Jonathan Rice

On March 25, 2022, at 82 years of age, Elbert Jonathan Rice passed away peacefully in his sleep in Moses Lake, Wash.

An updated option: Manufactured homes may be an option in tight market

MOSES LAKE — “It’s not Grandma’s trailer house anymore.”

Legals for April, 1 2022

Police records for March 30, 2022

MLPD

Decorating with antiques and collectibles

Put them on display, local experts say

MOSES LAKE — Decorator Bruce Bailey said he advises his clients who are collectors, or who have antiques, to show them off. “You kind of give them pride of place,” he said. “That’s what I do with some of mine.” ...

So, who’s going to pay for that? County, canal district talk road repairs

QUINCY — As work crews with Tommer Construction rebuilt and shored up the banks of an irrigation canal that collapsed last Friday with resulting floods washing out a section of Frenchman Hills Road, officials with Grant County and the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District met Thursday morning to consider three very important questions.

Shooting fish: Moses Lake Carp Classic has eyes on growth

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

Fishing potential promising for local anglers in 2022

COLUMBIA BASIN — The fishing this spring at Potholes is, in a word, excellent.

Hen molting: What to egg-spect

While the average pet owner may be familiar with the seemingly never-ending tufts of fur shed by their cat or dog, the hobby farmer may be more familiar with another loss of overcoat — hen molting.

Police reports for March 25, 2022

Ephrata PD, Grant County Jail

Legals for March, 25 2022

MLPD call log for March 18-20

The information below is a noncomprehensive listing of calls responded to by the Moses Lake Police Department from March 18-20. March 18 Report of a traffic accident in the 6700 block of Randolph Road NE. Reporting person said he struck a dog which ran across the road and was then struck by another...

Canal breach washes out roadway south of Quincy

GEORGE — The failure of an irrigation canal early Friday morning washed away a portion of Frenchman Hills Road west of Dodson Road and forced county officials to close a stretch of the road, according to a post on the Grant County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. According to GCSO spokesperson Kyle Foreman, a little after 12 a.m. Friday...

Police Logs March 11-14

March 11 Report of an armed robbery and possible vehicle theft at the intersection of Miller Street NE and Longview Street NE. Reporting party said he was punched several times by a passenger and then hit with a pistol as he was driving. Report of a domestic disturbance in the 1100 block of W. Gem Avenue. Suspect was taken into custody...

Frances Alayne Everett Smith

January 9, 1930 - March 6, 2022 Frances Alayne Everett Smith, 92, of Moses Lake WA passed away on March 6, 2022, in her home at the Avamere assisted living facility after losing her battle with cnacer. Her son, Paul, and daughter-in-law, Chantel, were by her side throughout her courageous fight...

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...

A hard no

MLSD has ‘no choice’ but to change mascots, campus names

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has not asked the Business Council overseeing the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to keep the name of Chief Moses Middle School and will find a new name for the campus as part of the process of finding new mascots for Moses Lake High School and the district’s two middle schools, according to School Board Member Shannon Hintz. Hintz, speaking to the Columbia Basin Herald after a regular meeting...

MLCA/CCS boys earn sixth at state

Lions working to become ‘powerhouse’

SPOKANE - The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School boys basketball team earned a sixth-place trophy at the state competition in Spokane over the weekend. “I made sure to tell them, we're not just going to state, we're going to state to do something. We're going to state to open some eyes and we're going to state to bring home some hardware...

City of Moses Lake seeks to keep middle school name

Irrigation study agreement approved

MOSES LAKE — In a meeting with members of the Business Council overseeing the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a delegation from Moses Lake has asked to keep the name of Chief Moses Middle School, according to Moses Lake Mayor Dean Hankins. Hankins, speaking at a regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council...

Seeing the bigger picture

How cataracts affect pets

Just as humans may develop vision loss or impairments, our animal friends also can experience issues such as cataracts as they age. The term cataract refers to an opacity of the lens within the eye, causing both discomfort and loss of vision. While all species are susceptible to developing...