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Othello council finally OKs new zoning rules

OTHELLO — After two and a half years and 32 meetings, the city of Othello finally has a new zoning code.

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'Santa has the gift cards'

OTHELLO — Like most police operations, this one began with a briefing.

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A promise with God

OTHELLO — It all started with a child's promise.

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Othello council seeks more info on district court costs

OTHELLO — While the city of Othello is willing to pay more to Adams County for District Court, council members said Monday they were frustrated the county was doing little to justify demands for an increase in Othello’s contribution.

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George house torched for training

GEORGE — The thing about firefighters is they usually put out fires.

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Track stars gather to teach the basics, encourage love of sport

MATTAWA — Turns out, you can’t run the hurdles without your arms.

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Social media can do a lot of good, but also poses risks

MOSES LAKE — As Darren Laur prepared to visit Moses Lake, he spent several weeks “creeping” the Moses Lake School District’s social media sites, watching kids and adults online to see just how they behave.

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Leavitt pleads guilty

SPOKANE — Former Warden City Council member and substitute teacher Michael Leavitt pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday morning to one count of receipt of child pornography.

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Judge denies Leavitt motion, sets trial date

SPOKANE — A federal court judge in Spokane has ruled evidence collected from the cell phone of former Warden City Council member Michael Leavitt is admissible. A new trial date in the case has been set for late March.

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Leavitt seeks to suppress iPhone evidence

SPOKANE — An attorney representing accused voyeur Michael Leavitt is asking a federal judge to suppress nearly all of the evidence obtained in the case.

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City approves additional money for police radio upgrade

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Monday voted unanimously to spend an extra $16,000 to upgrade the police department’s communications system, boosting the cost of the project to $170,000.

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Video promotes solar power, Adams County

OTHELLO — The video about the ribbon cutting at the Adams-Nielson Solar Farm near Lind is only about three minutes long.

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2018 in Review: Thieme sells Evergreen, Logan becomes full-time mayor

OTHELLO — It was a big year in Othello in 2018, with the year seeing the sale of one of its largest companies, the resignation of a city administrator and the appointment of a full-time mayor, and the death of a member of the city council.

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Delivering mail, chasing ghosts and changing the world one smile at a time

MOSES LAKE — You might have seen it out and about.

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Court upheld 2017 bond vote, MLSD alters building plans

MOSES LAKE — The year 2018 began with a bang as lawyers squared off and prepared to argue the fate of the $135 million Moses Lake school construction bond.

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Warden City Council approves 2019 budget

WARDEN — The Warden City Council has approved a $7.9 million budget for 2019, including just under $1.5 million for the city’s general fund and $4.2 million for the city’s water and sewer fund.

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Ephrata names new council member

EPHRATA — Insurance administrator and longtime Ephrata resident Sarah McDonnell was selected Wednesday to become the Ephrata City Council’s newest member.

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SGL to supply carbon fiber for BMW's electric car

MOSES LAKE — German automaker BMW has selected SGL Carbon to produce carbon fiber and components for the company’s next generation of electric cars.

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Quincy City Council approves $73.6 million 2019 budget

QUINCY — The City of Quincy passed a $73.6 million budget for 2019, including $24 million for continued work on the city’s industrial waste water treatment and reuse system.

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Othello buys land to expand Public Works, Parks & Rec

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Friday voted to spend nearly $500,000 to buy most of an entire city block and expand the city’s public works and parks and recreation department.

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Moses Lake's Saini crowned Miss India Worldwide

Moses Lake — Moses Lake’s own Shree Saini was named Miss India Worldwide on Friday.

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Sheriff proposes special deputy to cover port

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones is proposing to hire an additional deputy to patrol the Port of Moses Lake.

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Chico's is back

MOSES LAKE — It took nearly a year, and a little last minute nail biting, but it finally happened.

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Health District, Ecology, MLIRD to talk water quality

MOSES LAKE — State and local officials will be meeting this Wednesday, Dec. 19, to begin talks on what to do about blue-green algae blooms on Moses Lake.

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MLHS band premieres composition about Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — It’s not often a new piece of music get its world debut right here in Moses Lake.

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Flu season arrives in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — Flu season is now upon us, and the Grant County Health District is urging everyone six months and older to get a flu shot.

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Sandwiches made with love

MOSES LAKE — “Many hands make light the work.”

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Chico's owner looks to reopening

MOSES LAKE — Mitch Zornes was having dinner when he got the phone call telling him that his restaurant, Chico’s Pizza, was on fire.

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BBCC helps vets and families with Christmas

MOSES LAKE — It’s a simple thing, really, helping a child on Christmas.

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Moses Lake Wendy's packed on opening day

MOSES LAKE — The first press release said 4 p.m.

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Ephrata passes $16.5 million budget for 2019

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council unanimously passed its proposed $16.5 million budget on Wednesday.

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Grant County Sheriff seeks sales tax hike for law enforcement

EPHRATA — Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones is seeking voter approval for a three-tenths of one percent sales tax increase to help fund law enforcement in Grant County and upgrade the county’s aging jail.

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Quincy readies February for school levy vote

QUINCY — It’s levy time in the Quincy School District.

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Othello names new council member

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council’s newest member is 28-year-old bank manager and mother of two, Maria Quezada.

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Moses Lake School Board approves new contracts

MOSES LAKE — In a special meeting on Wednesday, the Moses Lake School Board approved new contacts for its senior leaders, including what the board is calling “an unprecedented and innovative approach to employee compensation.”

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Port of Quincy OKs 2019 budget, sets ribbon cutting for new tenant

QUINCY — Commissioners overseeing the Port of Quincy approved an $8.5 million budget for 2019, including $2.5 million for a major new manufacturing facility in one of its Quincy industrial parks.

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Greenpoint delivers second custom 787

MOSES LAKE — Greenpoint Technologies announced last week that it has delivered its second customized 787-8 Dreamliner to “a confidential customer.”

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Moses Lake Ag Parade coming with s'mores on Friday

MOSES LAKE — The early darkness and frosty cold of winter mean that it’s time again for the Ag Parade, the city ‘s yearly celebration of farming and its agricultural heritage.

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Othello seeking $3 million in state funds for 14th Ave. roundabout

OTHELLO — Othello Mayor Shawn Logan said the city is going to ask the Washington State Legislature next week for $3 million to build a roundabout at the intersection of State Route 26 and 14th Avenue.

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Ephrata council reviews 2019 budget, seeks new member

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council is considering a $16.3 million budget for 2019, an increase of about 4 percent over the city’s 2018 budget.

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Grant County Commissioners 'working on' proposed $135.1 million budget for 2019

EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioners are proposing a roughly $135.1 million budget for 2019, a roughly 11 percent increase from the 2018 budget commissioners approved last year.

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Windermere's new digs a 'fun place' to work

MOSES LAKE — The folks at Windermere Real Estate in Moses Lake had their eyes on the corner of Third Avenue and Division Street for quite some time.

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Othello Council approves extra pet rescue funding

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council continues to hammer out the city’s proposed $22.6 million overall budget for 2019, with the city council focused on how much additional support it can provide for Adams County Pet Rescue.

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Grant County Health Board pushes back on 'one-stop' permitting

EPHRATA — As officials with the Grant County Health District continue to work toward providing “one-stop” review of building and septic tanks permits, members of the district’s board of directors expressed some concerns about his the process is shaping up.

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Grant County Health District: Moses Lake no longer toxic

MOSES LAKE — With freezing cold settling in across the Columbia Basin, the Grant County Health District announced Wednesday that the levels of toxic algae in Moses Lake have fallen and the lake water is no longer poisonous.

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Is Boeing up to something in Grant County?

MOSES LAKE — Something is happening at the Boeing facility at the Grant County International Airport.

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Port of ML considering power options following PUD vote

MOSES LAKE — Industrial electricity users in and around Moses Lake are going to consider their options following the election earlier this month of two new Grant County Public Utility District commissioners who favor higher industrial power rates.

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Sales tax hike 'yes' vote shrinks

RITZVILLE — As votes continue to be tallied in the recent general election, the “yes” vote for a proposed sales tax increase for Adams County is maintaining a small but shrinking lead.

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Mattawa native crowned ML Roundup queen

PASCO — For 17 of Shelby Eckenberg’s nearly 19 years, she’s been riding a horse.

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Time running out for Moses Lake auto tech program

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School only has a few months to find a new home for its automobile repair and technology classes.

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Othello City Council member Larry McCourtie dies

OTHELLO — Larry McCourtie, member of the Othello City Council since 2016 and longtime hospital board member, died on Tuesday. He was 78.

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Mattawa native crowned ML Roundup queen

PASCO — For 17 of Shelby Eckenberg’s nearly 19 years, she’s been riding a horse.

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Othello reviews proposed $6.1 million budget, talks engineer and drone

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Monday reviewed the city’s proposed $6.1 million operating budget for 2019, roughly half of which is slated to fund the city’s police department.

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Good night for incumbent commissioner, auditor, assessor

EPHRATA — It was a good election night for county office holders in Grant County, with incumbents maintaining solid leads as the first ballots were counted.

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Adams County voters reject sales tax rise

RITZVILLE — Adams County voters appear to be saying “yes” to a countywide sale tax increase to fund law enforcement.

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Washing kids' coats a labor of love for dry cleaner

MOSES LAKE — How many children’s coats has Brandi Haug washed in the last few days?

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St. Rose auction helps historic Catholic school

EPHRATA — There’s a lot of love for the elementary school at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.

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State Supreme Court rules in favor of MLSD in injury case

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the Moses Lake School District was not responsible for injuries sustained by a student in shop class roughly a decade ago.

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Warden man suspected of child porn released

SPOKANE — A former Warden City Council member and part-time substitute teacher who is facing federal child pornography charges was released in early October, according to federal court documents.

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Orthodox Church plants seeds in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — These days, he’s called Deacon Vasily.

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MLSD looking to innovate with next school design

MOSES LAKE — As the Moses Lake School District sets out to find an architect for its two planned new elementary schools, the district is looking for ways to make those schools “efficient, low-maintenance and excellent educational environments” while saving the district money.

