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Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
Innovative fish passage meant to revive Yakima River Basin salmon opens in Cle Elum
(The Center Square) – U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was in Cle Elum, Wash., Wednesday to highlight federally funded salmon restoration …
Moses Lake council accepts sleep center grant
MOSES LAKE — The city of Moses Lake will continue to operate the Open Doors Sleep Center, but Moses Lake City Council members want more information on the city…
Keeping Families Together Act reduces dependency cases in Grant Co.
MOSES LAKE – Grant County Juvenile Court is seeing a decrease in dependency cases in the last couple of months. Dependency cases involve issues with guardians …
WA energy choice initiative qualifies for the Nov. ballot
(The Center Square) – Initiative 2066 to protect energy choices like natural gas has officially qualified for the November ballot, according to the Washington …
Blankenship still has projects to see through, he says
RITZVILLE — Dan Blankenship said he decided to run for a second term as Adams County Commissioner because there’s still work he wants to do. “I’ve got some…
Revisions proposed to Othello home-based business ordinance
OTHELLO — The Othello Planning Commission will have a public hearing Aug. 19 to take public comment on a proposal to revise the ordinance governing home busine…
Weise looks at balancing needs, resources if reelected
RITZVILLE — Jay Weise said he planned to run for a second term as Adams County Commissioner when he was elected in 2020, because it takes a while to learn the …
Upgrades included in Quincy 6-year parks plan
QUINCY — New playground toys, more park benches and picnic areas in most Quincy parks, a new park on Sixth Avenue Northeast and new baseball and softball field…
Rivard wants changes to Adams Co. government
OTHELLO — Adams County Commission candidate Hank Rivard said he believes county government should be run differently. Rivard is running against incumbent Jay W…
Candidates for WA commissioner of public lands make their case to voters
(The Center Square) – Candidates vying to be Washington state’s next commissioner of public lands presented their visions for the office at a Thursday League o…
WA job market adds 7,100 jobs in June
OLYMPIA - Washington's job market saw positive growth in June, with an estimated 7,100 new jobs added and the unemployment rate remaining steady at 4.9%. While the unemployment rate had been slowly rising over the …
Grant PUD fiber buildout scheduled for October completion
EPHRATA — The buildout of the Grant County Public Utility District fiber network should be complete by late October.
Transparency, accountability critical, incumbent commissioner says
EPHRATA — Rob Jones said he’s running for a second term as Grant County Commissioner because there are some important initiatives coming up and projects he wan…
$42M tort claim accuses Washington AGO, WSU of racketeering
(The Center Square) – A potential subcontractor for a state police use of force database project who has had a long-running feud with the state Attorney Genera…
WA Supreme Court leaves high-capacity magazine ban in place
(The Center Square) – Washington's ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines will remain in effect after a Monday decision by the state Supreme Court.