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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…
Ephrata School District starts remodeling projects
Voters in the Ephrata School District will finally be able to see the results of the bond measure passed in 2019 for remodelings at several schools in the dist…
Grant County to upgrade audio, video equipment
Installation will begin as soon as possible on upgrades to the video and audio systems in courtrooms for Grant County Superior Court, county juvenile services, the emergency operations center and Grant Integrated S…
Quincy man sentenced to four months for sawed-off shotgun
A Quincy man has been sentenced to four months in jail after a sawed-off shotgun was located in a vehicle he was driving after a 2019 traffic stop and arrest.
Quincy man sentenced to 15 months
A Quincy man was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty in a case involving his ex-girlfriend.
Coronavirus: 15 new cases in Grant County reported Friday
There were 15 cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Friday, including cases in Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City and Warden. Three new cases were reported in Adams County.
Country Cousins Fall Festival begins in Othello
OTHELLO — Five-year-old Josie Johnson was emphatic about what she enjoyed at the first day of the Country Cousins Fall Festival. “Everything!” she said as she …
Samaritan Healthcare operating profitably, despite COVID-19 shutdowns
Samaritan Healthcare didn’t make as much money in the first eight months of 2020 as it did in 2019, but it still turned a profit.
Artist completes portrait of K-9 Chief
MOSES LAKE — Once again, K-9 Chief is coming home – but this time, it’s his likeness, etched into a clay slate by scratchboard artist Allie Raines.
Working with bulbs for a spring explosion of color
Melody Townsend doesn’t normally dig up her irises, gladioluses, tulips and lilies in the autumn. “I just leave them in over the winter time, and I let them ju…
Columbia Basin Buddy Walk goes mobile for 2020
The 2020 Columbia Basin Buddy Walk, like most events recently, looked a little bit different this year with restrictions from COVID-19 in place. The annual wal…
McCain to resume work on Othello expansion
Canada-based potato processing giant McCain Foods announced Wednesday that the company will resume work on its $300 million expansion in Othello this month.
Central Basin Community Concert Association cancels 2020-21 season
MOSES LAKE — The Central Basin Community Concert Association has announced the cancellation of its 2020-21 season.
Students with autism were among hardest hit by sudden changes to schooling
While all students and their families have had to navigate through changes to schooling brought on by the pandemic, few have felt the impact like students with…
Water works: Local business supplies washing-up stations for firefighters
EPHRATA — The decals on the rear ambulance windows convey a clear message: “Zombie Outbreak Response Unit.”
Fore! Local Republican fundraiser hits the greens
Twenty-four participants, including local lawmakers from the 13th legislative district and candidates for an open seat on the County Board of Commissioners, attended the first-annual Grant County Republican fundrai…