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ML firm authorized to handle international garbage

MOSES LAKE — When you’re flying international, odds are the last thing you’re thinking about is disposing of your trash.

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Whooping cough found in Moses Lake, Grand Coulee

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District is has confirmed the discovery of two cases of whooping cough in Grant County — one in Moses Lake and another in Grand Coulee.

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Second-half property tax payments due Wednesday

EPHRATA — Grant County Treasurer Darryl Pheasant wants to remind taxpayers that second-half tax payments are due on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

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Grant, Asotin voters to get postage-paid envelopes

MOSES LAKE — Voters in Grant and Asotin counties will be receiving postage-paid envelopes in the mail to replace the envelopes they originally received that required stamps to be mailed.

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Confluence set to make big investment in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — With the rising demand for health care in Grant County, Confluence Health is set to add significantly to its presence in Moses Lake with a new medical building, additional medical providers and a new radiation oncology center.

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Canadian firm sues AeroTEC, Mitsubishi

MOSES LAKE — Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier is accusing Mitsubishi Aircraft and Seattle-based testing and certification company AeroTEC of stealing Bombardier’s trade secrets and illegally using them to help obtain certification of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), currently being tested in Moses Lake.

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REC to keep Moses Lake facility open

MOSES LAKE — Despite posting a third-quarter loss, REC Silicon will not close its Moses Lake production facility and will not lay off any more employees, according to company president and CEO Tore Torvund.

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Full minds and roaming imaginations

MOSES LAKE — “I love books!”

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Othello HS students explore world of work at career fair

OTHELLO — Othello High School senior Jose Flores isn't sure what he wants to do with his life.

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Othello to review fiber optic ordinance after contentious meeting

OTHELLO — The fate of high-speed Internet in Othello hung in the balance on Monday as the city council decided to review city rules that require all new communications lines in the city go underground.

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Grant, Asotin ballot envelopes sent out with printing error

MOSES LAKE — Ballots for this year’s general elections in Grant and Asotin counties were supposed to have postage paid envelopes in them.

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Pucker up for Porky Kids meet fundraising goal, principal kisses pig

MOSES LAKE — Five thousand dollars.

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Knolls Vista Elementary locked down Thursday after gun report

MOSES LAKE — Knolls Vista Elementary School was locked down for a part of Thursday morning after police responded to reports of a student with a gun.

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Ephrata OKs yearlong ban on new cryptocurrency mining

EPHRATA — Ephrata joined the ranks of Grant County cities temporarily banning cryptocurrency development after the city council voted Wednesday to block new cryptocurrency operations for the next 12 months.

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Cooper seeks to streamline treasurer's office

MOSES LAKE — As a stay-at-home dad who homeschools his two kids, Casey Cooper also volunteers a lot.

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Grant County Fairgrounds looks to horses for its future

EPHRATA — New Grant County Fairgrounds Director Jim McKiernan thinks equestrian events could eventually help the fairgrounds pay for themselves.

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Moses Lake Sears Hometown and Outlet still open for business

MOSES LAKE — While long-troubled, Chicago-based retailing behemoth Sears has finally filed for bankruptcy, spin-off Sears Hometown and Outlet is quick to remind folks that company is still healthy and solvent and in business for the long term.

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Pheasant says county needs experienced treasurer

MOSES LAKE — Thirty-two years.

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Farm Day calls up memories

MOSES LAKE — “This is nostalgic in the weirdest way.”

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MLSD sells $45 million in school construction bonds

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School has finally sold some school construction bonds.

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Composer pens piece for MLHS band

MOSES LAKE — It all began when composer Darryl Johnson II was here last year to have the Moses Lake High School band perform some of his music.

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Ground broken on new Ulta Beauty outlet

MOSES LAKE — The dirt flew on Thursday as ground was formally broken for the Ulta Beauty store coming to Moses Lake.

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City of Warden settles dispute with police chief

WARDEN — The city of Warden has settled a dispute with Police Chief Rick Martin, agreeing to pay the chief back wages as well as roughly $15,400 in attorney’s fees.

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Moses Lake adopts new logo, swears in new officers

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake officially has a new logo.

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Grant County Health District seeks 'flu fighters'

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District wants everyone in the county to get their flu shots this fall.

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Candidates forum Hopefuls discuss algae, homelessness, experience

MOSES LAKE — Homelessness, the state of algae-filled waters of Moses Lake, and the moving of Grant County’s juvenile offenders to Martin Hall at Medical Lake were all topics addressed at Monday night’s candidate forum at the Moses Lake Civic Center.

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Plea deal reached in assault on MLPD officer

EPHRATA — A Moses Lake woman who assaulted a police officer during a response to a domestic violence report in May has received a suspended sentence as part of a plea deal.

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Park Orchard kids walk to school together

MOSES LAKE — About a quarter of Park Orchard Elementary School’s 470 students gathered Friday morning to walk the mile and a half from Cascade Park to school.

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Port of Moses Lake approves honor park

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake has approved the design for a small park to honor the Port’s first director, Clyde Owen, at a regular meeting on Monday morning.

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Ephrata council mulls end to business parking restrictions

EPHRATA — The Ephrata city council is considering removing all parking requirements for business licenses in the city limits.

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Ulta Beauty coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Retailer Ulta Beauty is coming to Moses Lake.

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Rotary Club wants coats for kids

MOSES LAKE — With the cold weather of autumn slowly creeping up on the Columbia Basin, the Rotary Club of Moses Lake is collecting coats for this year’s “Coats for Kids” giveaway in November.

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MLSD gets ready to sell construction bonds

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District hopes to have $50 million in school construction bonds sold and in the bank by Nov. 1.

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Sand Hills development needs sewer line extension

OTHELLO — The future of Sand Hills subdivision is dependent on the ability of the city to extend a major sewer line north of Olympia Avenue.

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Health and Wellness Expo Cleaning air and healing injured teddy bears

MOSES LAKE — The 2018 Central Washington Health and Wellness Expo arrived on Saturday, bringing together doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, medical device makers and other health professionals.

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Toxic algae found in Potholes Reservoir

MOSES LAKE — Toxic blue-green algae continues to ooze and bloom across Moses Lake and has found its way into Potholes Reservoir, according to a news release from the Grant County Health District.

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Buddies walk through Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — It was a good afternoon for a buddy walk.

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Mattawa teenager arrested for Homecoming threat

MATTAWA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says a Mattawa teenager has been arrested after making “an online threat” to this year’s homecoming celebrations at Wahluke High School.

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Health officials advise residents to get flu shots

OLYMPIA — School has started, fall has arrived and flu season has returned.

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Newhouse bill to save GCIA control tower

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a measure that would prohibit the Federal Aviation Administration from closing any air traffic control facilities at civilian airports where military traffic is a sizable portion of flights in and out.

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Warden looking at major sewer renovation, expansion

WARDEN — The city of Warden is looking at a $3 million major sewer renovation and addition that will increase the capacity primarily for industrial users in the north part of town.

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Glitter and unicorns and school supplies

MOSES LAKE — It’s the rare 8-year-old girl who doesn’t like glitter and unicorns.

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Down syndrome Buddy Walk coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The Down Syndrome Society of Grant County will be holding its sixth annual “Buddy Walk” this Saturday, Sept. 29, at McCosh Park.

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Moses Lake School District not mulling pool closure

MOSES LAKE — Rumors that the school district is considering closing the pool at Moses Lake High School are not true, according to Superintendent Josh Meek.

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Sand Hills development needs sewer line extension

OTHELLO — The future of Sand Hills subdivision is dependent on the ability of the city to extend a major sewer line north of Olympia Avenue.

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PUD and Port of Moses Lake discuss joint approach to development

MOSES LAKE — Commissioners from the Port of Moses Lake met with three of the five Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) commissioners on Monday to improve communication between the two agencies and come to an agreement about the future of economic growth in Grant County.

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State legislators urge Trump to save REC Silicon

MOSES LAKE — Members of the state’s congressional delegation are urging President Donald Trump to resolve the ongoing trade dispute with China and save embattled polysilicon producer REC.

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Gasoline prices down slightly in Washington

MOSES LAKE — Gasoline prices in Washington have fallen nearly 2 cents per gallon over the last week to roughly $3.34 per gallon, according to a regular survey by gasoline price tracking firm Gasbuddy.

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Health district finds toxic algae across Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District is warning everyone to avoid contact with the waters of Moses Lake after district officials found potentially dangerous blue-tree algae in samples from across Moses Lake.

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School districts working to comply on vaccinations

MOSES LAKE — School districts across the county are working to meet the Grant County Health District’s request that all students either be vaccinated or have waivers on file with their schools by Nov. 1.

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Moses Lake school enrollment under projection

MOSES LAKE — Efforts to cut 5 percent from this year’s Moses Lake School District budget may be hampered by lower-than-projected student enrollment.

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Coulee byway to get information kiosks

OTHELLO — The Coulee Scenic Byway is going to get some kiosks to inform drivers along the way, thanks to some state and federal grants as well as private donations.

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Ephrata police continue shooting investigation

EPHRATA — Ephrata Police continue to investigate a shooting last week on Basin Week that left a man injured.

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Health board seeks consensus on closing events over air quality

EPHRATA — Officials with the Grant County Health District are seeking a county-wide consensus when dealing with hazardous air quality during large public events, such as the Grant County Fair or events at Live Nation.

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Potentially toxic algae found in water of Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District is warning residents to avoid contact with the water in portions of Moses Lake after the discovery of potentially toxic blue-green algae.

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Warden mulls changes to animal ordinance

WARDEN — The Warden City Council on Tuesday reviewed proposed changes to the city code dealing with animals — including dog licensing and the definition of a “dangerous animal.”

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Remembering 9/11

EPHRATA — They gathered solemnly in front of the Grant County Courthouse on Tuesday to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Northern Virginia.

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Basin Street work nearing completion

EPHRATA — Most of the work on the $3 million Basin Street water main replacement project is done, according to Ephrata City Administrator Wes Crago.

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Almira teacher up for state honor

ALMIRA — Susan Douglas gets way too excited about rocks.

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Ephrata cowboy poet set to perform at Quincy FCAD

EPHRATA — He writes and recites poetry, and sings songs, “for cowboys and people who have never seen a cow.”

