDEN — Almost six months from the day she received her initial diagnosis, Avree Pruneda is cancer-free and loving it.
July 4 fireworks shows please the crowds
MOSES LAKE — People started claiming good spots to watch fireworks long before noon, leaving chairs on the sidewalk along Division Street and cars parked along…
Adams County COVID-19 numbers rise
Adams County COVID-19 numbers rise