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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…
West side senator seeks creation of state bank
MOSES LAKE — Sen. Lisa Wellman is on a mission.
Robert Brown resigns from Soap Lake council
SOAP LAKE — Embattled Soap Lake City Council member Robert Brown has had enough with the council and made the design to resign from his post last week.
School board candidates talk funding, overcrowding
MOSES LAKE — The four candidates vying to spend the next four years on the Moses Lake School Board answered questions and talked about their vision for the district’s schools at a candidate forum on Wednesday night.
Moses Lake council candidates gather for forum
MOSES LAKE — Eight candidates who are vying for positions on the Moses Lake City Council gathered at the Moses Lake Civic Center Wednesday night for a politica…
Manweller elected chair of pension committee
OLYMPIA — Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, was recently elected as chair of the Select Committee on Pension Policy (SCPP).
Gov. Jay Inslee makes stop in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Governor Jay Inslee made a brief stop in Ephrata Tuesday to talk about the state’s pending capital budget and the 2016 Washington Supreme Court decis…
Inslee making stop in Ephrata today
EPHRATA — Gov. Jay Inslee is stopping in Ephrata today to hear about the city’s suspended waterline project and the effort to save pygmy rabbits during a recen…
Ephrata votes to leave county conservation district
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council voted unanimously Wednesday evening to withdraw from the Grant County Conservation District.
Rep. Newhouse committed to protecting DACA immigrants
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, is committed to finding a legislative fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Ar…
School Board passes $107.4M budget for 2017-18
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday unanimously approved its proposed $107.4 million operating budget for the 2017-18 school year, expressing …
New assistant superintendent ready to build
MOSES LAKE — Carole Meyer knows a thing or two about building schools.
Group gives Manweller technical education award
ELLENSBURG — A group representing vocational and technical educators across Washington have named Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, as their “legislator of th…
Section of Moses Lake trail to be named after Joe Rogers
MOSES LAKE — Joe Rogers loved Moses Lake and was a key player in the development in many of the city’s most popular trails. The city will now be paying tribute…
Grant PUD fiber program subject of discussion
EPHRATA — How to proceed with the Grant County PUD’s fiber program was the subject of a discussion, but no decision, at Tuesday’s regular commission meeting.
New MLSD superintendent sees challenges ahead
MOSES LAKE — The new superintendent of the Moses Lake School District sees several major challenges facing the district in the upcoming school year.