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More park improvements planned for Royal City in ‘26
ROYAL CITY — Lions Park in Royal City now has a soccer field, so city officials will be working on the next phase …
Farmers Market moves to Thursday
OTHELLO —The Othello Farmers Market is no longer open on Saturday. The popular venue has been moved to Thursday, but the location (Pioneer Park) remains the same. The hours of operation are 3-7 p.m.
Cowboys and cowgirls hit the dusty trail
MOSES LAKE — The 74th Annual Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo lived up to its billing as cowboys and cowgirls from around the country and Canada competed for top honor…
Friday fire destroys Pik-A-Pop
The Pik-A-Pop mini-mart, deli and China Express restaurant on First Avenue went up in flames Friday afternoon, Aug. 18 after a fire broke out in the south end …
Fresh News Report from MarDon Resort
The water level has dropped 1.65 feet and is currently at 1029.30 feet — 16.00 feet lower than high-pool back in May. The plan is to drop the Reservoir to 1027…
Grant PUD employee air lifted from Wanapum Dam
EPHRATA, Wash. — At 8:40 a.m. a male hydro mechanic for Grant PUD was performing maintenance at Wanapum Dam inside a dewatered draft tube — the exit for water that has passed a turbine — when he slipped and hit his…
School starts soon! Time for back to school exams
It’s that time of year again – summer vacation is almost over. Time for school shopping and eye, dental and medical check-ups for the kids. “I have been doing …
Second Harvest delivers a bounty of food and grocery items to Royal City
ROYAL CITY — Second Harvest of the Inland Northwest delivered 6,821 pounds of fresh foods and packaged grocery items to Royal City on Thursday, Aug. 17, as par…
Dan Evans would serve America well
Recently, family, friends and dignitaries gathered at Hurricane Ridge near Port Angeles to celebrate the designation of the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness at Olymp…
Genaro Gonzalez September 19, 1929 - August 13, 2017
Genaro Gonzalez, 87, of Othello, Washington, passed away after a long battle of cancer on August 13, 2017. He was surrounded by his loving wife, children, gran…
Getting down and dirty at the Demo Derby
MOSES LAKE — A packed house at the Moses Lake Demo Derby was treated to roughly five hours of action on the Grant County Fairgrounds Wednesday evening, Aug. 16.
Legals August 23, 2017
ORDINANCE 17-04 The City Council of the City of Royal City has adopted Ordinance 17-04 adopting Royal City Municipal Code Chapter 9.10 Entitled "Speed Regulations." This ordinance was passed on the 15th day of Augu…
Jeff Korth retires
A retirement party was held at MarDon Resort’s Event Lawn Saturday, Aug. 5 for outgoing WDFW Region #2 Fisheries Lead Jeff Korth. Jeff served the WDFW for 30 Y…
State Incident Management PIO credits local crews for work on East Saddle Mountain blaze
GRANT COUNTY — Public Information Officer Ben Shearer with Washington State Incident Management gave high praise for local fire district personnel who were the…
Fresh News Report from MarDon Resort
The water level has dropped two feet this past week and is currently at 1030.95 feet. The water temperatures back in the dunes are reaching 83 degrees during t…
Betty F. Yoshino March 1926 - August 2, 2017
Fumiko Yabuki was born in Houghton, Washington on March 4, 1926 to Japanese immigrants, Kameji and Haru. A friendly neighbor gave the 6 Yabuki children their “…