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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Irrigation district issues new end-of-season dates
The Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District announced revised final dates for its 2020 irrigation season Monday.
Three more COVID-19 deaths, including woman in her 30s
Three Grant County residents infected with the coronavirus have died, including a woman in her 30s with no underlying health conditions.
MLSD sets Nov. 2 as time for high school students to receive some in-class instruction
If all goes according to plan, the in-class portion of "blended" instruction at Moses Lake High School will resume on Nov. 2.
Local organizations benefit from Rotary Club COVID-19 grants
Three Moses Lake organizations have received funds through the Rotary Club of Moses Lake for COVID-19-related needs.
Four-legged confidant to help local children survivors talk through their trauma
Valor, a calm and cuddly two-year-old yellow lab, is in the last leg of a lifetime of training and whose will soon simply be to sit with the children entering …
New high school estimated to cost $65 million
The Moses Lake School District’s new high school, informally known as Real World Academy, is expected to cost the district around $65 million to build.
Medical centers reduce debt to Grant County
Even with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak, two medical facilities have reduced the debt they owe to Grant County.
Golf tournament raises money for wrestling team during uncertain year
Twenty teams with four golfers each made the rounds through The Links at Moses Lake on Saturday morning in support of the Moses Lake High School wrestling team.
Wide array of choices when replacing floors
MOSES LAKE — Any home remodeling project, whatever its scope, is bound by certain rules. But within those parameters homeowners have all kinds of choices.
Constantly growing: a landscape developing over time
Over time, gardens and lawns tend to evolve and grow almost as an organism on their own, changing and evolving. Vicky Walker is an avid gardener in Moses Lake …
Trailer catches fire in Cascade Valley
MOSES LAKE — Firefighters from Grant County Fire District No. 5 responded to utility trailer that caught fire behind a Cascade Valley residence Thursday mornin…
Candidates for office to take part in chamber's online forum
Grant County residents will get a chance to hear from local candidates for public office about their positions on the issues Monday at an online forum organized by the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Luminaria ceremony to honor people affected by cancer
The Grant-Adams Relay for Life will sponsor a commemoration of people who are fighting cancer, cancer survivors and those who lost the battle, and their caregivers.
Moses Lake museum offers Project Postcard
MOSES LAKE — A new project sponsored by the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center has the goal of using art to help connect with people isolated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
One dead, another hospitalized after being attacked by dog
One person is dead and another seriously injured after being attacked by their own dog in their home on Airway Heights Thursday, according to law enforcement.