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Bad debt, charity care expenses rising at local medical facilities
MOSES LAKE — For everyone in healthcare, from patients to hospitals to medical professionals, the challenge is who pays the bill. Sometimes the answer is that some or all of the bill doesn’t get paid, and the hospital or clinic has to absorb the costs. Janette Townsend, chief financial officer …
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New Mattawa port commissioner interested in diversification
MATTAWA — Port of Mattawa Commissioner Kevin Anderson said the port is looking for new customers and ways to diversify …
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Gas prices drop again, but remain high in WA
MOSES LAKE — Lower fuel prices continued this week, with Grant and Adams counties, Washington and national average fuel prices …
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Starting 2026 with a plan is key to fiscal management
MOSES LAKE — January being the season to take stock and resolve to do better, one of the places where …
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GALLERY: Ribbon cuttings 2025
MOSES LAKE — The Basin’s business community grew in 2025, and many businesses, especially Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce members, …
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Port of Ephrata reports 2025 successes
EPHRATA — The Port of Ephrata has marked a successful year of growth and innovation, according to Executive Director David …
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Gas prices remain below $3 nationally, $4 in Washington
MOSES LAKE — As the year ends, gas prices across the nation are sitting at their lowest. Nationally, the gas …
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Home team
MOSES LAKE — Hayden Homes, and its partner company Simplicity by Hayden Homes, went a step beyond their mission of …
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Port of Moses Lake to build electrical generation, transmission lines
MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake will start construction of electrical transmission lines between port property and Rocky …
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A year of successes
MOSES LAKE — Downtown Moses Lake has had a pretty good year. “I think people are starting to recognize that …
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Local experts eye AI to help develop the future
MOSES LAKE — AI technology has been developing quickly over the last few years with multiple avenues and questions arising …
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Women combine talents to open businesses in shared space
MOSES LAKE — Three woman-owned businesses held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening at their new location in Moses Lake Thursday. …
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Fuel hovers at about $4 locally, exceeds nation by about $1
MOSES LAKE — The national average remains under $3 for the second week in a row. Washington’s fuel average is …
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Grant PUD seeks rate input
EPHRATA — Grant County Public Utility District customers have until Dec. 23 to submit their comments on proposed rate hikes …
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GCHD declares end to facility bird flu outbreak
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District announced that it has completed all response activities related to the recent …
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Ephrata town hall highlights local growth
EPHRATA — On Wednesday night, leaders of several Ephrata agencies gathered at the Ephrata High School Performing Arts Center to …
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Options for responding to challenging times at annual WSTFA meeting
WENATCHEE — The last couple of years have been a bumpy ride in the orchard, and it didn’t matter if …
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Grant PUD: New rate policy looks forward, not back
EPHRATA — Customers designated as core customers will be first in line for the lowest Grant County Public Utility District …
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Confluence Health refunding $1.8M following AG investigation
OLYMPIA — After an extensive investigation by the Washington State Attorney General's Office, Confluence Health has agreed to refund over …
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