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Dent, Garcia outline budget priorities, leadership approaches
EPHRATA — As voters in Washington's 13th Legislative District prepare to cast their ballots, they will choose betw…
Daryl Jackson ahead in four-way race in ML
MOSES LAKE — In a rare four-way general election contest in Moses Lake, former Moses Lake councilmember Daryl Jackson is currently leading in the race for Position No. 4 on the council.
Othello mayor, council cruise to re-election
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council will look exactly the same for the next four years as it has for the last.
Worley in lead in Quincy mayor race; Garrison ahead of Martin
QUINCY — It looks like Paul Worley will become Quincy’s next mayor.
Quincy hospital voters approving maintenance and operations levy
QUINCY — A proposal for a special one-year $875,000 maintenance and operations levy for Quincy Valley Medical Center is being approved in unofficial election results released Tuesday night.
Stevenson leads Gilbert in Othello School Board race
OTHELLO — Jenn Stevenson has about a 30-vote lead over Kevin Gilbert in the lone contested race for the Othello School Board.
Karen Liebrecht holding early edge over Avila
MOSES LAKE — If currents results hold, acting Moses Lake Mayor Karen Liebrecht will retain her seat on the city council.
Parmeter Still leads Brown in Soap Lake council race
SOAP LAKE — Debra Parmeter Still is leading former Soap Lake City Council member Robert Brown, who recently resigned from the council, in unofficial results re…
David Curnel takes big lead over Nathan Pack
MOSES LAKE — In a race that pitted a physician against a business owner, Moses Lake council member David Curnel is currently holding a sizable lead over challe…
Riggs leading Hankins for Council
MOSES LAKE — Although the results are unofficial, if vote totals stay where they are during future ballot counts Mike Riggs will be serving on the Moses Lake C…
Street maintenance proposition in Moses Lake narrowly passing
MOSES LAKE — A proposition that if approved will institute a .20 percent sales tax and make funds available for street maintenance projects in Moses Lake is narrowly passing after Tuesday night’s unofficial general…
Challenger Dave Tweedy leads Kandis Lair in Soap Lake council race
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake City Council member Kandis (Kandi) Lair is trailing in her effort to retain her council seat in unofficial election results released Tuesday.
Challengers look set to unseat school board incumbents
MOSES LAKE — An upset appears to be brewing in the two races for the Moses Lake School Board as district voters appear ready to throw out two incumbents in fav…
Rep. Tom Dent picked for air cargo stakeholder group
OLYMPIA — Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, was recently selected to be part of an important stakeholder group that will be studying air cargo movement in Washingto…
ML council passes new parks ordinance
MOSES LAKE — Despite opposition from several local homeless advocates, the Moses Lake City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night that gives the city the ab…
School Board candidates spar at Rotary forum
MOSES LAKE — Two candidates for the Moses Lake School Board talked about how to best advance career and technical education in the district, disagreed about th…