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MLSD hiring 7 elementary assistant principals, financially unrelated to classroom staffing
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District is moving to add assistant principals at seven of its largest elementary s…
Moses Lake water main breaks Monday morning
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake maintenance workers were scrambled to the corner of Westshore Drive Northeast and Montana Street after a water main broke Monday morning.
Wahluke School District, nonprofit discuss farming district-owned land
MATTAWA — The Wahluke School Board instructed Wahluke School District Superintendent Robert Eckert on Feb. 11 to work on a memorandum of understanding or lease with the Wahluke Enrichment Organization to allow it t…
Moses Lake council to discuss Rec Center contract and more tonight
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council will meet Tuesday night for a study session at 6 p.m. to discuss design fees for the proposed Larson Rec Center, followed by a regular council meeting at 7 p.m.
Rodeo community raises funds in memory of Cody DeTrolio
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Elks Lodge was nearly at capacity Saturday after hundreds of attendees packed in to support the fifth annual fundraiser for the Cod…
Port, Boeing in talks to extend 737 Max leases
MOSES LAKE — Boeing and the Port of Moses Lake are in talks to extend the company’s leases on port space used to store 737 Max aircraft until the end of 2021.
Grant County students compete, learn ‘soft skills’
SOUTH GRANT COUNTY — Two Grant County schools put their soft skills to the test last month as Wahluke and Royal middle-schoolers took part in the Amazing Shake…
Arrested man allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into jail under bandage
MOSES LAKE – A Moses Lake man was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of being in possession of heroin, providing a fake name to law enforcement, and then attempting to smuggle Suboxone strips into the jail …
A new home: How a Ukrainian refugee settled in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — One of only two refugees resettled in Grant County last year, 21-year-old Ukrainian-born Vitalii Kuzhel already thinks he’d like to spend the rest…
Few tax changes for federal filers
MOSES LAKE — It is not March yet, but the Wednesday, April 15, deadline to file federal tax returns is not all that far away.
Quincy streets to see construction in March
QUINCY — Several Quincy city streets will undergo construction during March and the following months.
Desert Artists will display paintings, drawings
Desert Artists will display paintings, drawings
Windstorm downs power poles, causing Adams County blackouts
OTHELLO — Power outages ripped across the region Sunday in the wake of a fierce windstorm. The wind knocked down a number of distribution power poles near Othello and knocked out power for Adams County, according t…
Investigation into collision underway
YAKIMA — An investigation is pending into an accident at the Yakima city limits early Sunday morning where a Moses Lake man allegedly was driving east in the westbound lanes of state Route 12.
State revokes health aide certification of Moses Lake woman
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman had her home care aide certification permanently revoked after she was convicted of two counts of third-degree rape of a child.
Chief freshman pinning down a new era
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake freshman Bianca Johnson looks to make her mark at the Tacoma Dome this weekend, while helping to usher in a new era for the Moses Lake …