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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…
Voth leading in Moses Lake council race
GRANT, ADAMS COUNTIES - Just more than 30 percent of voters turned out in Grant and Adams County for Tuesday's General Election with many newcomers taking over…
Inslee calls special session to keep 777X in Wash.
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday called for a special session of the Legislature in hopes of swiftly approving a package of bills that are part of a…
What did you vote for Initiatives 517 and 522?
2 vie for McKay Memorial seat
SOAP LAKE - One candidate is conducting a write-in campaign, and one is listed on the ballot, for a seat on the board overseeing McKay Memorial extended care a…
Banning recreational pot could be costly
MOSES LAKE - The City of Moses Lake has no current plans to prohibit marijuana retail sales and took the first step this week to recognizing marijuana retail a…
Student mock election starts Monday
OLYMPIA - As the 2013 general election nears, students in grades K-12 will have a chance to vote in the Washington State Mock Election starting Monday.
Budget cuts across the board likely for ML
MOSES LAKE - Despite a proposed $2.3 million reduction for next year's budget, Moses Lake residents most likely won't notice any changes.
Othello mayor candidates discuss future challenges
OTHELLO - Incumbent Tim Wilson and his challenger, Shawn Logan, faced off during a political forum in Othello.
Involvement helps insure affordable health insurance
MOSES LAKE - Winston Churchill, British prime minister during World War II, once famously described something as a riddle wrapped inside a mystery in an enigma…
Royal Port commissioners to seek full grant from County
ROYAL CITY - Grant County commissioners recently decided to make a $160,000 grant and a $100,000 loan to the Port of Royal Slope to help pay for extending wate…
Ex-House Speaker Tom Foley dies at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tom Foley, the courtly former speaker of the U.S. House who lost his seat when Republicans seized control of Congress in 1994, has died of c…
Reese, Voth discuss challenges for ML
MOSES LAKE - City budget cuts, retaining an ambulance service and the Shoreline Master Plan were the top issues discussed Tuesday for Moses Lake City Council c…
Shoreline rules still being developed
MOSES LAKE - The City of Moses Lake is about 90 percent through the draft for the Shoreline Master Program update, but many of the difficult issues, including …
Changes coming with Affordable Care Act
MOSES LAKE - The changes in the health insurance market, prompted by implementation of the Affordable Care Act, could leave consumers with questions, maybe lot…
Shutdown affects military, USDA, Bureau of Reclamation
MOSES LAKE - The government shutdown seems like a hot-topic, current event, happening somewhere else. Mail is delivered, Grand Coulee is generating electricity…