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Design of Othello’s water storage project begins this summer
OTHELLO — The city of Othello has received about $1.5 million in grants for its continuing project to pump and tre…
Basketball meant more than statistics for the girl who led '78 state champs
ROYAL CITY - It's often said that participation in sports can help mold a young person. For Red Rock Elementary fifth grade teacher Maria Lefler, basketball me…
Royal School Board votes for bond election
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District board of directors approved a construction bond election at its meeting of Dec. 17.
No more marshal in Mattawa
MATTAWA - The position of town marshal in Mattawa has gone the way of Tombstone's Wyatt Earp. It is no more.
Garcia's 17 not enough as Wahluke girls fall to Warden, 62-28
MATTAWA - Marleny Garcia scored 15 points in the first half, but that wasn't nearly enough to lead her Wahluke Warriors to victory in their final prep basketba…
Connell way too strong for Royal girls
ROYAL CITY - Connell defeated Royal in prep girls basketball, 79-21, just before the start of the Christmas break, and the score could have been even worse.
One dies, 3 injured in I-90 Christmas crash
VANTAGE - One man died, and three people were hurt in a Christmas evening crash on Interstate 90 between Vantage and George.
New Year's meant Rose Bowl, Arena Bowl
If you're like most people, you're really tired on New Year's Day, or maybe even hung over.
Royal boys split hoops games
ROYAL CITY - The shooting was as cold as the weather the weekend before Christmas as Royal High School split South Central A Conference East boys hoops contest…
Five busted for heroin
MOSES LAKE - Five Moses Lake residents were taken to jail on Tuesday, Dec. 18, to answer to charges of delivering heroin after a long-term investigation by law…
Royal girls fall, 53-23
ROYAL CITY - The Royal girls had a decent fourth quarter, but the first three were nightmarish in a 53-23 non-league prep basketball loss to Highland last week.
Yakima Diocese seeks information about alleged abuse
MOSES LAKE - A visiting priest from Mexico, who died in the 1980s, is believed to have abused four boys, ages 7-13, in the Moses Lake Catholic parish in the ea…
Homeowner guides authorities to alleged burglars with phone
MOSES LAKE - Two men were jailed on Monday, Dec. 17, after Grant County sheriff's deputies arrested them with the help of the owner of a home that was burglari…
Mayor excited about new police chief
MATTAWA - Mayor Judy Esser is "excited" that former Grant County Undersheriff John Turley will become the Mattawa Police Chief on Jan. 5.
Wanted man arrested
MOSES LAKE - A Moses Lake man was taken into custody on Dec. 12 after the INET and agents from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force located the suspect in Mos…
Ki-Be topples Wahluke, 47-22, in ladies hoops
MATTAWA - The good news for Wahluke in last week's 44-22 girls basketball loss to unbeaten Kiona-Benton was that the Warriors held the Bears 11 points below th…