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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…
Newly formed organization works to keep animals out of shelters
Saturday's adoption event is just one way the group, which earned non-profit status in March, is working to keep animals in homes and out of shelters.
City seeks applications for tourism projects funding
Hotel/motel tax funds are available to help boost tourism in Moses Lake.
Fire District a finalist for State Farm grant
Grant County Fire District No. 7 needs your vote. In fact, it wants all 10 of them. Every day until Friday.
People For People to make changes to Tri-Cities route
On Oct. 12, People For People will be adding a stop in Moses Lake for those wishing to take the bus to the Tri-Cities.
Classic Chiefs game to show at Lions Field on Friday night
Chiefs fans will have a chance to get together at Lions Field this Friday night for a bit of a throwback event. Moses Lake High School is hosting a Friday Nigh…
School year has been a breeze for some, a whirlwind for others
The new school year, complete with pandemic restrictions, has been a mixed bag for families, with households having very different experiences, depending on th…
Coronavirus cases reported in Grant, Adams counties
Fifty new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Grant County since Friday, including new cases in Moses Lake, Ephrata, Royal City, Warden, and the Mattawa and Quincy areas, according to the Grant County Health …
Quincy sets cleanup day
The city of Quincy will hold Fall Clean-Up Day on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the city yard next to the Quincy Public Services Building.
MLSD works on plan for in-person high school classes
The Moses Lake School Board intends to have some kind of “return to school” plan in place for high school students at its next meeting in early October.
Proposal to raise some county landfill fees subject of public hearing
EPHRATA — A public hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on a proposal to raise fees charged to dump garbage at the Grant County landfill.
Annual Alzheimer's walk draws more than 100 walkers
Walkers took to their neighborhoods and favorite trails in Moses Lake on Sunday to raise money to help fight Alzheimer’s, and other forms of dementia, and to r…
COVID-19 cases detected in MLSD, but won't cause closures
Cases of the coronavirus have been detected within the Moses Lake School District, but no students have tested positive and classes have not been canceled, acc…
Grant County Health District announces two additional COVID-19 deaths
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District has announced two more people have died due to the COVID-19 virus
New trash cans in downtown Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — It was a busy morning Thursday for a handful of workers with the Moses Lake City Parks and Recreation department.
Work to start on Moses Lake Christian Academy gym exterior
MOSES LAKE — After years of fundraising and preparation, the exterior walls of the new gym at the Moses Lake Christian Academy will be going up soon.