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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 …
Letter: Memorial Day looks different this year
Memorial Day is fast approaching and unfortunately, this year, we have to let it go past without our usual service at Bess Hampton Memorial Gardens in Othello.
Othello senior commits to Yakima Valley College baseball
OTHELLO — Othello High School senior Jaxon Rocha said he’s been treating this spring like another offseason after his final baseball season was canceled.
VFW cancels Othello Memorial Day ceremony
OTHELLO — The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8889 has announced that it will not be holding its annual Memorial Day ceremony in Othello. The cancellation is to …
Wi-Fi hot spots installed for public use
EPHRATA — Area agencies are providing Wi-Fi hot spots to the public in partnership with the Washington State Broadband Office.
Births for May 20, 2020
New arrivals at Othello Community Hospital
Othello Chamber cancels 4th of July celebration
OTHELLO — The annual Fourth of July celebration, put on the Othello Chamber of Commerce, has been canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New COVID-19 case reported in Othello
OTHELLO — A new confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Adams County on Thursday, May 14. The latest case brings Adams County’s total of confirmed cases to 51. The new case was in Othello.
Rtizville homicide suspect arrested after chase, shootout across state lines
A Ritzville homicide suspect has been detained by the Oregon State Patrol after a chase and shootout in the Troutdale/Portland area, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Department.
Legals for May, 13 2020
Othello City Council discusses suing governor
OTHELLO — Othello city officials are looking at what it would take to sue Gov. Jay Inslee over the continued closure orders that have proven so damaging to the region’s economy, including joining with other cities …
Adams County request to open early denied
RITZVILLE — Last week, Adams County commissioners, mayors, legislators and other county officials signed a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee asking him to allow the county to move to Phase 2 and reopen early. But the reque…
Cascade Organic Flour makes second donation
ROYAL CITY — Cascade Organic Flour, of Royal City, has made a second donation of whole wheat flour to Washington food banks. So far, the mill has donated a total of 42 tons of flour, according to a press release fr…
Number of new COVID-19 cases drops dramatically
MOSES LAKE/OTHELLO — Grant County only had four confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the past week, from Monday, May 4, to Monday, May 11. Mattawa, Moses Lake and the Grand Coulee/Electric City area were where t…
Free potatoes feed residents of Grant, Adams counties and beyond
GRANT AND ADAMS COUNTIES — As if 2020 didn’t have plenty of names already, it will also go down in history as the Year of the Great Potato Giveaways.
Simmons’ love of animals goes back many years
It has been a lifelong love of animals that began before birth. Both Ken Simmons’ mother and grandmother were animal lovers. His grandmother had cocker spaniels and he has a picture of his mother holding her cat wh…