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Sixkiller appointed WA director of Ecology
OLYMPIA – Governor-elect Bob Ferguson has appointed Casey Sixkiller as the 14th Director of the Washington State D…
Upthegrove leads in DNR commissioner race
OLYMPIA – The race for lands commissioner has seen some ups and downs over the last several months with Hillary Franz stepping aside to run for Congress and op…
Baumgartner leads Conroy in Fifth District race
SPOKANE — Republican Michael Baumgartner has a substantial lead over Democrat Carmela Conroy in the race for the Fifth Congressional District, which includes m…
Updated 2024 Election Results
Updated 2024 Election Results
Burgess wins Grant Commission seat 1
EPHRATA – Kevin R. Burgess won the Grant County Commissioner District 1 race with 9,613 votes. Amador Castro received 5,285 votes.
Blankenship ends Election Day with strong lead
RITZVILLE — Incumbent Adams County Commissioner Dan Blankenship is leading challenger David Lobe in the race for the District 1 seat. In unofficial result…
Newhouse leads in 4th District race
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Dan Newhouse led in the polls with 82,990 votes, or 50.35%, of the districtwide vote for the Fourth Congressional District U.S. Represen…
WA gets new governor for the first time since 2013
OLYMPIA – The Evergreen State is getting a new governor for the first time since Jay Inslee took office in 2013. The Democrat had announced that he wouldn’t ru…
Auditor hosts voting at Grant Co. Fairgrounds
MOSES LAKE – The Grant County 4-H Fairgrounds building was filled with residents registering to vote and completing their ballots with Grant County Auditor Mic…
2024 Election Results
The results below were as of 9:30 p.m. Nov. 5. This will be reprinted with updated results in tomorrow’s edition.
Work on Adams Co. bridge widening underway
MOSES LAKE — Design and engineering analysis is underway on the first of six bridges in Adams County that are being widened across the East Low Canal. Adam…
Voters helped at Adams Co. service center on Election Day
OTHELLO — People asked questions, answered a few, showed identification, picked up a voter pamphlet. A steady stream of voters kept Adams County election worke…
Digging for the truth: King Ranch owners fight claims of illegal wetlands excavation
(The Center Square) – A complex tangle of claims involving the King Ranch in Grant and Douglas counties may have an impact on more than cattle ranchers, accord…
Newhouse addresses priorities if reelected
MOSES LAKE – As the 2024 election season heats up, Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse is seeking to secure another term in the House of Representatives, empha…
GALLERY: Grant Co. justice center construction
EPHRATA – The Grant County Criminal Justice Center under construction is starting to resemble the concept art for the new facility. While landscaping and some …
Sessler outlines plans for 4th District, if elected
MOSES LAKE — As the race for Washington's 4th Congressional District wraps up, with five days left to vote, candidate Jarrod Sessler is running against Republi…