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Othello readies for fair

OTHELLO — There won't be an Adams County Fair this year.

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County moves toward electronic building permits

EPHRATA — The Grant County Planning Department is beginning the long work of being able to accept building permits in electronic format.

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Quincy Farmer Consumer Day coming Sept. 8

QUINCY — The second Saturday in September is coming soon. Which means it’s time for Quincy’s annual Farmer Consumer Awareness Day festival.

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Drink beer to fight cancer at Craft Out Cancer fundraiser

MOSES LAKE — On an ever-lengthening list of things you can do to help those fighting cancer, this one’s easy:

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Warden imposes year-long stop on cryptocurrency mining

WARDEN — The Warden City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a year-long stop on cryptocurrency development to give the city time to develop better rules governing the power-hungry operations.

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Owen honored on 100th birthday

MOSES LAKE — Clyde Owen, the last commander of Larson Air Force Base, remembers the day President John F. Kennedy stopped in Moses Lake in late 1963.

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Othello considering air quality policy

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council is considering putting into place a policy that would allow the city to close the pool when air quality gets as bad as it has in the last few weeks.

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Port mulls annual air show

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake is considering hosting an annual air show to both draw tourists to Moses Lake and show off to the community what the Port does.

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Slime by Kenna

MOSES LAKE — It’s squishy and a little bit sticky to the touch.

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ML school board OKs budget, warns of looming shortfalls

MOSES LAKE — It was a busy meeting on Thursday for the Moses Lake School Board, with members approving the $124.2 million 2018-19 operating budget, changes to the school construction bond passed in 2017, a new contract with teachers, and a 5-cent increase in the price of school breakfast and …

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Lock-Box giveaway promotes gun safety

MOSES LAKE — It was quite a crowd that had lined up Saturday morning in the parking lot of Tri-State Outfitters.

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The busy life of Miss India USA

MOSES LAKE — Sixty cities. Eleven U.S. states. And four countries.

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Job Corps graduate ready for the business world

MOSES LAKE — It was a Thursday like so many others.

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Water park closures affect cities' bottom lines

MOSES LAKE — August is usually the hottest part of the summer in the Columbia Basin, and it’s also the time municipal pools and water centers become a refuge for folks looking for a place to escape the heat.

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Othello Council talks 'mother-in'law' apartments

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council considered changes to rules governing residential parking and the construction of accessory dwelling units — sometimes called “mother-in-law apartments” — at its regular meeting last week.

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Aviation history takes flight on Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — It was quite a little gathering along the North Shore of Moses Lake Tuesday morning to see — or at least hopefully see — a piece of history take to the air.

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Duck races come to Grant County Fair

MOSES LAKE — It’s not everybody who can find their calling simply on the basis of their last name.

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Grant County Republican Party honors volunteers and fallen community workers

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Republicans gathered late Tuesday at the fairgrounds to honor some long-time party volunteers and party figures who have passed in the last few years.

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Wendy's breaks ground on restaurant in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — “We’re here.”

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Horsemanship opens the fair

MOSES LAKE — It was a beautiful way to start the Grant County Fair.

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MLSD proposes $124 million 2018-19 budget

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has released its proposed operating budget of around $124.2 million — roughly $14,000 per student — for the upcoming 2018-19 school year.

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Othello appoints Shawn Logan full-time mayor

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council voted unanimously on Monday to appoint Mayor Shawn Logan as the city’s full-time administrator as well.

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Grant County Health District concerned over air quality at fair

EPHRATA — Officials with the Grant County Health District are concerned that the air quality over the Columbia Basin might affect next week’s Grant County Fair.

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New Light Missionary Baptist gets new pastor

MOSES LAKE — Domingo Valenzuela fell in love with the West as a little boy growing up in Texas.

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MLSD giving Chromebooks to all middle, high school students this year

MOSES LAKE — When school starts, each high school and middle school student is going to receive something new.

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Othello appoints Shawn Logan full-time mayor

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council voted unanimously on Monday to appoint Mayor Shawn Logan as the city’s full-time administrator as well.

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Incumbents win big in Grant County primary vote

EPHRATA — Voters across Grant County seemed content with incumbents in county offices if the results of Tuesday’s primary are any reflection.

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Rocks threaten to block port expansion

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake’s plan to build a multi-purpose structure on the other side of the Grant County International Airport’s main aircraft parking area has run into a fairly sizable obstacle.

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Special Queen honored with special day

MOSES LAKE — It was quite a gathering late Friday at the Red Door Cafe, people slowly trickling in.

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Audit finds issues with assessor's office

EPHRATA — A pair of state audits has found continued problems in the Grant County Assessor’s Office and in the way the county keeps its books.

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Students put robots through their paces

MOSES LAKE — It's the penultimate day of Robotics Camp at Frontier Middle School.

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Port faces environmental review delays, trade woes

MOSES LAKE — Concerns that trade policy, federal regulation, and proposed legislation are beginning to affect business was high on the topic of conversation for commissioners of the Port of Moses Lake on Monday.

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ML police, community join in lip-sync challenge

MOSES LAKE — When the Longview Police Department challenged the Moses Lake Police Department to do a lip-sync video, it was something the MLPD simply couldn’t say no to.

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Relayers gather in Othello to fight cancer

OTHELLO — It was less a relay and more a gathering.

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State to consolidate business licensing

MOSES LAKE — The Washington State Department of Revenue calls it “one-stop shopping.”

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Adventists to hold free dental clinic

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Adventist Church is going to be hosting a free dental clinic today and tomorrow, and all are welcome.

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Warden still looking for council member

WARDEN — The Warden City Council is still looking for a few good people to help govern the city.

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Othello council creates full-time mayor position

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Monday voted unanimously to give itself the power to hire the mayor as the city's full-time administrator as well.

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Senior gardening club finds fun and purpose in plants

MOSES LAKE — A flower pot is a simple thing.

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Legislators urge Trump to aid REC Silicon

MOSES LAKE — Senators and representatives from Washington and Montana are asking President Donald Trump to help manufacture REC Silicon and resolve the ongoing trade dispute with China over polysilicon and solar panels.

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Owners seek $52 million for scrubland pasture

MOSES LAKE — The advertisement bills the land as “great for a Master Planned Community.”

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Relayers gather in Othello to fight cancer

OTHELLO — It was less a relay and more a gathering.

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Speakers: Social media encourages suicide

MOSES LAKE — If you want to tackle youth suicide, it is important to deal with the fact that as a society, we have abandoned our children to an online world that fosters isolation, dependency and despair.

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Friday fires near Mattawa, Quincy contained

MOSES LAKE — Grant County fire crews were able to take a breather on Sunday after a flurry of fires hit near Mattawa and Quincy on Friday.

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REC posts loss, but CEO still optimistic

MOSES LAKE — Norway-based REC Silicon posted a loss of $9.6 million on revenue of $58.9 million for the second quarter of 2018 (April-June).

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MLSD calls for 2 elementary schools, small high school

MOSES LAKE — Two new 450-student elementary schools, not one.

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Life skills lessons from Job Corps students

MOSES LAKE — It was a simple game of Telephone.

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Ways to protect rural homes from wildfire

EPHRATA — The spread of housing into some rural areas of Grant County has made for a more dangerous fire season, according to Grant County Fire Marshal Bruce Gribble.

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Quincy 4-H students get hands-on experience in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was a memorable week in the nation’s capitol for three Quincy High School 4-H students.

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County hires interim fair director

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Commission has hired a former Columbia Basin Herald advertising director, Jim McKiernan, as the interim director of the Grant County Fairgrounds.

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Moses Lake clothing store closing after 45 years

MOSES LAKE — Forty-five years is a long time to be in business.

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Health officer warns of opiate apocalypse

EPHRATA — Grant County needs to be prepared for a coming “sudden increase in overdose deaths,” according to Grant County Health Officer Alexander Brzezny.

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Rail, road, resource officers at Republican Women meeting

MOSES LAKE — “We’re still working on it.”

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Administrator Wade Farris leaves Othello, heads to Gig Harbor

OTHELLO — City Administrator Wade Farris is leaving after nearly five years of working for Othello.

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County hires interim fair director

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Commission has hired a former Columbia Basin Herald advertising director, Jim McKiernan, as the interim director of the Grant County Fairgrounds.

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Vantage Data seeks fewer, smaller generators

QUINCY — The Washington State Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on a request from Vantage Data Centers to reduce the number of generators at the company’s Quincy campus.

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Othello scammer spoofing City Hall

OTHELLO — If you live in Othello, and you get a call from someone claiming that you are behind in your water bill, don’t pay. It’s most certainly a scam.

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REC Silicon chief hopeful about future

MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon President and Chief Executive Officer Tore Torvund is sad about the situation his company faces but is confident REC has a future.

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REC Chief: closing ML plant an 'option'

MOSES LAKE — If the current dispute with China over access to the country’s market for polysilicon is not solved, REC Silicon could close its production facility in Moses Lake, according to President and CEO Tore Torvund.

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Quincy Council OKs third detective

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved hiring a third detective, replacing a currently unfilled school resource officer position.

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Another REC insider buys shares

MOSES LAKE — Another REC Silicon insider has made a major share purchase in the silicon producer.

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Grant Integrated offers suicide prevention training

MOSES LAKE — Grant Integrated Services is offering a free training to help people respond to those in emotional distress and need.

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REC CEO up stake in company

MOSES LAKE — Tore Torvund, president and chief executive officer of Norway-based REC Silicon recently purchased 300,000 shares in the troubled company, according to a company statement.

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Grant County landfill stops taking paper to recycle

Moses Lake — The Grant County landfill is no longer taking newspapers or mixed paper for recycling.

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WorkSource to hold orientations for REC workers

MOSES LAKE — Washington WorkSource will be holding a special event for the workers hit by the latest round of REC Silicon layoffs.

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Group sees reform, accountability in farm checkoff programs

MOSES LAKE — A number of U.S. farm groups are backing an effort to reform federal crop promotion and research programs — also called checkoff programs — as part of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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County to conduct ballot counting test

EPHRATA — Grant County elections officials will be conducting a test run of their election equipment this Thursday, June 28.

