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Warden relaunches Community Days
WARDEN - Gary Olson, grand marshal of this year’s Warden Community Days parade, waves from the back of his 1964 Cadillac convertible — “The last year they made them with fins!” he said. The owner of a small farm and a local construction company, Olson was the grand marshal for the first Community Days parade and festival in 2019, prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s festivities included a car show, a talent show, a community meal, a fireman’s breakfast, the parade, and an afternoon of fun and volleyball in Warden Volunteer Park.
Bureau forecasts sufficient water supply for Yakima
YAKIMA — The Bureau of Reclamation announced Wednesday that there is enough water to meet demand from all senior and junior holders of water rights in the Yakima Project. ...
March, April state park free days announced
OLYMPIA — Washington residents can park for free in state parks on three days this spring, with the first one being Wednesday. The Discover Pass won’t be required on...
Paving work to resume on I-90
MOSES LAKE — Paving in the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 from Moses Lake to the Grant-Adams county line is scheduled to begin June 1. ..
Soap Lake Suds N Sun planning underway
SOAP LAKE - The annual Soap Lake Suds N Sun Celebration is set for July 2-3 and planning is underway. The two-day event will include a soapbox derby, parade, beer garden, vendors, live music, kids activities, fireworks and the Seattle Cossacks, a motorcycle stunt and drill team.
Worth the trip: Used book sale at Mid-Columbia Libraries
KENNEWICK — The Friends of the Mid-Columbia Libraries is giving book lovers a chance at some bargains at the organization’s spring used book sale, continuing through May 1 at the Kennewick MCL branch, 1620 South Union St. Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, according to a MCL press release. Sale items include CDs, DVDs and audiobooks on CD along with books. Debit and credit cards are accepted. Customers are encouraged to bring their own bags.
Basin Brief: Deadline for lodging tax grants extended
EPHRATA — Applications for the second round of grants from Grant County’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will be accepted through 5 p.m. May 6. Grant County Commissioners announced an extension of the deadline Friday.
Grant Co. PUD reopens visitor centers
WANAPUM DAM — After being closed for more than two years, the Grant County PUD has reopened its Wanapum Dam visitor center and the Wanapum Heritage Center to the public. The Wanapum Dam visitor center is located at the PUD office at the dam located at 14352 Highway 243 near Beverly. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day from May 1 to Sept. 30...
Suspect in Cedillos murder returned to Grant County
EPHRATA — A former Moses Lake man was returned to Grant County and booked into the Grant County Jail Thursday in connection with the death of a Moses Lake woman in early March...
Grant Co. looks to fill spots on planning commission
EPHRATA – The Grant County Board of Commissioners is looking for two county residents to serve on the county’s planning commission, according to a press release from the commissioners Friday. The Planning Commission makes recommendations to the board of commissioners for changes and updates in the comprehensive plan and the zoning code, as well as rezoning actions, the release said...
Semi driver dies in rollover accident
DOUGLAS COUNTY — A truck driver died in a rollover accident in northern Douglas County Monday, according to a press release from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. At about 11:36 a.m. deputies responded to a report that a semi was lying on its top on McNeil Canyon Road and that the semi’s brakes were on fire. According to DCSO, Daniel E. Heberer, 57, of Spokane, had been driving...
Land bureau seeks teacher for internship
WENATCHEE — The Bureau of Land Management, which oversees public lands across the United States, is seeking a local K-12 teacher for its Teachers on Public Lands summer internship program. According to a Bureau press release, the selected teacher...
Airline to begin flights from Spokane to Burbank
SPOKANE — A Texas-based airline will begin offering nonstop flights from Spokane International Airport to Hollywood Burbank Airport in Southern California. The first flight of the new service...
Earnest McCray, Jr.
September 17, 1935 – February 25, 2022 Earnest McCray, Jr. passed away on February 25, 2022, at 12:06 am. He was born on September 17, 1935, in Pensacola, FL...
Basin Brief: Quincy to sponsor spring cleanup day
QUINCY — Quincy residents will have the chance to get rid of some of that stuff that’s accumulated around the place during the annual Spring Cleanup Day, scheduled ffrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 23 according to an announcement from the city...
California man dies in collision near Ritzville
RITZVILLE — A Eureka, California man died when his car traveled over an embankment and landed on a road under Interstate 90 about eight miles east of Ritzville Wednesday afternoon, according to an announcement from the Washington State Patrol. Thomas Hosford, 73, was driving westbound on I-90 about 3:15 p.m. when his car entered the median for an unknown reason, the announcement said. Hosford’s car vaulted off an embankment and landed on Hills Road where the road crosses under the freeway, the memo said. The collision is still under investigation.
Home health care worker charged with unprofessional conduct
MOSES LAKE — A Grant County home health care aide has been charged with unprofessional conduct by the Washington Department of Health. Alison Sedlacek allegedly took a hydrocodone pill from the facility where she worked, according to a DOH statement of charges. Sedlacek was employed at Penny’s Adult Family Home in Moses Lake in 2021. She is accused of taking the medication from a resident in March 2021. Operators of the facility conducted an investigation and Sedlacek admitted taking the medication, according to the statement of charges. Sedlacek did not respond to a DOH request for information by the Sept. 16, 2021, deadline.
Bureau says more than enough Yakima Project water in July
YAKIMA — The Bureau of Reclamation announced an updated water supply forecast for irrigators within the Yakima Project, reiterating previous forecasts that there is enough water to supply all users within the project...
Meek hired as Othello High assistant principal
OTHELLO — Former Moses Lake School District superintendent Josh Meek has been hired as the assistant principal at Othello High School. Meek was included on a list of new hires approved by the Othello School Board during its July 11 meeting...
Seattle’s X League team debuts next Saturday
KENT - The Extreme Football League’s Seattle Thunder will have their first game next weekend, playing the Denver Rush at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. The league, also known as the X League, is a women’s tackle football league owned by NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka. The X League began as the Lingerie Football League and was rebranded to the Legends Football League in 2009. They rebranded again 10 years later to the X League. This is the Thunder’s lone home game of the season, and those interested in attending can purchase tickets on the accesso ShoWare Center’s website.