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3 council members renew oaths of office in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Three Ephrata City Council Members were sworn in Wednesday evening after winning their respective races.…
Election 2023 results
EPHRATA — Voters in Grant and Adams counties selected mayors, decided city council and school board races, and chose commissioners for port, fire and hospital …
City council, school board seats, levy requests on Election Day ballot
EPHRATA — Candidates for mayor, city councils, school boards, hospital boards, fire districts, port districts and others will learn whether or not they were el…
Samaritan culture, staffing, public perception discussed at candidate forum
MOSES LAKE — Four candidates for Grant County Hospital District 1, which oversees Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake, addressed voters at a candidate forum Oct…
Basin Public Meetings Schedule: Nov. 2023
This schedule includes regularly scheduled meetings, which may be changed or canceled. Agendas may be found on each municipality’s website one to two business …
Soap Lake council schedules special budget meeting
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake City Council members will review and discuss the municipal 2024 budget at a special meeting at 5:30 Wednesday at the Soap Lake Community …
Q&A: Othello School Board pos. 1
OTHELLO – Incumbent Kelli Camp is facing Aaron Gerber for Othello School Board Director Position 1.
Q&A: Othello City Council candidates
OTHELLO – Darryl Barnes is running against Eugene Bain for Othello City Council Position 4.
Q&A: Warden City Council Position 4
WARDEN – Leilani Pruneda is running against Jesus Martinez for Position 5 on the Warden City Council.
Wahluke School Board members discuss state of the district at forum
MATTAWA – The South Grant County Chamber of Commerce’s Oct. 25 candidate forum at Wahluke High School featured a discussion between candidates for the Wahluke …
GCFD 7 seeks levy lid lift in general election
SOAP LAKE — Voters in Grant County Fire District 7, which includes the city of Soap Lake, will decide the fate of a proposal to increase the rate of the distri…
Water, housing big topics for Moses Lake City Council candidates
MOSES LAKE — Four candidates for the Moses Lake City Council had an opportunity to make their positions clear at a candidate forum Oct. 24.
Fire focus: GCFD 8 Commissioner speaks at candidate forum.
MATTAWA – Last week’s South Grant County candidate forum featured unopposed candidate for Grant County Fire District 8 Commissioner Debra Crain, who spoke duri…
Mattawa candidates speak about the city’s issues
MATTAWA — Unopposed and opposed candidates for Mattawa City Council and Mattawa mayor attended the South Grant County candidate forum Oct. 25 at Wahluke High S…
MLSD candidates swap perspectives at forum
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake voters had the opportunity to hear from 14 candidates for local offices Oct. 24. The forum, hosted by the Moses Lake Chamber of Comm…
Q&A: Moses Lake School Board Position 5
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Alana DeGooyer and Kirryn Jensen are running for one of three open seats on the Moses Lake School Board.