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Longtime Warden police sergeant retires

WARDEN — Longtime Warden Police Sergeant Mike Martin is retiring.

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Ephrata police receive state accreditation

EPHRATA — The Ephrata Police have become only the second law enforcement agency in Grant County to be accredited by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC).

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Early-morning Coffee with a Cop in Quincy

QUINCY — It’s a little thing, the concern about the timing of a Nixle message.

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Rotarians stuff bus to help New Hope shelter

MOSES LAKE — It takes a lot of diapers to keep an emergency shelter going.

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West Nile found in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — West Nile virus has returned to Grant County.

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Grant County installs metal detector, X-ray machine

EPHRATA — People heading to court or needing to pay a visit to the Grant County Sheriff will now have to pass through a metal detector and get their bags X-rayed.

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BBCC students earn GEDs

MOSES LAKE — It was a night of new beginnings last Wednesday as 129 students walked the stage and earned their General Equivalency Diploma (GED) at Big Bend Community College.

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MLSD approves $1.4 million in land purchases

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board unanimously approved the purchase of about 6 acres immediately east of Moses Lake High School for $1.4 million on Thursday.

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Sears Hometown under new ownership

MOSES LAKE — The Sears Hometown Store in downtown Moses Lake is under new management and is ready to do business.

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Warden to tighten up dog, yard code enforcement

WARDEN — Warden city officials are going to tighten up code enforcement in the coming months.

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Warden schools offer free summer breakfast, lunch

WARDEN — The Warden Schools will be offering free breakfast and lunch to students 18 and younger this summer.

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Soap Lake fire 50 percent contained

SOAP LAKE — A fire which has burnt 2,000 acres north of Soap Lake has is about 50 percent contained, according to a Grant County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

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Port mulls Boeing aircraft bid

MOSES LAKE — As Boeing considers a replacement for the aging 757 jetliner, the Port of Moses Lake is considering a bid to be the place where Boeing builds its new jet, the New Midsize Airplane (NMA).

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Wilson Creek graduating seniors 'a family'

WILSON CREEK — The graduates of Wilson Creek High School don’t so much graduate as they sit.

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Weather can't dampen Little Big Show

WILSON CREEK — It was overcast and chilly, for a Saturday in June, and a few raindrops splattered on windshields, but that didn’t stop classic car owners from coming and showing their vehicles on Railroad Street.

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Big Bend athletes give out books

MOSES LAKE — Student-athletes from big Bend Community College helped deliver 1,000 books to students at Larson Heights and North elementary schools as part of the “Disney Magic of Storytelling” program.

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Othello changes zoning code, begins work on well

OTHELLO — A request from Avista Energy to upgrade an Othello substation prompted the city council to unanimously revise the city’s zoning ordinance.

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Ephrata water work nears major intersection

EPHRATA — Traffic is liable to be interesting in Ephrata this weekend with the Sage & Sun Festival closing some downtown streets as construction crews replacing the Basin Street water main are working their way north.

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Othello valedictorian talks about interrupted speech

OTHELLO — Andrew Chen said he knew that he knew he wasn’t going to be able to finish his high school valedictory speech.

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Othello school official says no censorship of graduation speech

OTHELLO — Officials with the Othello School District are emphatic that they were not censoring Othello High School valedictorian Andrew Chen’s speech at last Saturday.

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Warden seniors walk through schools to inspire younger kids

WARDEN — Education isn’t just about reading, writing, and arithmetic.

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Othello HS principal cuts valedictorian speech short

OTHELLO — A chill wind blew over Huskie Field Friday evening as the Othello High School class of 2018 received their diplomas.

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Othello changes zoning code, begins on well

OTHELLO — A request from Avista Energy to upgrade an Othello substation prompted the city council to unanimously revise the city’s zoning ordinance.

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Kennel club dog trials coming to fairgrounds

MOSES LAKE — The Ephrata-Moses Lake Kennel Club will be holding its annual agility trials this coming weekend.

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North gets award, honors deputies

MOSES LAKE — North Elementary School was honored on Monday with an award from Imagine Learning, a company that produces materials for students learning English as a second language, as one of the ten best performing schools in the state.

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Food processing, warehouses key to Adams County's future

OTHELLO — You need to cast your nets where the fish are.

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Othello school official says no censorship of graduation speech

OTHELLO — Officials with the Othello School District are emphatic that they were not censoring Othello High School valedictorian Andrew Chen’s speech at last Saturday.

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Othello principal cuts valedictorian speech short

OTHELLO — A chill wind blew over Huskie Field Friday evening as the Othello High School class of 2018 received their diplomas.

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MLHS grads look forward, not back

MOSES LAKE — With their tassels turned, members of the Moses Lake High School class of 2018 were mostly looking forward, and not back.

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Port approves Air Force closure request

MOSES LAKE — The Air Force is coming to Moses Lake.

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Sister city auction coming June 9

MOSES LAKE — It takes a lot to keep a sister city relationship going.

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AeroTEC gets FAA repair station certification

MOSES LAKE — The Federal Aviation Administration has certified AeroTEC to repair airplane parts, making the company the fifth certified repair station in Moses Lake.

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Former ML superintendent named Administrator of the Year

WENATCHEE — Michelle Price, the former superintendent of the Moses Lake School District and current superintendent of the North Central Educational Service District (ESD) has been named National Education Administrator of the Year for 2018.

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'Be the heroes you're looking for'

MOSES LAKE — Aric Bostick told the graduating seniors of Moses Lake High School that it is important to dream big.

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Back to his roots West side mayor draws on his Ephrata upbringing

EPHRATA — Jimmy Matta has walked a path well-worn by generations of immigrants to the United States.

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Counselor reveals secrets to a successful marriage in new book

MOSES LAKE — Over the years, counselor Glade Daniels-Brown said he’s has learned a great deal from his clients.

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'Grandma-style' fusion arrives in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Carlos Bernal has been cooking for almost his entire life.

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High gas prices mean fewer, shorter summer trips

MOSES LAKE — High gasoline prices across the country mean that fewer people will be taking to the road for their summer vacations, according to a study published by GasBuddy, a website that tracks retail gasoline prices across North America.

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Rest day in Warden

WARDEN — The little park stretching along Railroad Avenue between the street and railroad tracks was full of people, campers, trailers and horses.

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Warden seeks another new council member

WARDEN — If you live in Warden and have a hankering to participate in city government, then the Warden City Council really wants you.

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Spring Festival returns to Moses Lake this weekend

MOSES LAKE — Memorial Day is next Monday and the carnival is setting up at Frontier Middle School.

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Grant County buys new vote counting software

EPHRATA — The Grant County Commission has approved $150,000 to purchase new vote counting software.

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Job Corps students build new JAL crash memorial

MOSES LAKE — It was very early on Monday as a group of about six Columbia Basin Job Corps students and their instructor gathered with their gear — shovels, trowels and buckets — inside the north fence of the Grant County International Airport.

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Walking to raise awareness of autism

EPHRATA — It was a beautiful day Saturday as families from across Grant County gathered for food, fun, and a walk to promote awareness for autism.

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Pilots association starts Moses Lake chapter

MOSES LAKE — The newest chapter of the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) voted itself into existence in a garage at the Moses Lake Municipal Airport on Saturday.

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Fundraiser celebrates area veterans

EPHRATA — It was an emotional night for a group of veterans and their families as they gathered on Saturday to raise money to help other aging veterans visit the country’s war memorials in the national capital.

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Othello mulls new rules for new lawns

OTHELLO — If you buy a brand-new house in Othello, remember, you have a year to put in a front yard.

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Airspace closure hearing set for June 1

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake will hold a public hearing on Friday, June 1, to consider a request from the Air Force to temporarily close Grant County airspace for training.

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Grant County property taxes among most complex in state

MOSES LAKE — It makes sense that King County — home to roughly $2.2 million people and the state’s economic powerhouse — would also have a complex property tax structure.

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MLSD outlines access plan for high school

MOSES LAKE — A draft “sketch” of possible vehicle access to Moses Lake High School has the school district acquiring two roughly half-acre parcels for access and additional parking.

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Air Force seeks airspace closure for training

MOSES LAKE — The commission overseeing the Port of Moses Lake will be holding a public hearing sometime in late May to consider a request from the U.S. Air Force to temporarily close air space over and around the Grant County International Airport for training.

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People in pain: Hurting patients caught in crossfire of drug war

MOSES LAKE — The rush to deal with the nation’s opioid crisis is making life much harder for people with chronic pain.

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Fire clears brush, provides training at Port of Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The small brush fire at the Grant County International Airport on Saturday afternoon was part of a planned training exercise.

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Needle exchange coming to Grant County

EPHRATA — A needle exchange program is coming to Grant County this month, part of the Grant County Health District’s efforts to deal with the opiates crisis.

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Warden council seeks new member, approves well projects

WARDEN — If you live in the city of Warden, and are interested in serving on the city council, the city council wants to hear from you.

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Warnick announces bid for second term

MOSES LAKE — Sen. Judy Warnick announced this week that she seeking a second term as a state senator representing the 13th District.

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Othello solves contract issues with engineer

OTHELLO — The company overseeing the $1.7 million redrilling of Othello’s crooked No. 3 well is now working with a city contract.

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GTA hires new operations, facilities managers

MOSES LAKE — The Grant Transit Authority (GTA) has a new operations managers and a new facilities and maintenance manager.

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Comics, games make Free Comic Book Day

MOSES LAKE — The little black box with joystick and the buttons on it doesn’t look like much.

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Suspected Hantavirus case turns up in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — A Grant County resident has been hospitalized since mid-April with respiratory failure caused by a suspected Hantavirus infection, according to Grant County health officials.

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Ephrata council talks road repairs, flag project

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council considered a draft policy governing the use of the city’s newly approved street repair fund and an Eagle Scout project that would nearly double the number of flags on display along Basin Street on federal holidays.

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Molahiette drill team coaches call it a day

MOSES LAKE — When Lori Baker took the microphone, she said she was going to try and not cry.

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Herald begins morning delivery

MOSES LAKE — The first day of morning delivery for the Columbia Basin Herald went off without a hitch.

