News Bites for July 13, 2023
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An announcement from the Grant County Sheriff's Office indicated that the items pictured above were confiscated during operations associated with the Dead and Co. concert held last weekend. Dead and Co. is a band that includes original members of the Grateful Dead.
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Searchers are looking for aid in finding Jesse Cardenas after he went missing in late June.
MOSES LAKE – According to the City of Moses Lake website, changes to Moses Lake’s water conservation regulations on when citizens can water their lawns – approved by the city council on July 27 – went into effect Monday.
Irrigation limitations in the city of Moses Lake are now in effect year-round, according to the website. All homes with a city address are no longer allowed to irrigate from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, and no irrigation is allowed on Mondays. Odd numbered addresses are instructed to irrigate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, while even addresses can irrigate on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
According to the website, residents can obtain a 14-day unrestricted irrigation allowance permit from the Public Works department when installing or planting new sod, turf or grass seed.
For more information, visit www.cityofml.com.
EPHRATA – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that the Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team conducted multiple narcotics investigations at the Dead and Co. concert event held at the Gorge Amphitheater last weekend.
INET consists of the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Moses Lake Street Crimes Unit and Homeland Security Investigations staff, according to the announcement. After conducting nine different investigations, detectives made 13 arrests that resulted in more than 15 felony drug distribution charges.
According to the announcement, the controlled substances seized by law enforcement included psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, Ketamine, MDMA, MDA, cocaine and cannabis. The post also stated that law enforcement agencies seized more than $23,000 in cash, six vehicles and an AR-style ghost gun with armor-piercing ammunition.
GCSO is asking residents of Grant County to keep an eye out for any signs of missing person Jesse Cadenas along the Columbia River Shore south of the Rock Island train bridge.
According to the announcement, Cadenas, 25, was reported missing from his home in Rock Island on June 20. The announcement describes Cadenas as five feet and six inches tall and approximately 120 pounds. Searchers believe Cadenas is in the Columbia Basin. The announcement requests that if you have any information you call 509-663-9911.
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.