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Thomas John Pence
October 13, 2021 1 a.m.

Thomas John Pence

Thomas John Pence died peacefully in his sleep at home early in the morning of Oct. 4, 2021, at the age of 74.

Monica St. Romain
June 20, 2023 12:21 p.m.

Monica St. Romain

Monica St. Romain passed away on June 7, 2023. She was born in South Bend, Indiana on Nov. 29, 1933. She spent all of her school years in South Bend and graduated from high school there. While working for the telephone company she was a pen-pal with a serviceman named Ralph St. Romain. After writing to each other for several months, they had three dates and were married. Ralph finished his military service and moved to Washington, where he got a job at Boeing, then finished college and got his first teaching job in Newport, Oregon. Monica went on to graduate from Oregon State University with a degree in journalism. She worked for the News Times in Newport, Oregon and freelanced for The Oregonian.

Ecology fines Coulee City ranch for wetlands damage
February 14, 2023 4:46 p.m.

Ecology fines Coulee City ranch for wetlands damage

COULEE CITY — The Washington State Department of Ecology has fined a Coulee City-area rancher nearly $268,000 for illegally damaging about two-dozen alkali wetland areas near Park Lake just south of Coulee City...

February 9, 2020 9:45 p.m.

Audit claims misappropriation of funds at Washington Beef Commission

RENTON — A Washington Beef Commission employee resigned in August 2018, and the King County prosecutor is reviewing possible charges after the employee allegedly misappropriated $35,007 from the commission. The Washington Auditor’s Office released a report on the allegations Thursday.

Royal Dairy models self-sufficient farming
June 2, 2025 3 a.m.

Royal Dairy models self-sufficient farming

ROYAL CITY — Words like “sustainable” and “regenerative agriculture” get tossed around a lot. But a Royal Slope farm recently showed the world how it works in reality.

Dent, Sackmanns named to Ag Hall of Fame
October 27, 2025 3:15 a.m.

Dent, Sackmanns named to Ag Hall of Fame

MOSES LAKE — Some leading lights in the Moses Lake area agricultural community were inducted Oct. 21 into the Moses Lake Ag Hall of Fame.

October 31, 2020 12:12 a.m.

After wolves rebound across US West, future up to voters

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves.

October 30, 2020 12:06 a.m.

After wolves rebound across US West, future up to voters

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves.

January 1, 2021 12:06 a.m.

'Our children die in our hands': Floods ravage South Sudan

OLD FANGAK, South Sudan (AP) — On a scrap of land surrounded by flooding in South Sudan, families drink and bathe from the waters that swept away latrines and continue to rise.

Bits & Pieces: Class of 1965 will have its 45th reunion in 10 days
August 14, 2010 3 a.m.

Bits & Pieces: Class of 1965 will have its 45th reunion in 10 days

Calling all members of the great class of 1965. We will be having our 45th class reunion on Aug. 22. This is the day after the Grant County Fair closes. The date was chosen to allow attendees to experience the fair on Saturday.

Capital gains tax advances in Olympia
March 8, 2021 1 a.m.

Capital gains tax advances in Olympia

Senate Bill 5096 is a 7% capital gains tax on the sale or exchange of long-term capital assets.

December 2, 2020 4:28 p.m.

Feinstein picks Padilla in jockeying for Harris' Senate seat

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein has picked a favorite in the fight to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as California's junior senator: Secretary of State Alex Padilla.

November 17, 2020 12:06 a.m.

SpaceX flying ex-football players, flight controller, Scout

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s second crew has two military officers who played college football, a former space shuttle flight controller, and the first person in decades to launch aboard three kinds of rocketships.

November 18, 2020 12:09 a.m.

SpaceX flying ex-football players, flight controller, Scout

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s second crew has two military officers who played college football, a former space shuttle flight controller, and the first person in decades to launch aboard three kinds of rocketships.

July 28, 2017 4 a.m.

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Sister City Exchange fundraiser set for June 10
May 12, 2017 3 a.m.

Sister City Exchange fundraiser set for June 10

MOSES LAKE — For the 36th summer, three Moses Lake teens will spend about 10 days in Yonezawa, Japan, and three Yonezawa teens will spend about 10 days in Moses Lake. A fundraising dinner for the annual Sister City Exchange is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. June 10 at the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center, 900 E. Yonezawa Blvd.

June 8, 2017 3 a.m.

Circus raises questions about animal acts

The Culpepper & Meriweather Circus is making the rounds in the Northwest, having visited Cle Elum and Kittitas this past week. Soap Lake was their stop in Grant County last night. Organizers tout the event as a one-ring, big top circus that’s been showcased on National Geographic Explorer’s TV series, Entertainment Tonight, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and Arizona Highways Magazine.

Horsemanship opens the fair
August 15, 2018 3 a.m.

Horsemanship opens the fair

MOSES LAKE — It was a beautiful way to start the Grant County Fair.

July 27, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Congo communities slam army, UN for failing to stop massacre

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Community leaders in eastern Congo are condemning the military and United Nations peacekeepers for not doing more to stop the bloodshed when at least 220 people were killed earlier this month amid clashes between armed groups.

July 14, 2020 7:03 a.m.

77 dead in floods and landslides in India's Assam state

GAUHATI, India (AP) — Six more people have died in floods and mudslides in northeastern India's Assam state, officials said Tuesday, taking the death toll to 77 from more than two weeks of heavy rains that caused one of Asia's largest rivers to overflow.