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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 …
Royal schools add exploratory teacher
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District has added a new position - exploratory teacher - for the fall.
Direct marketing saved Tonnemaker Hill Farm
FRENCHMAN HILLS - Kole Tonnemaker looks around his Tonnemaker Hill Farm and is grateful for its success. And he is mindful of what could have been.
Grant County sees 1,870 more jobs
MOSES LAKE - Grant County saw 1,870 more non-farm jobs in June than in May, according to figures provided by the state Employment Security Department.
Man charged with robbery, aiming gun
EPHRATA - A man is accused of shooting at a vehicle before trying to steal a second car as a couple was unloading groceries.
Tonnemaker Brothers, Inc. larger today than imagined
ROYAL CITY - When Kurt and Cole Tonnemaker decided to form Tonnemaker Brothers, Inc. in 1992 as a way for Kurt to come back to the family farm, they had no ide…
Will it take another 'Sputnik moment' to rejuvenate America's space program?
Lost in the news over the economic crisis in Europe and the debt ceiling debate in the United States was the unceremonious end of NASA's space shuttle program.
Royal High yearbook to be on DVD
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School yearbook will go digital for at least one year.
Grant County Jail chief demoted after assualt
EPHRATA - Former Grant County Jail Chief Deputy Greg Knutson was demoted in June after his fiancée told police he'd assaulted her during a St. Patrick's Day domestic dispute.
Weird golf deeds, insurance sales, forklifts part of Don Tracy's journey to Desert Aire Pro Shop
DESERT AIRE - Many golfers like to think, or imagine, that a golf pro's life is charmed. And it is - for some.
Hot Desert Nights this Saturday
DESERT AIRE - The annual Hot Desert Nights, sponsored by the Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club, will be held this Saturday, Aug. 6, at Desert Aire.
Balloon, wine fest set for September
QUINCY - The fourth annual Quincy Valley Balloon & Wine Festival will be celebrated on Sept. 10-11 at Parties on the Green.
Doc to speak to local Republicans
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County Republican Women's Organization will host a visit by 4th District Congressman Richard "Doc" Hastings on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Today in History for August 4th
Mattawa Community Days lands appearance by Miss Washington 2011
MATTAWA - The new Mattawa Community Days, on Saturday, August 27, will start off with a bang. They will include a day-long appearance by the reigning Miss Wash…
Guns a part of recent Mattawa police calls
MATTAWA - The firing and flashing of guns were among incidents the Mattawa Police Department dealt with in early July, according to Chief Jim Jensen.