More than 100 youths tackle Eastern Washington litter again

SPOKANE—Youth crews in Eastern Washington are getting ready to hit the road June 21 to begin cleaning up the region's littered highways and park areas.

William Kirkwood

William "Bill" Glenn Kirkwood, 85, longtime Moses Lake resident passed away Friday, January 20, 2012 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2012 at Kayser's Chapel. Please sign the online guestbook at www.kayserschapel.com Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory, Moses Lake.

Teen employment available

OTHELLO - The Department of Ecology is encouraging more applications for the teen litter clean-up jobs available this summer in the Othello area.

Blue Lake, Deep Lake, Park Lake Fishing Regulations

Grant Co. fair cancels poultry showings and auctions as bird flu persists

MOSES LAKE — Organizers of this year’s Grant County Fair have canceled in-person poultry exhibitions and auctions this year in response to the ongoing avian influenza outbreak. “We made the decision to pull the plug on in-person showing of birds,” said Grant County Fairgrounds Director Jim McKiernan. “We don’t want to be the reason there’s a major outbreak.” ...

Shooting fish: Moses Lake Carp Classic has eyes on growth

MOSES LAKE — “Disneyland.” That’s how Ty Swartout described Moses Lake.

GoFundMe hub set up for fire victims

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — A centralized hub has been established at GoFundMe for anyone who would like to help people affected by wildfires in eastern Washington, according to an announcement from the fundraising site. The hub will direct people to organizations that GoFundMe has verified as legitimate, to keep scam artists from preying on potential donors. “Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the wildfires burning throughout Eastern Washington,” GoFundMe Communications Manager and Spokesperson Jeff Platt wrote in the announcement. “At GoFundMe, being a safe and trusted place to give and receive help is our top priority. To help keep the platform safe, donations are processed by our payment partners, held, and then released only to the person named as the recipient of the funds (the beneficiary). Before funds are transferred to the beneficiary, their personal information must be verified. If any questions arise, our processors will hold the funds until the recipient is verified.”

Around a hundred gather in Moses Lake to protest ban

Around a hundred gather in Moses Lake to protest ban

MOSES LAKE — Around 100 people from across the region gathered under overcast skies at Blue Heron Park Saturday morning to protest Washington state’s ban on fishing during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Lowland lakes fishing season opens tomorrow

The big opening each year is called the lowland lakes opener. This includes Blue, Park, Deep lakes in the Sun Lakes area, plus a few others scattered around the Columbia Basin. The big day is tomorrow, April 28.

Danielle Crawford selected to ODP pool

MOSES LAKE — After trying out for the Washington State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team pool, Moses Lake’s Danielle Crawford was selected to be a member of the program March 27.

Fishing Magician Report - April 25

This is a huge weekend for anglers. It's the opening of the lowland lake fishing season and thousands of anglers will be hitting the lakes in our region, primarily looking for trout. I will be out checking on the lakes and to see how anglers are doing on Saturday, and on Sunday I will be at the annual yard sale held by the Central Washington Bass Club.

2019 Elk hunting prospects

This is another in a series of columns containing 2019 hunting prospects. Today we offer a condensed version of this year’s elk hunting prospects for Grant and Adams counties, also known as District 5 by Fish and Wildlife.

Cold weather requires extra precautions

Last week Region Two wildlife Biologist, Ephrata District, Rich

Paul C. Matlock

Paul C. Matlock of Ephrata was born near Vinita, Okla., on Nov. 11, 1931, and passed away on Aug. 7, 2008, at McKay Health Care in Soap Lake. He was the youngest of nine children born to Noah C. and Anna N. Matlock. At the age of 12 his family moved to Washington state near Kettle Falls. Following graduation from high school, Paul worked in the lumber industry. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After the war he returned home to Kettle Falls. In 1956 he married Charlene Urhausen. Two children were born to them, Rita and Steve. Paul graduated from Washington State University with a civil engineering degree and was hired by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in Ephrata. He worked for the USBR and advanced to chief of the engineering and drainage division retiring in 1985. In 1980 Paul married Doris Swem. Paul enjoyed hunting and passed his passion for the sport on to his son. They shared many hunting adventures in Eastern Washington and Idaho. He always loved the outdoors and collected rocks, pieces of petrified wood and numerous shells. The beauty of nature always called to him and he was happiest when he was in the woods or by the water somewhere. Paul is survived by his wife Doris, his daughter Rita Bjork and husband Dale, grandchildren Brad, Bryan and Kristin of Moses Lake and son Steve Matlock of Moses Lake. He also has four stepchildren, Diana Livingston, Donna Kammer, Stephen Swem and Darla Wark along with 13 step-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Marcella (Marcy) Hollabaugh and Rosella (Mitzy) Espe, one brother Bert Matlock and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one infant sister. Paul will be laid to rest at Valley View Cemetery in Soap Lake. A memorial service will be held at the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake on Aug. 16 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family would like to suggest donations to McKay Health Care and Rehab in remembrance of the years of tender care they gave to Paul.

Inslee announces partial reopening of outdoor recreation May 5

OLYMPIA - Certain outdoor activities will be reopened May 5 as some data suggests Washington is begginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee said at a Monday press conference.

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Legals for September, 25 2023

Marshals apprehend 26 violent offenders in eastern Washington

SPOKANE — On Aug. 25, the United States Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force in eastern Washington completed a two-week warrant sweep titled, “Operation Centennial Trail,” according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Within a span of two weeks, law enforcement partners focused on apprehending violent fugitives and repeat offenders who were a risk to public safety within eastern Washington, said the release. The task force was led by the U.S. Marshals, but included numerous law enforcement agencies from eastern Washington.

Wildfire outlook for this year daunting

MOSES LAKE — People who have lived around the Columbia Basin, and all of eastern Washington for that matter, know an increase in temperature and dry conditions also means an increase in the potential for wildfires. Temperatures seem as if they are seesawing between hot and cool from week-to-week, but one thing is for sure, the heat is coming and experts are expecting summer 2018 to be drier and hotter than normal.

Rossi speaks on new book, break from politics

MOSES LAKE — Dino Rossi hasn't been involved too much in politics in the last few months, and that suits him just fine.