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Public Works encourages recycling electronics
EPHRATA - Grant County Solid Waste is offering four sites at which people my deliver unwanted electronics products for recycling.
Royal boys start with 46-43 win
ROYAL CITY - It wasn't pretty, but it was a win, and Royal is 1-0 in high school basketball after a 46-43 victory over Moses Lake Christian last weekend.
PUD signs new lawyers
EPHRATA - The Grant County PUD has hired the Spokane legal firm of Paine Hamblen to represent the utility in its fight against a lawsuit by home owners on Crescent Bar Island.
Photos of Santa and you offered
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School's TRiO Upward Bound students are offering pictures with Santa Claus on Monday, Dec. 12, from 3-8 p.m. at the Royal City Harvest Foods grocery store.
Workshop planned in Mattawa
MATTAWA - Grant County Emergency Management will conduct an emergency information seminar for families here on Saturday, Dec. 12.
Annual Royal High football banquet on Dec. 12
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High football team, which had another in a long string of state playoff years, will have its annual awards banquet on Monday, Dec. 12.
Comment sought on transportation
WENATCHEE - A special meeting hosted by the Washington State Department of Transportation here on Jan. 11 seeks public comment on plans for special plans for access to transportation for low income, disabled, elderly and rural citizens.
MLHS girls beat Pasco
PASCO - The Moses Lake girls basketball team hit the road Saturday to take on Pasco and found little resistance from the Bulldogs, beating the team 54-28.
Pedestrian injured in hit and run on Knolls Vista
MOSES LAKE - A driver allegedly sped off after hitting a 23-year-old Moses Lake woman walking in a crosswalk.
CBSS boys basketball drop first game
WENATCHEE - The Columbia Basin Secondary boys basketball team took one on the chin Tuesday evening, losing a pre-season game on the road to Cascade Christian 83-45.
Lighting up the Christmas season
MOSES LAKE - Gerald Curran's seasonal tradition takes a lot of time and energy, but his efforts drench the night in holiday cheer.
Christmas music season begins at the George Community Hall
GEORGE - The Christmas music season will begin this weekend at the George Community Hall.
Two injured in crash near Coulee City
COULEE CITY - Two people were injured in a crash on state Route 17, about 7 miles North of Coulee City.
Big Bend students hold craft bazaar
MOSES LAKE - The Big Bend Community College chapter of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) is holding a craft bazaar Thursday.
Royal Slope Seniors set Thursday luncheon for holiday memories
You are invited to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas memories with Royal Slope Seniors on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Royal City Community Center.
Banks Lake being refilled after 30 foot drawdown
COULEE CITY - Banks Lake is being refilled while work crews handle planned maintenance projects along the lake.
Probe of police shooting continues
ROYAL CITY - As of Friday afternoon, the investigation of the Oct. 24 police shooting in Royal City remains incomplete.
Historical society to meet Nov. 29
EPHRATA - The Grant County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
City of Mattawa turns down health district
MATTAWA - The City of Mattawa has turned down the Grant County Health District's request for support funding.
Herald closed
MOSES LAKE - The Columbia Basin Herald is closed on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Kindergarten, sixth grade students help bag food
MOSES LAKE - Kindergarten students from Moses Lake Christian Academy, joined by their sixth grade partners, helped out the Moses Lake Food Bank Tuesday morning.
Annual Habitat Festival of Trees is Saturday
MOSES LAKE - Habitat for Humanity's 17th annual Festival of Trees Saturday offers food, auctions and a chance to support a good cause.
North Central Washington feels 4.6 quake
MOSES LAKE - A magnitude 4.6 earthquake briefly shook an area of northern Washington from a source about six miles northwest of Omak.
Tuesday shot clinic at health district
MOSES LAKE - Flu season has arrived, and the Grant County Health District is offering shots for $25 at its Moses Lake office at 1038 West Ivy.
More Pertussis cases reported
EPHRATA - An October report by the Grant County Health District noted the number of Pertussis cases in the county has risen to 57, with seven cases reported in September.
