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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 …
Legals for October, 7 2020
Second public hearing to be announced on proposed landfill fee increases
Grant County commissioners will vote on a proposal to raise the fees charged to dump garbage at the Grant County landfill. The proposal was the subject of a public hearing Tuesday.
People For People to make route changes
Starting Monday, Oct. 12, People For People will be making changes to two bus routes.
New Big Bend Community College president takes the reins
Sara Thompson Tweedy said her research into the Washington community college system made her interested in applying for a job in the state, if the opportunity …
Royal High School students struggle with online engagement
Of the 120 high school students currently enrolled in 100 percent online learning, 20 percent are checking in daily. Another 20 percent “wiggle in and out,” according to McCoy. It is the remaining 60 percent of onl…
Mattawa garbage drop box to remain open, for now
EPHRATA — For the time being, the garbage collection facility operated by Grant County in the Mattawa area will remain open. That is the recommendation of the county’s public works staff, announced during a public …
Three cases of coronavirus reported in Othello
Three new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Adams Count on Friday. In Grant County, 15 cases were reported, including cases in Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City and Warden.
Othello School Board asks for restart plan
OTHELLO — Othello School District officials will start working on a plan to restart at least some in-person education. Othello School Board members voted 3-2 to ask for a plan at the regular meeting Sept. 28.
McCain Foods announces construction to resume on Othello expansion
OTHELLO — Construction is scheduled to restart in early October on the expansion of the McCain Foods potato processing facility in Othello.
Royal City street project set to begin next week
ROYAL CITY — Repaving of Poplar Street, a Royal City residential street that is also the site of a new housing development, is scheduled for completion by the end of October.
Othello council OKs increase in jail rates
OTHELLO — It’s going to cost the city of Othello a little bit more to house jail inmates in Sunnyside beginning in 2021.
Fall traditions: Straw mazes, pumpkin patches opening
One of the signs of fall is the pumpkin patch, and one of the signs of Halloween is the straw maze. Fall is here, Halloween is not far away, and the season of …
COVID-19 outbreak reported in extended care facility
OTHELLO — Adams County Health Department officials have announced a COVID-19 outbreak has been discovered at an Adams County extended care facility.
Legals for September, 30 2020
Births for Sept. 23, 2020
New arrivals at Othello Community Hospital