Rodriguez signs with Yakima Valley Community College

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School soccer player Abril Rodriguez will take the field for Yakima Valley Community College next fall. Rodriguez signed a letter of intent to attend YVCC last week. “It was close to home, and the coach was very friendly. I thought we could work well together,” Rodriguez said. “And I just really liked the campus, too.”

A modern look

Quincy High School Band to receive new uniforms after community effort

QUINCY — The Quincy High School band will be getting new uniforms with the help of a donation from the Quincy Music Boosters and a grant from the Washington Music Educators Association. Devan Chandler, the district’s director of bands, said it had been a while since the uniforms were replaced. “If you were wondering, the last time a uniform purchase was made to my knowledge was 1988,” Chandler said. “So we are overdue.” ...

Legals for February, 17 2023

RECAP: Kraken drop four of five, M’s prep for spring training and WNBA free agency

SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken wrapped up their East Coast road trip with a loss on Tuesday night, the Storm added another forward and the Seattle Mariners begin spring training on Thursday. Check out this week’s professional sports recap for an update on the three squads...

Legals for February, 15 2023

CWU Recognized for Fulbright achievement

ELLENSBURG – Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing institution for the 2022-23 school year, according to a CWU press release. “Our faculty is among the best in the world, and this honor only further validates what we already know about their commitment to excellence,” CWU President Jim Wohlpart said. “The entire CWU community is already extremely proud of the work our esteemed faculty does every day. But for Central to be included in this elite class of higher education institutions gives us even more of a reason to keep improving.” ...

Legals for February, 14 2023

Legals for February, 13 2023

Richard H. ‘Dick’ Siegert

Richard Herman ‘Dick’ Siegert passed away at his home in Leavenworth, Washington, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. The son of Wilmer and Myrtle Siegert, Dick was born in Spokane, Washington, and raised in Garden Springs, a Spokane suburb, on a homestead settled by his grandfather Herman Siegert. He was an active Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow. Dick graduated from Spokane’s Lewis and Clark High School in 1959, then attended the University of Washington where he studied architecture and engineering and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

Refuge at Mae Valley

New Hayden development selling fast on west shore of Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — There was a time not so long ago when Mae Valley west of Moses Lake was fairly wide open, with not much more than a golf course and Blue Heron Park, then called the Moses Lake State Park and a few streets of small houses. The west shore of Moses Lake has boomed in the last couple of decades though, and now there’s one more development springing up. The Refuge at Mae Valley is the latest development in Moses Lake by Redmond, Oregon-based Hayden Homes, which has built numerous others over the years, including the Crossroads and Hayden Estates neighborhoods north of Nelson Road on either side of Highway 17, and more recently, Maple Grove near Highway 17 and Grape Drive. Hayden Homes has been building in the Basin since 1993, according to the company’s website, with an emphasis on affordable family housing.

Marion May Oliver

Marion May Oliver was born in June 1929 and passed away in January 2023 at 93 years of age. She was born in Bellingham, Washington, and moved to California in 1949 and didn't come back to Washington until 1970. She lived in Moses Lake from 1975 to 2023. Marion was happily married to George in April 1950 for 53 years until he went to be with Jesus. She loved Jesus, George, her three kids, her grandkids, her great-grandkids, her great-great-grandkids and various cats through the years. Marion was a gracious woman with a fun, spunky personality.

Mattawa annexes roughly 40 acres

MATTAWA — A new housing development could begin construction this spring on 40 acres annexed into the city of Mattawa. Members of the Mattawa City Council approved the annexation application and a development agreement between the city and CAD Homes, Moses Lake, at the regular meeting Feb. 2. The vote was 6-0; Council Member Wendy Lopez did not attend the meeting...

Wash. seeking proposals to help wildlife impacted by wildfires

OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Conservation Commission and Washington State Department of Natural Resources are seeking project proposals to benefit wildlife affected by wildfire in eastern Washington.

2 Moses Lake students earn honors at Utah Tech

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Two students from Moses Lake received academic honors at Utah Tech University, according to information from the university...

Ruff times

Grant County Animal Outreach deals with overcrowding, dated facility, challenging jobs at Moses Lake shelter.

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Animal Outreach has run out of room. “The facility was built in World War II,” said Kar Vanerstrom, GCAO’s vice president. “And there haven't been any updates on it, so it's kind of in dire straits.” ...

Kathi Jo Bonner

April 29, 1964 – January 23, 2023

Kathi Jo Bonner passed away peacefully on the morning of January 23, 2023 in Moses Lake WA. Kathi was born on April 29, 1964 in Everett WA and attended school there. Kathi was diagnosed with asthma as an infant but she didn't let that keep her from running and playing with her sisters. She knew what her limitations were but mostly ignored them...

QSD upgrades

2 Quincy schools to receive utility upgrades, district office to move

QUINCY — A project to upgrade the heating-cooling systems at Pioneer and Mountain View elementary schools should go out for bid in late February or early March. It’s one of two remodeling projects planned by the district with proceeds from the sale of 155 acres south of town. The second project will remodel a district-owned building into a new district office. Quincy School Board members approved a proposal from the Spokane architectural firm NAC for design services for the heating-cooling project at the regular board meeting Tuesday. Quincy Superintendent Nik Bergman said after the meeting the total project cost will be about $1.1 million. The NAC contract, which is included in the total cost, is about $109,000...

Spring Fest lineup announced

2023 show to feature Vanilla Ice, Montell Jordan, Tone Loc

MOSES LAKE — Rappers Tone Loc, Montell Jordan and Vanilla Ice will be among the headline acts at this year’s Spring Festival at McCosh Park in Moses Lake, May 25-28. “We’re really excited about this year, and we’ve got vendors already calling and people calling to sponsor,” said Sean Sallis, president of the committee organizing this year’s festival. “They’re already coming to us wanting to be involved.” ...

Odd jobs

Moses Lake's Home Electrical tackles the strange stuff

MOSES LAKE — James Anderson likes odd jobs. And sometimes they get pretty odd. Anderson is the owner of Home Electrical Services, based in Moses Lake. The name may sound pretty ordinary, but HES’ repertoire is anything but. Anderson prides himself on taking on jobs other places don’t want to do. “We recently did a churro line in Connell,” Anderson said. “And we had to set it all up and hook it up for him. It was a two-year project. It took two years to get it done. We just finished it.” ...

Nancy Queen

On Dec. 12, 2022, Nancy Lou Queen was taken from us suddenly and unexpectedly. Nancy suffered from an aortic dissection. She passed suddenly and painlessly at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. Her passing was only seven months since the only man and true love of her life passed in May of this same year. Her surviving family and friends are comforted in knowing that the two are together again in eternity. Nancy was born in July of 1942 to Roy and Norma Adams in Chewelah, Washington. Nancy was the first of three children. Her surviving siblings are Nikki (Adams) Lawwill of Owenton, Kentucky and Buck Adams of Moses Lake, Washington.