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Ephrata legion plans Honor Flight fundraiser

EPHRATA — In 1949, President Harry S Truman proclaimed the third Saturday in May as the day to honor the country’s armed forces.

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Moses Lake School District mulling school safety reporting app

MOSES LAKE — In the two weeks since the Moses Lake School District’s SafeSchools Alert web site has gone live, the district has gotten two tips.

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ML School Board OKs new science, math curricula

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday unanimously adopted a new elementary school math curriculum, as well as a new science curriculum for the district’s middle schools and high school.

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Royal City talks about prevention, healing after suicide

ROYAL CITY — Suicide can be stopped. It should be talked about. And anyone can prevent it.

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Learning the moves CB Tech students ready for cop competition

MOSES LAKE — The young man in the gray sweats is struggling to say his well-rehearse line as he leans on the door of his car and points a blue, plastic fake gun at a car.

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CB Tech gets $15,000 gift to buy welding simulator

MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center has received at $15,000 donation to help the school purchase a virtual welding simulator.

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Othello City Council wrangles with well re-drilling costs

OTHELLO — Concern over increased costs on the re-drilling work for the city’s No. 3 well led the Othello City Council on Monday to reject a revised contract.

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Othello City Council raises fee, fines for garage sales

OTHELLO — If you’re going to hold a garage sale in the city of Othello, remember to get a permit.

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School levies, sales tax hike pass handily

MOSES LAKE — It was a clear win across Grant County for school levies and tax increases in Tuesday’s special election.

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MLHS soloists prepare for state music competition

MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake High School musicians demonstrated their talents at a recital last Thursday in preparation for a statewide competition this weekend.

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April 30 property tax deadline looms

EPHRATA — Poet T.S. Eliot said that April is the cruelest month.

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Sonico keeps planes flying

MOSES LAKE — As he leads a group through a room full of airplane parts, William Purdue says something that is both stunning and counterintuitive.

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Microsoft donates computers, servers, scholarships to BBCC

MOSES LAKE — Microsoft has made a significant donation of computer equipment and scholarships to Big Bend Community College’s computer science program.

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Warden farmer announces run for PUD commission

WARDEN — Lifelong Warden resident and farmer Nelson Cox is running for a seat on the Grant County Public Utility District commission.

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Columbine survivor to speak at Mayor's Prayer Breakfast

MOSES LAKE — Spokane-based businessman and former Washington state legislator Kevin Parker will be the featured speaker at this year’s Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in Moses Lake on May 1.

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School district, county mull land transfer

EPHRATA — Grant County has agreed to transfer around 3.7 acres of land to the Moses Lake School District that should have been part of the district’s purchase of fairgrounds land.

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Grant Integrated gets donated RV

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Integrated Services now has a brand-new RV to bring counseling and services to the far-flung corners of the county.

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Sign-ups begin for Dru Gimlin tournament

QUINCY — It takes a lot of work to organize a basketball tournament.

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Moses Lake Medical Team readies for another Nigeria trip

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Medical Team is getting ready to make another trip to Nigeria.

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Othello hands out trees

OTHELLO — “How are you guys? You want a tree?”

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Moses Lake Schools activate tip, threat web site

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District now has a new way to anonymously report threats, harassment or safety concerns.

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District begins considering MLHS security improvements

MOSES LAKE — A preliminary sketch of security improvements at Moses Lake High School would limit student access to two main doors and include a fence around the southern portion of the campus.

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Voters drop challenge to MLSD school bond

MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake voters who contested last year’s Moses Lake School District construction bond have decided not to appeal to the state Supreme Court.

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Third accusation comes out in Warden teacher case

WARDEN — Another child has come forward with allegations of inappropriate behavior by jailed substitute teacher and city council member Michael Leavitt.

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4-car pile-up blocks SR-17

MOSES LAKE — A four-car pile up on state Route 17 not far from the Grant County International Airport left a sheriff’s deputy injured Monday morning.

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CB Tech students shine in state coding contest

MOSES LAKE — It may have been spring break last week, but a group of kids from the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center spent part of their break competing against the best high school coders in the state.

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County to upgrade emergency generators

EPHRATA — In the event the power goes down, Grant County can now keep the lights on in the jail and the courthouse.

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Moses Lake firefighters learn the ropes

MOSES LAKE — Rescue Randy is having a bad day.

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Othello women arrested in Royal City shooting

EPHRATA — Two Othello women have been arrested in connection with a Royal City murder in December, 2016.

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Othello police strapped for cash

OTHELLO — The Othello Police Department cannot afford a proposal by Adams County to upgrade their communications systems jointly, even with the county footing the entire bill for the first year.

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Gun threats prompt Chief Moses Middle School lockdowns Friday

MOSES LAKE — A pair of reports of students with guns prompted a lockdown at Chief Moses Middle School Friday morning and the arrest of two juveniles.

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Sen. Maria Cantwell reviews port rail project

MOSES LAKE — U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell was in Moses Lake on Monday to review the Port of Moses Lake’s rail project.

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Way of the Cross shows faith and devotion

OTHELLO — “Vamos! Camina!”

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Dating abuse all too common among teens

MOSES LAKE — One in three teens will experience some kind of abuse in a dating relationship.

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'Build that relationship' Warnick, Dent talk to students about keys to success

MOSES LAKE — Most of the hard work of politics is building and sustaining relationships with people.

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The DigiGirlz of Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — “How many computing jobs are open in the state of Washington right now?”

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Jake Long named new MLHS principal

MOSES LAKE — Jake Long has been named the new Moses Lake High School principal.

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Port seeks to level main runway

MOSES LAKE — There’s a hump in the middle of the Grant County International Airport’s main runway.

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MLSD superintendent talks high school security

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board is considering a series of security enhancements to Moses Lake High School.

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Ephrata council approves AirBnB rules

EPHRATA — AirBnB is coming to Ephrata.

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Home Show coming to fairgrounds on Saturday

MOSES LAKE — The Central Washington Home Show is coming to the Grant County Fairgrounds this weekend.

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Quincy awards city hall, fire station contracts

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council on Tuesday awarded a pair of construction contracts worth a total of $7.3 million to finish the work on the civic center complex and build a new fire station.

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Chief Moses students learn to create art

MOSES LAKE — Jason Betts has no doubts that it is easier to teach kids who are self-motivated.

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Students find fancy reward at North Elementary

MOSES LAKE — Kimberly Yates sat in front of a stark white China plate while Principal Kelly Fredrick poured her a cup of chocolate milk.

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Third-grader is principal for a day

MOSES LAKE — Principal Noreen Thomas and third-grader Vanessa Kumar Suglani were walking down the halls of Sage Point Elementary School together on Friday morning.

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Health board considers new septic fees

EPHRATA — The Grant County Health Board is considering changes to the fees it charges landowners and developers for septic systems in multi-lot developments.

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One student's sermon on the hill

MOSES LAKE — It was a chilly and overcast Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. when about 150 Moses Lake High School students gathered in the school’s commons.

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Quincy walkers help identify safe routes to school

QUINCY — It was warm for a Wednesday afternoon in mid-March. But that just meant it was a good day for a group of Quincy residents to gather in the parking lot of the Quincy Community Center to take a walk.

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Schmick talks Hirst, taxes with Othello council

OTHELLO — The state legislature’s recently-concluded session was “a hectic 60 days” that ended up resulting in a lot of good work.

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Railroad construction on hold for six months

MOSES LAKE — Construction won’t start on the Northern Columbia Basin Railroad link along Wheeler Road until later this year, according to Port of Moses Lake Executive Director Jeffrey Bishop.

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School board pushes forward on building plans

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board has committed itself to starting construction on an eleventh elementary school as soon as possible, and to a June deadline for determining the future projects — including additional high school space — it will undertake to deal with overcrowding.

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First responders serve school breakfast

MOSES LAKE — Some of the kids at Midway Elementary School were excited that first responders were serving breakfast.

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Ephrata to rebid Basin Street work

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council decided to put the $3 million project to replace nearly four miles of water pipe underneath Basin Street up for bid again.

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Appeals Court upholds 2017 Moses Lake School District bond election

MOSES LAKE — Washington State’s Third District Court of Appeals has upheld the certification of the Moses Lake School District’s February 2017 school construction bond election.

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Othello council honors officer, seeks energy savings

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council honored Police Sgt. Sean Anderson for 10 years of service to the city at a special ceremony on Monday.

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Port seeks closer ties with Japan

EPHRATA — The Port of Moses Lake is looking to broaden the region’s sister city arrangements, and is asking the Grant County Commission for help.

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Moses Lake residents nominated for beauty awards

MOSES LAKE — It takes more than just a pretty face to enter and be successful in a beauty pageant.

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Up, up and away

MOSES LAKE — It turns out, Moses Lake is the perfect place to launch a weather balloon.

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Port, city mull joint sewage treatment utility

MOSES LAKE — Officials with the Port of Moses Lake and the City of Moses Lake are looking at creating a joint sewage and water treatment utility to serve both the port and the Larson community.

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Commissioners find tough reception at youth services

EPHRATA — The Grant County Commission found itself having to approve a $524,000 budget extension for the county youth services department to cover costs involved with the switch of detention to Martin Hall in Medical Lake.

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Othello approves well contract, additional road costs

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council found itself facing roughly $175,000 in additional costs related to several major road projects around town — a hard hit for the city’s already tight budget.

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Speaker: Africa's story a part of America's story

MOSES LAKE — Everyone has a story, says Lamin Jatta.

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Othello Explorers learn chilly lessons

OTHELLO — They each had a canteen, a sleeping bag and a way to start a fire.

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MLHS gets new schedule for fall

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday unanimously approved a new schedule for Moses Lake High School this fall, reducing the number of periods to nine from 11 and the length of the school day to eight from 10 hours.

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ML school board nixes fund transfer

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board kicked around several proposals Thursday evening to improve security and access to Moses Lake High School before deciding not to spend any money at this point until the board knows exactly what those security improvements will cost.

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Ephrata council seeks short-term rental input

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council devoted much of its most recent Wednesday meeting discussing proposed regulations for short-term vacation rentals — like Air BnB — with parking and pets topping the list of council concerns.

