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Mattawa to work on sewer, water projects in 2026
MATTAWA — The city of Mattawa has budgeted to spend about $200,000 more in its current expense (general) fund in 2…
Plane burns after hard landing
ROYAL CITY - A Royal Flying Service crop dusting airplane burned early Tuesday morning after making a hard landing on the side of Highway 26 near the Royal Gol…
Ground breaking held for new Wanapum Heritage Center
MATTAWA - Leaders of the Wanapum Band of Native American peoples and Grant County Public Utility District officials broke ground last week for the long-planned…
Police problems not resolved
MATTAWA - The investigation and audit that are the cause of under-staffing at the Mattawa Police Department have not been resolved.
Free breakfast to set tone for Comm "Unity" Day
MATTAWA - Early visitors this Saturday, Aug. 25, to the annual Comm "Unity" Day for Mattawa. Beverly, Schawana and Desert Aire should have plenty of energy for…
City council approves cell tower
MATTAWA - A draft ordinance approved previously by Mattawa City Council to allow the building of a cell phone tower in the community has not yet been fully app…
Have fun but please be careful on the water
Returning to my car after mass Sunday evening in Yakima, I checked my phone messages and missed calls, as I usually do. There was one oddly worded text from th…
Man missing after dive into Columbia
DESERT AIRE - Search and rescue personnel from Grant County started a search of the Columbia River near here for a possible drowning victim on Sunday afternoon…
4th Royal School District facilities meeting tonight
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District Community Communications Committee will hold the fourth in a continuing series of facilities meetings tonight at the hig…
ROYAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 160
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
LEGAL NOTICE
INVITATION to BID
Royal schools plan to spray grounds
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District will be applying the pesticide known as Battleship on Tuesday, Aug. 22 and Wednesday, Aug. 23, on school grounds.
Wayne, LaReva Brown celebrate 50th anniversary
ROYAL CITY - Wayne and LaReva Brown, residents of the Royal Slope, enjoyed a celebration of their 50 years of marriage with their family the last weekend of Ju…
County fair goers reminded about swine flu
MOSES LAKE - With the Grant County Fair around the corner, the Grant Health District is sharing information about swine flu for the safety of fair goers and yo…
Tiger's chances to catch Jack probably dead
Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship is the most golf I've watched in a while, and it seemed eerily similar to the second round of the 2005 British Ope…
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines
MOSES LAKE - The 41st annual KWIQ Moses Lake Demo Derby gets under way Wednesday at the Grant County Fairgrounds.