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Adams County Sheriff’s candidates talk retention, AC Jail at Othello forum
OTHELLO — Recruiting and retaining staff and continuing work on the Adams County Jail were among the questions fie…
Crescent Bar residents score another victory
CRESCENT BAR – The residents of Crescent Bar Island scored a major victory recently when the Port of Quincy settled and agreed to testify, if necessary, to fac…
Prosecutor candidates cast blame at each other after court ruling
EPHRATA - Candidates vying for the county's top prosecutor spot are slinging accusations after a state appellate court decision ruled a county coroner's assist…
McKnight, Grammer face off in November for assessor
EPHRATA - Grant County Assessor Laure Grammar and county public records officer Melissa McKnight will square off in the General Election to be the county's nex…
The Gorge among top 5 tax payers in county
GEORGE - An economic study released this week to the Columbia Basin Herald shows Live Nation, the company that owns The Gorge Amphitheatre, paid about $1.5 mil…
Rate cost workshop last week of August
EPHRATA - The results of a "cost of service" study will be presented to the Grant County PUD commissioners at their regular meeting Aug. 26, and then to PUD cu…
Garth Dano leads in prosecutor's race
EPHRATA - Moses Lake defense attorney Garth Dano leads current Grant County Prosecuting Attorney Angus Lee by more than 2,200 votes in the race to be the count…
Planning commission gives go ahead to Gorge Amphitheatre expansion
EPHRATA - Planning commission members gave a go-ahead for The Gorge Amphitheatre to expand to a master planned resort at their hearing this week.
Dent early leader for 13th District House seat
MOSES LAKE - While Tom Dent and Dani Bolyard will advance to the Nov. 4 general election for the Position 1 state House seat in the 13th District, the primary …
Didier, Newhouse early leaders in Congressional race
MOSES LAKE - Two Republicans will move on to November's General Election in the Fourth Congressional District race as Clint Didier and Dan Newhouse came out on…
Primary Election Results
Melissa McKnight leads in Grant County assessor race
GRANT, ADAMS COUNTIES - In the only two local races with more than two candidates, Grant County assessor candidate Melissa McKnight and Adams County District 3…
County Prosecutor race exceeds $50,000 in funds raised
OLYMPIA - Prosecutor Angus Lee and his opponent Moses Lake attorney Garth Dano have raised more than $50,000 in the contest for the county's top prosecutor, ac…
County commissioners get impatient about QVMC debt
EPHRATA - Grant County officials say they are becoming impatient with Quincy Valley Medical Center's $4 million debt, and their foot-dragging approach to reduc…
Pheasant seeks re-election as Grant County Treasurer
EPHRATA - Grant County Treasurer Darryl Pheasant announced this week that he will seek his eighth term for the position. He will be running as a non-partisan c…
Newhouse, Cicotte lead in campaign fundraising
MOSES LAKE - With about two weeks until the primary election, Republican Dan Newhouse continues to outpace his opponents in fundraising in the Fourth District …