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Frontier middle school on lockdown Thursday morning

MOSES LAKE — Frontier Middle School was briefly on “modified lockdown” Thursday morning because of a threat written on a bathroom wall, according to Moses Lake School District spokesperson McKenna Reis.

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Quincy police swear in captain, patrol officer

QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department is two more officers closer to being full staffed.

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MLHS students walk out, hold moment of silence

MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake High School students staged a short walk out on Wednesday in honor of the 17 people killed last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

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Commissioners, health board talk development fees

EPHRATA — Several members of the Grant County Board of Health expressed concern at its last meeting about the cost and the slow pace of approvals for well and septic permits, and wondered if something could be done to speed the process up.

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Making the right moves

MOSES LAKE — In the basement of the Assembly at Moses Lake, some kids are learning the fine points of playing chess.

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Othello wrangles with communications costs

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council agreed to consider a plan to jointly replace emergency communications equipment with Adams County, allowing the two entities to more closely coordinate and saving the city of Othello a little money in the process.

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REC vice president increases her stake in company

MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon’s Francine Sullivan, the company’s vice president for business development, has recently upped her holdings of company stock, according to an REC press release.

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Grant County Fire District 8 to build new HQ

MATTAWA — Grant County Fire District No. 8 is building a new headquarters north of Mattawa.

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Beware of online 'romance scams'

MOSES LAKE — It’s Valentine’s Day, a time for love and romance, flowers and dinners.

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'Not just entertainment' Arts Soiree raises money for a better community

MOSES LAKE — It was a night for music, food, fun, and fundraising for Columbia Basin Allied Arts on Friday.

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School board considers transfer of reserve funds

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board is considering transferring $5.5 million from the district’s reserve fund to address safety and security matters across the district.

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5th-graders hear about Japanese American history

MOSES LAKE — Mayumi Tsutakawa was pleasantly surprised by the fifth-graders at Garden Heights Elementary School on Thursday.

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Ephrata to vote on sales tax in April

EPHRATA — Voters in Ephrata will have an opportunity on April 24 to cast ballots for a two-tenths percent dedicated sales tax to establish a city road maintenance fund.

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Quincy hires police captain

QUINCY — The Quincy Police have a new captain.

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County revamping ag land property taxes

MOSES LAKE — Grant County is currently revamping how it assesses and taxes farmland.

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Court hears bond arguments

SPOKANE — Attorneys representing Grant County, the Moses Lake School District, and a group of voters contesting the results of last year's $135 million school construction bond made their cases before a three-judge panel of the Washington State Third District Court of Appeals on Monday, nearly a year after district …

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School reporting bill clears state house committee

MOSES LAKE — A bill that would allow school districts across the state to use a mobile app to allow students to report violence or dangerous situations anonymously at school has cleared a key state legislative committee.

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Rah rah rah!

MOSES LAKE — It’s official. For the second year in a row, the Moses Lake High School coed cheerleading squad is the best in the state.

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Herald will livestream bond arguments

MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Herald will livestream on its Facebook page oral arguments before the state’s Third District Court of Appeals on last February’s disputed $135 million school construction bond.

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Wheat growers oppose Senate reporting bill

MOSES LAKE — Wheat growers are concerned that proposed legislation will make it even tougher for farmers in Washington to use pesticides.

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Fallen tree limb cuts power to George area

MOSES LAKE — About 280 people in southwestern Grant County experienced a short power outage on Tuesday, according to the Grant County Public Utility District.

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North Grant County seeks mosquito board applications

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Mosquito District No. 2, which handles mosquitoes in the north end of the county from Grand Coulee and Electric City to the southern end of Banks Lake is seeking applications from anyone interested in serving on the district’s board of trustees.

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Auto program teaches skills, a sense of mastery

MOSES LAKE — When Natividad Cardenas first started in the auto program at the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center, he wasn’t sure he was up to fixing cars.

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Speaking out on schools

MOSES LAKE — Nothing has changed since February 2017, when Moses Lake School District voters approved a $135.4 million construction bond.

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Church serves up lunch and help to homeless

MOSES LAKE — Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church gets a lot of volunteers for its Soup and Sandwich luncheons every Thursday.

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Lawyer: Everything now a priority for immigration enforcement

KENNEWICK — Keep your head down and do everything you can to avoid the police.

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REC wants action, not tariffs

MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon is urging the Trump administration to keep pressing China to open its market to American-made polysilicate.

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Othello seeks federal funds to redrill well

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council spent nearly all of its regular Monday meeting talking about water.

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Capital budget includes funding for George Industrial Park

GEORGE — The passage of a statewide capital budget finally means that a number of projects planned and budgeted for by ports, school districts, cities and counties across the state have finally been approved.

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ML Takata plant hopes to work for new owner

MOSES LAKE — Commissioners with the Port of Moses Lake voted on Monday to do what they could to keep Takata’s Moses Lake manufacturing plant open and working, even after the company’s assets are sold off.

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'Fireman's blood running in his veins'

MOSES LAKE — Family, friends, and firefighters from across the state and as far away as Montana gathered Saturday afternoon to honor the memory of Grant County Fire Capt. Dan Dishon, who died on Jan. 8 of injuries sustained in an industrial accident in late December.

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A quiet Friday night with the Othello PD

OTHELLO — When Officer Brittney Morice pulled into the Walmart parking lot here, she didn’t see the line of souped up racing cars parked in a neat row.

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Fire in Chico's oven spreads to roof

MOSES LAKE — A fire broke out at Chico’s Pizza Parlor, a popular Moses Lake eatery, on Saturday evening, closing the restaurant for the indefinite future. No injuries were reported.

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Ephrata council OKs transportation district, vault standards

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to establish a Transportation Benefit District (TBD) to help pay for regular maintenance on the city’s streets.

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Quincy OKs Microsoft deal, changes street name

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council gave the go ahead on Tuesday to a draft a final agreement with Microsoft allowing the company to finish paying for the city’s industrial wastewater reuse plant and recoup some of its costs from future customers.

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Animal attacks highlight rabies risk

EPHRATA — It’s been an unusually bad week for animal attacks in Grant County, with several unfortunate residents forced to seek preventive treatment for rabies.

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A 'day on' as Frontier students pick up trash

MOSES LAKE — Monday wasn’t a day off for a small group of Frontier Middle School students.

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North Dakota firm to buy Evergreen Implement

OTHELLO — Othello-based Evergreen Implement is being bought by Fargo, North Dakota-based RDO Equipment, the largest independent John Deere retailer in the United States.

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Moses Lake schools face stark levy choice

MOSES LAKE — Despite the promise of increased school funding from Olympia, the Moses Lake School District is very likely going to face some tough spending choices in the next few years, especially regarding athletics and music programs.

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WSU to hold oilseed workshop in Hartline

MOSES LAKE — With oilseeds growing in importance to farmers across the Pacific Northwest, Washington State University is holding a series of workshops for oilseed farmers across the region in late January.

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MLSB talks bond changes

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board voted on Thursday to start reconsidering what to do with last year’s school construction bond and to hold at least one public hearing to solicit input from district residents about future construction projects.

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Othello votes to raise recreation, building fees

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Monday voted unanimously to raise a host of fees ranging from building permits to fees charged to use the city’s pool and parks.

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Transforming lives at Big Bend

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College honored 10 of its own Thursday, celebrating both individual hard work and persistence against adversity as well as the college’s willingness and ability to help those who need help.

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Fair committee seeks members

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fair Advisory Committee is looking for volunteers.

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Quincy swears in new mayor, council member

QUINCY — Quincy swore in its new mayor and a new council member at a regular meeting of the city council on Tuesday.

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Takata lays off employees

MOSES LAKE — The community is buzzing with rumors following reports that Takata has laid off a number of employees at its Randolph Road plant. Estimates are ranging between 60 and 65 employees. About 350 people work at the facility.

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Starting the year with a shiver

MOSES LAKE — With the thermometer hovering at around freezing, several dozen people stood around in swimsuits or shorts, ready to take the plunge into Moses Lake.

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Flooding delays start of Moses Lake Christian Academy

MOSES LAKE — The cold weather froze pipes last Friday at Moses Lake Christian Academy, causing them to burst and flood a hallway and delaying the start of elementary school classes for at least a week.

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Moses Lake Legion post dedicates new flagpole

MOSES LAKE — If New Year’s Day sounds like a strange time for the American Legion to dedicate a new flagpole, it’s because that pole got lost and then damaged on the way here.

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Port secures railroad funding, military maneuvers in 2017

MOSES LAKE — Folks at the Port of Moses Lake can soon start singing “I’ve been working on the railroad.”

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Future of MLSD still uncertain

MOSES LAKE — Last February, Moses Lake School District voters cast ballots for a $135.3 million bond to build the district a second high school and 11th elementary school as well as for renovations to the existing high school.

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Quincy got new police chief in 2017

QUINCY — Quincy got a new police chief in 2017.

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Commissioners talk courthouse security, drive-by shootings

EPHRATA — Courthouse security, the recent spate of drive-by shootings in Grant County, and electing a new chair for the county commission for 2018 were all on the agenda for the Grant County Commission during its last regular meeting of 2017.

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Local student named Miss India USA for 2017

MOSES LAKE — Shree Saini finds competing in pageants “a big spiritual thing.”

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MLSB halts construction spending

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday voted unanimously to suspend all spending on any construction-related projects until the lawsuit over last February’s school bond is settled.

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Ephrata swears in new council member

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council said goodbye to a longtime council member, Stephanie Knitter, and swore in her successor, Justin Kooy, at a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday.

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Elks host community Christmas meal

MOSES LAKE — The man with the dog had finished his meal when Jennifer Killian sat down next to him.

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Flu season arrives in the Basin

MOSES LAKE — Flu season has arrived. And the Grant County Health District wants to remind everyone that influenza, which for most people is an unpleasant inconvenience, can kill.

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North's Frederick wins Principal of the Year award

MOSES LAKE — It was an exceptionally well-kept secret.

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Homegrown goodness Red Door, Cow Creek are so much more than places to eat

MOSES LAKE & RITZVILLE — It turns out we in the Columbia Basin play host to two of the state’s more interesting attractions.