A self-shooting reported by injured Mattawa man
MATTAWA - A Mattawa man who went to the Othello hospital with a bullet wound to the chest on Thursday, Oct. 27, has told authorities he shot himself accidentally.
Emergency management reminds folks of carbon hazard
MOSES LAKE - With winter arriving, Grant County Emergency Management reminds people about the hazards of fuel-powered appliances and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
County anti-freeze collection on-going
EPHRATA - Grant County Solid Waste's Joan Melvin reminds residents of Grant County that there is a free year-around collection of used anti-freeze at the Ephrata Landfill.
Husky-Cougar golf set for Nov. 26
DESERT AIRE - Washington Husky fans will square off with Washington State Cougar fans on Nov. 26 at Desert Aire Golf Course in the annual Husky-Cougar golf bash.
'Ninety-nine Percenters' to hold Moses Lake rally
MOSES LAKE - Local advocates of the "We are the 99 percent" movement are holding a rally Thursday evening in Moses Lake.
Elks host annual free community Thanksgiving dinner
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Elks host a free community Thanksgiving dinner Thursday.
Two hit by drive-by pellets
DESERT AIRE - Two people were hit by what is believed to be buckshot during a drive-by shotgun shooting aimed at a residence at 510 Thunderbird Way West on Thursday, Nov. 10.
Superintendent Search to host tour of schools
ROYAL - Superintendent Rose Search will host a tour of Royal School District School buildings on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The public is invited.
Othello football on to round two
OTHELLO - Running back Joey Gomez scored two touchdowns on a rain-soaked afternoon as the Othello Huskies got by the Steilacoom Sentinels 14-0 Saturday.
Wrestling club practice starts today
EPHRATA - The Ephrata Wrestling Club will begins practice today from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
ARTGARDEN Pottery opens soon
MOSES LAKE - ARTGARDEN Pottery in Moses Lake is planning a Nov. 22 grand opening at its new store at 104 W Third Ave.
Police question second forgery suspect
MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake Police questioned and released a second teen in connection with the recent use of counterfeit $20 bills.
Driver found dead at truck stop
MOSES LAKE - A Wisconsin truck driver died of a heart attack while sitting in his idling truck behind Ernie's Truck Stop in Moses Lake.
Ephrata man hits guardrail on SR 17
EPHRATA - An Ephrata man was injured in a one-vehicle crash on northbound state Route 17, about 10 miles north of Moses Lake.
Two injured in crash near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE - Failure to yield reportedly led to a two-vehicle collision on state Route 17 north of Moses Lake.
Local Birth Announcements
Gard Vintners to highlight Scandinavian heritage
ROYAL CITY - Gard Vintners, a Royal City-based winery and estate vineyard, will focus on Scandinavian heritage when it celebrates its third annual Norse Night at its tasting room on Nov. 12.
Mattawa Chamber to meet Wednesday
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Multicultural Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a general meeting for Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the offices of the Port of Matawa.
Ballot return deadline is Tuesday
MOSES LAKE - Washington voters must have their ballots postmarked or returned to an official ballot drop-off site by tomorrow, Nov. 8.
Wahluke schools institute admin walk-throughs
MATTAWA - In its effort to improve instruction, the Wahluke School District had instituted a program of weekly administrator visits to classrooms.
Meeting set for Royal student educational travel to Europe
ROYAL CITY - Parents who would like their high school-aged students to take advantage of a European educational excursion in less than two years are invited to an enrollment meeting on Nov. 7.
Stabbing in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE - A Moses Lake man who was stabbed in the chest early Sunday, Oct. 23, was recovering at an area hospital as of Thursday evening.
Crab feed this weekend
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Golf Association's annual all-you-can-eat Crab Feed has been set for Saturday, Nov. 5.
Space heater burns Moses Lake motor home
MOSES LAKE - An early morning fire that demolished a motor home north of Moses Lake was reportedly sparked by a space heater placed too close to a bed.
Federal grant funds bulletproof vests
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Police Department was authorized to accept federal grant assistance in replacing bulletproof vests.