Positions open on Grant County Health District Board

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District is soliciting applications for open positions on the Grant County Board of Health. Applications must be submitted by April 29.

Division Street to close intermittently starting Monday

MOSES LAKE — If your commute takes you along Division Street in Moses Lake, you will be facing some delays caused by construction over the next two weeks, according to an announcement from the city of Moses Lake. City crews have already been busy replacing sewer lines underneath Sixth Avenue, and will move the work on Division Street beginning Monday, April 4. The work is expected to go on for about the next two weeks. The construction work means lanes of traffic will be blocked off and detours posted, the city said in a statement on its website. This project is part of a series of sewer replacements and upgrades that have kept city crews busy in and around the center of town for nearly a month and was budgeted at around $437,000.

Othello man arrested after chase with stolen car, firing gun

OTHELLO — An Othello man was booked into the Franklin County Corrections Center on suspicion of possession of stolen property and felony assault after he allegedly stole a vehicle in Othello Friday and fired a gun at the vehicle’s owner

Moses Lake seeks federal funding

Aid for water infrastructure and homelessness programs prioritized

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council is seeking funds from Congress in 2023 to help pay for expanded sewer and water in Mae Valley and help to relocate the city’s sleep center and create more permanent affordable housing following a special meeting Wednesday.

Quincy softball falls to Omak in hard-fought doubleheader

OMAK - Quincy High School junior Cloe Westra pitches during the doubleheader against Omak High School on March 29. The Quincy High School girls fastpitch team lost both games in a doubleheader against Omak High School on March 29. In the first game, at Omak the Quincy Lady Jacks fell 10-11 and 3-17 in the second. The Lady Jacks are now 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference.

Legals for April, 1 2022

Additional COVID-19 boosters recommended

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Health has approved a second mRNA COVID-19 booster shot for people over 50 and some immunocompromised individuals, according to a department press release issued Wednesday. The department said individuals eligible for the second booster shots of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines could receive those shots four months after receiving the first booster shots. The new guidance follows revised guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control...

I-90 work extended through Friday near Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Work on westbound I-90 exits in and near Moses Lake is slightly behind schedule and has been delayed, with exit closures slated for Friday, according to a statement from the Washington Department of Transportation. According to WSDoT, the contractor for the project will close westbound exit 169 at Hiawatha Valley Road and westbound exit 164 at Dodson Road from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Both exits are expected to open to traffic again by Friday evening. Work on the Hiawatha Road exit was originally scheduled for Thursday, but was delayed due to planning issues that put the work on westbound exits between mileposts 164 and 175 days behind. The roadway is being resurfaced near the two affected intersections.

Homelessness declines in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — The number of unsheltered homeless people in Grant County dropped between 2020 and 2022, according to an annual survey conducted by local social service agencies. . .

Police records for March 30, 2022

MLPD

Ditchriders call in sick

OTHELLO — A number of union employees with the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District called in sick on Monday and Tuesday, just as the district was beginning to fill and prime its irrigation system, according to ECBID Secretary/Manager Craig Simpson.

Police reports for March 29, 2022

MLPD, EPD, jail

Cyclists injured in DUI near Rock Island

Two bicyclists were injured Sunday when they were struck by a car on state Route 28 near Rock Island, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Federal legislation could bring Narcan units to more Washington schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Schools may soon have better resources to respond to student drug overdoses under legislation introduced by U.S. House Republicans last week.

Basin students make UW dean's list

SEATTLE - The University of Washington released its list last week of students named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2021 quarter. The following Basin students were named: Ephrata: Alexander Onesimo Escalera Sanchez, Heber Guerrero, Maurisa Michelle Joe, Leonardo Ochoa Moses Lake: Mark Petrovich Fedorchuk,...

I-90 repaving to close lanes, exits this week

MOSES LAKE — Travelers westbound on Interstate 90 will experience some delays next week as paving begins on a section of freeway near Moses Lake. . .

Pet talk: Keep your bovine feeling fine

Pain management in cattle

Unlike many animals that vocalize their discomfort, cattle tend to suffer in silence ...

Two injured in Grand Coulee collision

GRAND COULEE — Two women were injured and one may be facing charges of vehicular assault after a two-car, head-on collision early Sunday morning near the Grand Coulee city limits. According to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol...

EPA grants $52 million to Washington for water infrastructure

SEATTLE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in a press release Thursday it will help fund Washington’s $22 million plan for key drinking water projects and $253.5 million plan to improve wastewater infrastructure. In addition to this round of funding, Congress recently passed...

QPD investigators seeking suspect in Wednesday shooting death

QUINCY — Quincy Police Department officers are Horacio Morales Perez, 18, in connection with the death of Juan Carlos Diaz Guerrero Jr. who died as the result of a Wednesday night shooting. Morales Perez is described as five feet, nine inches tall, weighing about 175 pounds...