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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…
Royal School District honors seniors with lights on Friday night
ROYAL CITY — At 8:20 p.m. on Friday night, the Royal School District honored its high school senior class by lighting up the football field at Royal High Schoo…
GC Fire District No. 8 to get new station
MATTAWA — Friday was an exciting day for members of Grant County Fire District No. 8. The district broke ground on a new fire station.
State to ease processing of unemployment insurance claims
OLYMPIA — The state Employment Security Department, or ESD, will expedite the unemployment insurance claims application process and expand benefits and eligibility for unemployed workers who were previously deemed …
Some call for home building to resume
EPHRATA — A number of local political leaders and owners of construction companies are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to alter his “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” closure order and allow construction on private homes to resume.
Adams County seeks donations for business grants program
RITZVILLE — Adams County aims to raise at least $75,000 to help small businesses across the county that are closed or forced to reduce operations because of the statewide closures ordered as a result of the COVID-1…
Fewer new COVID-19 cases found
MOSES LAKE/OTHELLO — The rate of increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Grant and Adams counties slowed in the past week.
Mattawa Food Bank seeks more protein for food distributions
MATTAWA — Making 400 boxes of food is nothing to sneeze at. That is approximately how many boxes of food the Mattawa Food Bank has handed out the last two time…
Cascade Organic Flour mill donates to food bank
ROYAL CITY — As the need for food increases as people are out of work, food banks are attempting to keep up with the demand. To help, Cascade Organic Flour, lo…
Pet owners have nothing to fear with COVID-19
COVID-19 is having a detrimental effect on all portions of the community, including pet shelters. Many are reporting that they are seeing a lot of strays and d…
Royal senior headed to California to play baseball next season
ROYAL CITY — Springtime brings flowers blooming, longer days, warmer weather and, of course, and baseball. Now, athletes such as Royal High School’s J.C. Worsh…
Othello Community Garden has open plots
OTHELLO — The Othello Community Garden has garden plots available for any community members who wish to garden but do not have garden space available to them.
Adams County property taxes still due April 30
RITZVILLE — Adams County residents are still required to pay their property taxes by April 30. The treasurer’s office will provide what Treasurer Kayla Meise called “measured relief” to property owners who have bee…
Legals for April, 15 2020
Investigatory team issues initial report on suspect killed by Ritzville officer
RITZVILLE — In its first legally mandated weekly update, the Columbia Basin Investigative Team issued a statement regarding its investigation into the death of…
Local education leaders move forward with instruction, graduation plans
Schools don’t normally take six weeks off in the middle of the school year. They also don’t normally close their doors for the last three months of the school …