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Gonzaga, UW program designed to improve region's health care
MOSES LAKE — Geoff Jones, a physician and assistant clinical dean at the University of Washington Medical School, …
Boeing donates $5M to WSU for student success center
PULLMAN - Washington State University announced a $5 million investment from The Boeing Company to establish a new student success center in the Voiland Colleg…
DEA sets prescription drug take back day
GRANT COUNTY — The Drug Enforcement Agency is encouraging people with old, expired or unused prescription drugs to bring them into their local police departmen…
New-look Cougs strive to push for NCAA tourney
SAN FRANCISCO – With all the turnover that the Cougars have faced this offseason, including bringing in six new players to replace four transfers, Efe Abogidi …
Drivers urged to prepare for winter weather
OLYMPIA — Drivers can start installing studded tires on vehicles Nov. 1. The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a press release that studded…
Hay exports face pandemic recovery
ELLENSBURG — Agriculture exports for the state of Washington are in flux with some crops declining and others, such as apples and hay have climbed the value la…
‘Aquifer rescue mission’
MOSES LAKE - A dozen leaders from across the Columbia Basin and Washington State came together in Moses Lake Monday morning to have a roundtable discussion abo…
Hearing aids to be available over-the-counter
Starting Monday, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 2017 federal law finally takes eff…
“The whole thing was fun”
MOSES LAKE — Skylar McKinsey is one of the reasons over 200 people gathered in the 4-H Building at the Grant County Fairgrounds last Saturday. “Youth Dynami…
Moses Lake man sentenced for drug, weapons charges
SPOKANE — A Moses Lake man was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing methamphetamine with intent to sell. Guillermo Valdez, 34, was sentenced Tuesday, according to a press r…
A little R&R
PULLMAN – Coming off of back-to-back losses to enter the bye week, the Washington State Cougars will look to rest and learn from mistakes before a home matchup…
Hometown Harvest
QUINCY — Jose Machado and Juliana Sandoval both said tradition matters, and tradition and history were on display Saturday at the Quincy Valley Historical Soci…
Making it happen
MOSES LAKE — Association of Washington Business President Kris Johnson said the Manufacturing Week tour that stopped in Moses Lake Thursday is designed to demo…
CWU trustees to meet next week
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — The Central Washington University Board of Trustees’ quarterly meeting will take place Oct. 20-21 in Ellensburg, according to a statement f…
Most excellent animals
MOSES LAKE — It was, on the face of it, just another Saturday in which the sounds and smells of agriculture wafted from the Ardell Pavilion at the Grant County…
WA Fires continue into October
WASHINGTON STATE — There are six large fires in Washington according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center as of Oct. 12. “It may be October, but it…