White Trail Road roundabout on tap: Traffic circle construction will affect major route in region

QUINCY — Construction is scheduled to begin in late summer or early fall 2022 on a new one-lane roundabout at White Trail Road/Road U Northwest and state Route 28, about four miles west of Quincy.

Rolling tribute: Truck convoy gives Moses Lake teen a send-off on wheels

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake family put together a semi-truck convoy Friday as a final send-off for their son who died just before Christmas.

Grant County commissioners seek two civil service commissioners

MOSES LAKE — Grant County commissioners are looking for two county residents to fill open positions on the civil service commission.

Legals for January, 4 2022

Basin community donates to woman’s end-of-life care

The Columbia Basin community stepped up for a neighbor in need and donated to cover end-of-life expenses, plus more.

Legals for January, 3 2022

Due caution: Mindfulness can prevent fraud in repairs, remodeling

Winter weather, the start of the new year and a plethora of home improvement shows may see Columbia Basin homeowners eyeing repairs or improvements to their homes.

Water needs loom: Moses Lake eyes future of the city’s supply

During its last meeting of the year, the Moses Lake City Council heard an update on the city’s fresh water supply and the need to maintain and expand water sources for the city over the next two decades with certain city wells having reduced water levels.

Wahluke boys go 1-1 in Granger

GRANGER — While Ephrata High School, Quincy High School and Royal High School were busy at the Wilbur-Ellis SunDome Shootout, the Wahluke High School boys basketball team participated in a two-day tournament in Granger.

Legals for December, 31 2021

GCSO internal affairs investigation into time reporting yields mixed results

An investigation into allegations of inappropriate time reporting on the part of Grant County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division Chief Ken Jones was completed with mixed results, according to a report from Capt. Edgar Reinfeld of the Wenatchee Police Department, the agency that conducted the inquiry.

Body found in Quincy under suspicious circumstances

The Quincy Police Department announced Tuesday the body of a Hispanic man was found outside in the 300 block of H Street Southwest late in the afternoon under suspicious circumstances.

Ups and downs: It’s been a wild and crazy couple of years for rodeo queens

MOSES LAKE — Both Mykiah Hollenbeck and Brianna Kin Kade were looking forward to summer 2020. Hollenbeck had been selected as Moses Lake Roundup queen, and Kin Kade was the new Othello Rodeo queen. Their schedules were full, and they expected to be busy.

Weather or not, here it comes – if not now, maybe later

Psalm 74:17 says, “You have fixed all the bounds of the earth; you made summer and winter.”

Columbia Basin basketball teams compete at Yakima SunDome

YAKIMA — Four Columbia Basin basketball teams competed at the Wilbur-Ellis SunDome Shootout in Yakima Tuesday and Wednesday.

Legals for December, 30 2021

Adams County Sheriff’s Office gets busy two days; three arrested for alleged vehicle theft

Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner said Tuesday his department made eight arrests Monday and Tuesday – three of which were associated with vehicle thefts.

Legals for December, 29 2021

It's cold: Officials urge shelterless to seek warming centers

Moses Lake officials are asking those facing shelterlessness to seek warming centers as temperatures this week are expected to remain below freezing, and even below zero in areas with snow cover.

The cold doesn’t stop outdoor produce seller

MOSES LAKE — It didn’t get any warmer than 14 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, but that didn’t keep Hernani Correia inside.