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Completing the cycle of creation

MOSES LAKE — Composer Darryl Johnson II wanted to actually hear his music played.

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Ephrata students find joy and purpose in Lego robots

EPHRATA — It wasn’t looking good for the Ephrata Wildcats.

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Moses Lake school bus drivers prepare Christmas kits

MOSES LAKE — A school bus driver has a perspective on the world a lot of people do not have.

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ML school board swears in members, struggles with bond

MOSES LAKE — The two newest directors on the Moses Lake School board were sworn in Thursday evening, and the board quickly got down to the contentious work of trying to find common ground about last February’s $135 million school construction bond.

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Health district approves 2018 budget

EPHRATA — With the return of mumps to Grant County and flu season having begun in earnest, the board of directors overseeing the Grant County Health District approved a $2.62 million budget for 2018.

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Grant County makes economic development work

MOSES LAKE — It’s sometimes easy to forget that even with all the high tech businesses moving into the area, agriculture is still Grant County’s largest employer.

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Case of the mumps caught in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — The mumps has returned to Grant County.

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Ringing a bell for the Salvation Army

MOSES LAKE — The man walking across the parking lot noticed me immediately.

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Recount confirms Goodrich election to school board

MOSES LAKE — It’s official: Elliott Goodrich is the winner of last month’s tightly contested Moses Lake School Board race.

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Othello council gets to work

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Monday approved a $14.9 million budget for 2018 and declared the situation with city well No. 3 to be an emergency, thus allowing the city to bypass the legally required bidding process to replace the well.

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Possibilities in a birdhouse

OTHELLO — Ines Ramos sits patiently in the cafeteria of McFarland Middle School as Zair Cambron thinks about what he wants to do.

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MLHS seniors enlist students to battle suicide

MOSES LAKE — Two young people aged 10 to 24 in the state of Washington kill themselves every week.

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Quincy swears in new police chief

QUINCY — Former Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy Kieth Siebert was sworn in Tuesday as this city’s new police chief.

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Middle schoolers watch their stories come to life

MATTAWA — It’s easy to overlook middle schoolers.

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SGL Group buys BMW stake in Moses Lake Carbon fiber plant

MOSES LAKE — SGL Carbon, which produces carbon fiber car components here in Moses Lake, has bought out BMW’s 49 percent stake in SGL Automotive.

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George business owners recognized for community work

GEORGE — It all began with a lesson from Ekta Saini’s grandmother.

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Salvation Army seeks bell ringers for holidays

MOSES LAKE — The Salvation Army is looking for a few good men — and women, and even high school students — to ring bells and raise money this Christmas season.

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Leading the way

MOSES LAKE — Sue Tebow, one of the original co-founders of the Ag Day Parade, has been named this year’s grand marshal.

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Wahitis still school of distinction

OTHELLO — For the second year in a row, Wahitis Elementary School has been named a “School of Distinction” by the Olympia-based Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE).

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County certifies 2017 election

EPHRATA — The slow and deliberate work of certifying the recent general election in Grant County is done.

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McCain Foods wants above-ground fiber internet link

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council is considering a request from McCain Foods to allow the company to run an overhead fiber optic cable to connect to the internet, rather than going underground as current city ordinance requires.

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Port of Moses Lake passes budget, authorizes tax levy

MOSES LAKE — Commissioners overseeing the Port of Moses Lake unanimously approved an operating budget of $6.2 million for 2018, with anticipated revenue for the same period of $8.3 million.

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Angry Squirrelz is a chill place to hang

MOSES LAKE — Kent Kirkwood went into business to have fun.

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Moses Lake Cyclery moves downtown

MOSES LAKE — It’s typical for a bike shop to see some down time in winter.

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Quincy names new police chief, ups health district contribution

QUINCY — A Grant County sheriff’s deputy is going to be Quincy’s next police chief.

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Family feast

MOSES LAKE — It was a Thanksgiving meal, complete with all the fixings — turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, candied yams.

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The frustrating work of counting ballots

MOSES LAKE — One hundred and fourteen.

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Moses Lake schools recognized for excellence

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has been recognized by a California educational technology company for “outstanding organizational leadership, teamwork, and improved outcomes in helping students with special needs succeed.”

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AeroTEC celebrates hangar opening

MOSES LAKE — It may very well be the highest disco ball in the state of Washington.

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Local photographer has first MAC show

MOSES LAKE — You could be forgiven for thinking the photographer whose work was on display Friday evening in the Moses Lake Museum and Art Center was internationally famous or something.

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Serve Moses Lake gathers for worship, prayer

MOSES LAKE — Members and parishioners with the two dozen congregations that partner to support Serve Moses Lake gathered Saturday evening for the group’s annual worship and fund-raising event.

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City confirms Wendy's coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Wendy’s really is coming to Moses Lake.

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Ephrata passes snow ordinance

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a new snow removal ordinance that adds fines for those who shovel their snow into the street or interfere with snow clearing operations.

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Ephrata to pursue sales tax rise for road maintenance

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council has begun the process of creating a transportation benefit district (TBD) for the city after agreeing that a two-tenths percent citywide sales tax would be the best way to fund needed street maintenance.

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Wendy's coming to Moses Lake ... possibly

MOSES LAKE — Wendy’s appears to be coming to Moses Lake.

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Living with the mystery

It was a tough Veterans Day for me this year.

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Othello mulls hiring detective in 2018 budget

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council committed the city to hiring a drug detective as city council members wrestled with the city’s tight budget for 2018.

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Port proposes $6.2 million budget for 2018

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake is proposing an operating budget of $6.2 million for 2018, with anticipated revenue for the same period of $8.3 million.

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Businesses eligible for tax credit on donations

MOSES LAKE — More business owners in Moses Lake will get a chance to apply for a 75 percent Business and Occupation (B & O) tax credit in 2018, thanks to new rules from the state legislature.

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School Board faces difficult choices

MOSES LAKE — Uncertainty over the state of financing for public education has forced the Moses Lake School Board to delay any consideration of its next maintenance and operation (M & O) levy despite a tight deadline next year to enact the measure.

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Mumps, whooping cough stretch health district budget

EPHRATA — The mumps outbreak in Grant County this year cost the Grant County Health District over $100,000, according to district administrator Theresa Adkinson.

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Worley in lead in Quincy mayor race; Garrison ahead of Martin

QUINCY — It looks like Paul Worley will become Quincy’s next mayor.

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Othello mayor, council cruise to re-election

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council will look exactly the same for the next four years as it has for the last.

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Challengers look set to unseat school board incumbents

MOSES LAKE — An upset appears to be brewing in the two races for the Moses Lake School Board as district voters appear ready to throw out two incumbents in favor of challengers who opposed this year’s school construction bond.

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Salon teaches hair cutting and life skills

MOSES LAKE — It’s Friday morning, and 17-year-old Ethyn Gonzales is right where he wants to be.

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Moses Lake HS named 'school of distinction'

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School has been named one of the state’s “Schools of Distinction” for its increased graduation rate over the last five years — one of only 28 high schools statewide to receive that award from the Bellevue-based Center for Education Effectiveness (CEE).

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Association seeks to revitalize 'Main Street' Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Business Association is looking for some people to help revitalize downtown.

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Quincy to top Moses Lake in assessed values again

QUINCY — For the second year in a row, Quincy is expected to outpace Moses Lake as Grant County’s most valuable city.

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County may move juvenile detention

EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners are considering a proposal to relocate the county’s juvenile detention facility to Martin Hall in Spokane County’s Medical Lake.

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Legislators see Japan trade trip as success

MOSES LAKE — Local legislators are hailing a recent trade mission to Japan that should bring significant advantages to the Basin.

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County, school district eye cooperation

EPHRATA — Grant County and the Moses Lake School District are preparing to work together to develop shared parking lots and road access at the site the Grant County Fairgrounds and the proposed second high school share at West Valley and Paxson Drive.

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Port of Moses Lake getting its moment in the sun

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake is trying hard to capitalize on its current status as a good place to do business.

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School Board candidates spar at Rotary forum

MOSES LAKE — Two candidates for the Moses Lake School Board talked about how to best advance career and technical education in the district, disagreed about the future of the district and even about number of students at Moses Lake High School during a candidate forum on Wednesday.

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Othello 1st Avenue project hit with $250K in added costs

OTHELLO — The costs of resurfacing First Avenue have risen by $250,000 after the contractor overseeing the work, Varela & Associates, discovered that the underlying asphalt is in far worse condition than originally thought.

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Infrastructure woes cost Moses Lake investment, jobs

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake recently lost out on a major investment because of “a lack of infrastructure,” according to Jeffrey Bishop, executive director of the Port of Moses Lake.

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West side senator seeks creation of state bank

MOSES LAKE — Sen. Lisa Wellman is on a mission.

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Farm Day

MOSES LAKE — “That cow is gi-normous!”

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District solicits comments on high school ideas

MOSES LAKE — Residents from across the Moses Lake School District gathered Tuesday evening at the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center to consider several ideas for the district’s next high school.

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CBH writer, editor win statewide awards

MOSES LAKE — A pair of Columbia Basin employees have walked away with awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association 2017 Better Newspaper Contest.

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Safety first at gun lockbox giveaway

MOSES LAKE — It was a little more crowded than usual at the Sportsman’s Warehouse on Saturday morning.

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Moses Lake Firefighters serve breakfast for a hungry city

MOSES LAKE — It was a morning to gather at the Moses Lake Fire Department for eggs, pancakes, sausage and hash browns.

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Keeping prepared

MOSES LAKE — Flames billowed and smoke rose from an old van hooked up to a giant propane tank more than 100 feet away.

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School board candidates talk funding, overcrowding

MOSES LAKE — The four candidates vying to spend the next four years on the Moses Lake School Board answered questions and talked about their vision for the district’s schools at a candidate forum on Wednesday night.

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CB Tech students show off programs at open house

MOSES LAKE — The game seemed simple enough.

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Old railroad car to find new life

MOSES LAKE — It’s long been said that Harry Truman, running for president in 1948, crossed the country in this rail car, stopping at towns along the way and “giving ’em hell,” eventually coming out victorious in an election he wasn’t supposed to win.

