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Adams, S. Grant Co. EP&O levy requests being approved
EPHRATA — Educational and operations levy requests in three Grant County are still winning approval by substantial…
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…
Warden senior Ryan Arredondo focused on what he can control moving to the next level
WARDEN — Warden High School senior Ryan Arredondo said having his final baseball season canceled helped him realize that no matter how hard you work, some thin…
Anglers flocked to the waters on May 5 as recreational fishing returned
MOSES LAKE — Recreational fishing reopened across the state last Tuesday, May 5. The state had closed fishing as a measure against the coronavirus in mid-March…
Mother’s Day parade helps families come see their mothers at Coventry House
OTHELLO — A Mother’s Day parade passed by Coventry House assisted living community in Othello on Sunday as families drove by to see, and celebrate, their mothe…
Othello gets visit from candidate for state superintendent of public instruction
OTHELLO — A candidate for a state-level public education office stopped in Othello recently and spoke about why she is running.
First-time unemployment claims start to fall
OLYMPIA — While the local unemployment rate is still more than twice the normal for this time of year, first-time unemployment claims in Grant County fell by 11.6 percent from the previous week for the week ending …
Area school districts continuing to work to provide meals for students, families
OTHELLO — School districts continue to do their part to ensure that students and families have meals available to them each week as businesses slowly try to op…
DCYF offers support to child care providers through grant funds
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families announced a grant program last week to help child care providers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adams County wheat farmer to run for commissioner position
RITZVILLE — Dan Blankenship announced his candidacy for Adams County commissioner position No. 1 on Thursday, April 30. Blankenship is a former dryland wheat farmer and business owner who has served in leadership r…