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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…
3-day filing period for ML Council Position No. 4
EPHRATA — A special 3-day filing period for Position No. 4 on the Moses Lake City Council will give residents who are interested in serving their community one more shot at having their name on the ballot.
ML Council to keep Position No. 1 vacant
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake City Council shifted gears in its quest to fill Position No. 1 vacated by Bill Ecret.
County awaits Hirst fix to end uncertainty
MOSES LAKE — As state legislators returned home from Olympia following their third special session, they left two significant matters unaddressed.
Candidates vie for school board seat
MOSES LAKE — While this August’s primary ballot looks fairly tame, an interesting three-way race is under way for the Moses Lake School Board post currently held by board member and president Kevin Donovan.
Order filed to take Ecret off ballot
MOSES LAKE — Court documents were filed this week to have former Moses Lake city council member Bill Ecret’s name removed from the November general election ba…
Ecret's seat open to applications
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake will be accepting resumes and letters of interest from city residents who wish to fill the seat on the council that was left vacant aft…
Ecret quits ML council
MOSES LAKE — Longtime Moses Lake city councilmember and former mayor Bill Ecret resigned from the city council after he moved out of the city.
GC Republican women to meet Tuesday
MOSES LAKE — The Republican Women of Grant County will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Papa’s Sports Lounge, 1165 North Stratford Rd. Dee Drewry, president of the Washington Federation of Republican…
Tax break under new school scheme
MOSES LAKE — Olympia’s new funding formula for the state’s schools should lower property taxes for most home and landowners in Grant County over the next few y…
ESD Board seeks member for October vote
MOSES LAKE — There’s an election in Moses Lake in October.
Christine Brown to run against Dan Newhouse for congressional seat
MOSES LAKE — A former reporter and television news anchor will be challenging Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, for his seat.
Warnick's Hirst fix sent to House for third go-round
OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, is hoping the third time's a charm for her Hirst-fix legislation to pass through the House of Representatives.
ML native appointed to House
SEATTLE — Javier Valdez, D-Seattle, who was born and raised in Moses Lake, was recently appointed to the Washington House of Representatives and will be repres…
Manweller raises bill to defund Evergreen State
OLYMPIA — Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, is fed up with what is going on at The Evergreen State College in Olympia and recently introduced a bill to pull s…
81 file for office in Adams County
RITZVILLE — Adams County residents will have a fairly easy time filling out their ballots in August, as the majority of the 81 candidates who have filed will be running unopposed.