GCSO seeks evading driver

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Moses Lake man who led deputies on a chase Monday evening...

Othello budget solid, city waiving chamber event fees

OTHELLO – Monday’s Othello City Council meeting featured a presentation from the city’s Finance Officer Spencer Williams on the city’s projected 2024 revenue sources. The council also unanimously voted to waive all the city event fees for the Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming Family Fall Festival...

Moses Lake School Board election Q&A

MOSES LAKE — Two candidates are running for Position 3 on the Moses Lake School Board, the incumbent Susan Freeman and challenger Carla Urias...

UMANI Festival returns Saturday

MOSES LAKE — The second annual UMANI festival takes place Saturday in Moses Lake, and it looks to be even bigger than the first.

Just weeks left to nominate your favs for Best of the Basin

MOSES LAKE – There are just five weeks left to make your nominations for the Third Annual Best of the Basin Community Choice Awards. Nominations began in August for the recognition program that is based on our local communities and their favorite businesses from around the Columbia Basin...

Alvin Joe Randall

Alvin Joe Randall, 86, of Moses Lake passed away Sept. 12, 2023. He was born in Manhattan, Mont. and lived in Moses Lake for 30 years. Alvin was a Navy Veteran and a retired Mechanic. Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation in Pasco is in charge of arrangements.

Police logs for Sept. 15, 2023

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Wash. unions join in support of climate-friendly jobs

MOSES LAKE – Six Washington-based unions are teaming up to take advantage of Washington’s legislative environment and the need for workers to fill environmentally-friendly jobs created by that environment...

Larry Cagle

May 18, 1941 – August 31, 2023

Larry Neal Cagle, long-time resident of Ephrata passed on August 31, 2023, in Wenatchee Washington. He was born on March 18, 1941, in Grand Junction Colorado to Dorothy and Oliver Cagle. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 22 years, Mary...

Legals for September, 8 2023

Police records for Sept. 8, 2023

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Ephrata PD Sept. 1 Multiple reports of tagging in the downtown area. A juvenile suspect was identified and arrested for malicious mischief. The suspect was then released to his mother. Report of theft from a business in the 1300 block of Nat Washington Way. Report of tagging in the 100 block of Marengo Road.

News bites for Sept. 7, 2023

OTHELLO — A 40-year-old man was transported to an out-of-area hospital after falling and suffering a leg injury Tuesday in the 1100 block of South Schaake Road southwest of Othello. The man fell from a height of six to 12 feet, according to a post from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. He suffered injuries to his left leg, the post said, and was transported via air ambulance. GEORGE — Two missing persons, one case of simple assault, one case of threatening behavior and one vehicle prowl were reported during the weekend concert by the Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge Amphitheater, according to a post from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

QVMC to break ground Saturday

QUINCY — Fences are going up and other site preparation should start in early October and the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Quincy Valley Medical Center is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The groundbreaking will be at the construction site behind the existing hospital, 908 10 Ave. SW. Kayla Van Lieshout, project manager for project managers the Klosh Group, said Graham Construction, the general contractor, has a construction schedule and a tentative start date...

Power pole inspections scheduled

EPHRATA — Inspections of wooden power poles owned by the Grant County Public Utility District will begin Sept. 12 in Moses Lake, George and Soap Lake, according to a PUD press release...

Frances (May) Walker

1993 — 2023

Frances Elizabeth (May) Walker, age 30, passed away in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 8, 2023, following a brief illness. Frances was born in Pocatello, Idaho, in 1993 to James Alfred and Alison Gwinn May...

Police Logs for Sept. 1, 2023

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law...

News bites for Aug. 29, 2023

EPHRATA — With school about to resume, it’s important for residents to know the rules of the road regarding school buses, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. On most streets and roads, all lanes of traffic in both directions must stop when a school bus is stopped to pick up or drop off kids, the GCSO wrote. However, on divided roads and highways, drivers traveling the opposite direction from the bus do not have to stop; only drivers traveling in the same direction as the school bus must stop. State law allows a fine double the standard limit up to $500, the GCSO added. Half the fine goes to the state's school safety zone account.

Cost reduced for new Samaritan hospital construction

MOSES LAKE — The construction of a new Samaritan Hospital will cost about $2.1 million less than first projected. Construction will begin sooner than originally anticipated, with site preparation scheduled to begin in mid-September. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6...

Japanese beetle found near Pasco; more could be hiding

PASCO — A Japanese beetle was confirmed in Pasco in July, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Agriculture. A Franklin County Horticultural Pest and Disease Board trapper found the beetle and state officials responded to the catch, verified the beetle, and set up a delimiting trapping grid around the find, according to the statement. “This is an excellent example of just how important agency collaboration is,” Camilo Acosta, WSDA Japanese beetle eradication project coordinator, wrote in the statement.

New grant to help grain farmers find low falling numbers sooner

PULLMAN - Washington State University will develop a new test that could save wheat growers millions of dollars thanks to a grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR). A diverse team of researchers and stakeholders from WSU and across the U.S. is developing a faster, cheaper, more accurate test that directly measures alpha-amylase, a protein that contributes to low falling numbers in wheat...