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East Columbia district seeks director candidates

MOSES LAKE — The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District is looking for a few good people to run for several open director positions this December.

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Othello approves Sand Hill development agreement

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council approved an agreement with the developer of Sand Hill Estates to share the costs of improving Olympia Street and install irrigation water lines to the development.

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Quincy checks out police chief hopefuls

QUINCY — Either a current Grant County deputy sheriff or a police commander from Sunnyside will be Quincy’s next police chief.

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'The Gamble' tells the story of potatoes in Washington state

MOSES LAKE — David Tanner had a vision for his film on potato farmers in Washington.

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Quincy City Council mulls investing in hospital

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council is considering buying $1 million in hospital debt as a way to help the cash-strapped Quincy Valley Medical Center.

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Chamber of commerce heads meet in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Chamber of commerce directors from across the state gathered in Moses Lake last week to learn some new things, and to share business development tips.

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Port of Moses Lake to stage emergency drill

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake will be conducting two disaster exercises on Friday, Oct. 13, to test the Port’s and the area’s ability to respond to a major accident at Grant County International Airport.

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New Boys and Girls Club director wants to make a difference

MOSES LAKE — Kim Pope says she was a shy kid.

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Boys and Girls Club hires new director

MOSES LAKE — The Boys and Girls Club of the Columbia Basin has hired Kim Pope of Samaritan Healthcare to be the club’s next chief professional officer.

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MLSD to break ground, name new schools

MOSES LAKE — As the Moses Lake School District unveiled plans for the its next elementary school, district officials said they intend to have school boundaries redrawn and both the new elementary school and high school named by fall of 2018.

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Expert: Small towns should take bold, small steps

RITZVILLE — Take small steps and don’t be afraid to just do something.

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Brazil jiu-jitsu champion coming to Big Bend CC

MOSES LAKE — Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Caio Terra will be coming to Big Bend Community College in October to share his inspirational story.

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North students write to win bikes

MOSES LAKE — It was a good morning for a bike ride.

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Regional group seeks community success stories

WENATCHEE — The Initiative for Rural Innovation and Stewardship (IRIS) is looking for success stories to feature at its Nov. 8 gathering in Chelan, “Pristine Lake, Passionate People — Where Beauty Runs Deep.”

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Moses Lake firm places in industry Top 500

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s very own Just Right Cleaning and Construction was named one of Qualified Remodeling Magazine’s Top 500 remodeling and restoration contractors for 2017.

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Gun show sets its sights on growing in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — $70.

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Quincy celebrates farmers, markets and community

QUINCY — The first thing the Quincy Lions Club does to prepare for Farmer Consumer Awareness Day is secure the Quincy High School kitchen.

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Ephrata police promotes new sergeant

EPHRATA — Ephrata Police Chief Mike Warren swore in the department’s newest sergeant Wednesday evening, Ryan Harvey.

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MRJ flies again

MOSES LAKE — Mitsubishi Aircraft’s regional jetliner — the MRJ — is flying again after being grounded over a week ago following a mysterious engine failure during flight.

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Ephrata votes to leave county conservation district

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council voted unanimously Wednesday evening to withdraw from the Grant County Conservation District.

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Wheat growers want Trump to maintain Korea trade deal

RITZVILLE — Two organizations representing wheat and barley growers in Eastern Washington are asking President Trump not to withdraw from the U.S. free trade agreement with South Korea.

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Quincy to hire police captain

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved recreating the position of police captain, authorizing the hiring of a new captain sometime around the first of the year.

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Commission approves annual burn ban

EPHRATA — With the smoke from a half a dozen fires hanging heavy over the Columbia Basin, the Grant County Commission unanimously approved an annual countywide summer burn ban on Tuesday.

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More West Nile Virus found in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — Health officials with Grant County have found more mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus in and around Moses Lake.

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MRJ grounded after engine trouble

MOSES LAKE — The fleet of four Mitsubishi Regional Jets (MRJ) currently undergoing flight testing here were grounded following an engine problem last week that forced a plane into an unscheduled landing in Portland.

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Swiss Bakery opens on Basin Street in Ephrata

EPHRATA — Tom and Ansh Baur decided to open a bakery in Ephrata because it was the friendliest town they found in Washington.

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Othello council looks at farmers market

OTHELLO — Rosa Gonzalez would like Othello’s farmers market switched back to Saturday.

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Classes start at Camp Five

MOSES LAKE — Camp Five sounds like the name of a far-flung military outpost somewhere in the deserts of western Iraq, where soldiers hunker down to keep the peace and defend freedom.

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Othello City Council looks into recycling

OTHELLO — As eager as some Othello residents — and city council members — are to have a city-wide recycling program, it will be difficult to create a program that will pay for itself.

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Port of ML to plan for workforce development

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake is set to begin a concerted effort to ensure there are enough skilled people to work in Moses Lake following a request from several companies considering locating here.

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Port of Moses Lake will pay for land for railroad project

MOSES LAKE — Fears that the Port of Moses Lake will simply be taking land as it prepares to build the Northern Columbia Basin Railroad are unwarranted.

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Group gives Manweller technical education award

ELLENSBURG — A group representing vocational and technical educators across Washington have named Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, as their “legislator of the year.”

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New assistant superintendent ready to build

MOSES LAKE — Carole Meyer knows a thing or two about building schools.

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School Board passes $107.4M budget for 2017-18

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday unanimously approved its proposed $107.4 million operating budget for the 2017-18 school year, expressing confidence in this year’s budget but wary of looming changes.

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Job Corps formally accepts Mitsubishi Gift

MOSES LAKE — You’d be surprised how difficult it is to actually donate something to the United States government.

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New MLSD superintendent sees challenges ahead

MOSES LAKE — The new superintendent of the Moses Lake School District sees several major challenges facing the district in the upcoming school year.

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Rotary, Kiwanis team up to fund K9 program

MOSES LAKE — When the Rotary Club of Moses Lake and Kiwanis Club got together for a golf tournament in June, it was for a good cause.

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State issues health warning for Columbia River fish

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Health has issued a warning asking the public to limit the consumption of several species of fish along the Columbia River from the I-90 bridge near Vantage all the way to the McNary Dam along the Washington-Oregon border.

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Commissioners approve assessment to fund county conservation district

EPHRATA — The Grant County Commission unanimously approved a small property tax increase on Tuesday to fund the work of the Grant County Conservation District.

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West Nile Virus found in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — A mosquito trapped in Grant County has tested positive for West Nile Virus, the first such mosquito found in Grant County this year and the eleventh found statewide.

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Warnick: Leaders still talking about Hirst fix, capital budget

MOSES LAKE — State legislators are still trying to sort out a fix for last fall’s Hirst decision that will allow them to pass the state’s $4 billion capital budget for 2017-2019.

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ML teens return from space camp

MOSES LAKE — Celeste Todd wasn’t sure of what to make of the fact that she was going to Space Camp this summer.

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Ephrata to examine parking requirements

EPHRATA — Ephrata has a parking problem.

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Fitting and showing sheep at Grant County Fair

MOSES LAKE — What does it take to be an FFA grand champion sheep shower?

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Moses Lake says 'sayonara' to Yonezawa students

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake said “goodbye” on Sunday to three special visitors from Japan.

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Getting the goat at the fair

MOSES LAKE — One of the great risks when you win a grand champion ribbon in the goat show at the Grant County Fair is that your goat will try to eat your ribbon.

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Quincy extends interim police chief contract

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council on Tuesday extended the contract of the current interim police chief, William Larson, to the end of November, as the city starts in earnest its hunt for a new police chief.

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Othello council approves grant application

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Monday is seeking a $550,000 grant from the state’s Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) to fund repairs on Lee Road from Seventh Street to 14 Street and approved a match of up to $83,000 from city funds in order to ease the city’s grant …

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Grant County Economic Development Council names new director

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Economic Development Council has named Brant Mayo as its new director.

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ML schools propose $107.4M budget

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is proposing a $107.4 million operating budget for the upcoming school year.

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County Health District: Air quality may improve this weekend

EPHRATA — While the air over Eastern Washington is expected to start clearing this weekend, Grant County Health officials are still concerned that the air may not improve enough in time for the state of the Grant County Fair next week.

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Othello coffee roaster wants conversations

OTHELLO — In the concession booth of the Adams County Fairgrounds, Timm Taff stands over a large machine.

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River Dogs lose, Cape Cod to face Fighting Squirrels

EPHRATA — For the longest time Thursday evening, it didn’t look like either the Moses Lake River Dogs or Team Cape Cod was ever going to score a run.

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The owl lady comes to Othello

OTHELLO — Doris Mager discovered her passion for owls entirely by accident.

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Air Force trains for war, disaster in Moses Lake

OCCUPIED MOSES LAKE — In an air-conditioned tent pitched amidst the sagebrush and dust of the Grant County International Airport, U.S. Air Force Major Clark Hall takes a breather.

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Citing Hirst, lender limits real estate loans

MOSES LAKE — In the wake of last fall’s Hirst decision by the state Supreme Court requiring counties to approve all well permits — even exempt wells — has already forced one lender to limit the loans it makes on real property in the state.

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Dancers and cupcakes at the Quincy farmers market

QUINCY — Saturday was a terrible day for a farmers market.

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Port of Moses Lake gets grant to finish railroad

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake was awarded a $9.9 million federal grant allowing the port to complete a railroad project that will increase the ability to ship freight into and out of the port.

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Pollution prompts county, cities to hand out masks

MOSES LAKE — It didn’t take a government report to know that the air quality in the Columbia Basin on Friday and Saturday was bad.

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Fighting and learning together

MOSES LAKE — The battle for the Grant County International Airport began at a little before midnight Wednesday.

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Midway pub aims to be 'nice place to hang out'

MOSES LAKE — It’s taken Janeen Wagner a lot of work to turn Neppel’s Dockside — now known as Midway — into “a nice place to hang out.”

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Friend of Larry Vasquez to stage big fundraiser

MOSES LAKE — The friends of Larry Vasquez are going to hold a fundraising concert in Zamora Park this coming Friday night to help the Moses Lake man battle with a recent cancer diagnosis.

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Lybbert, Worley vie to be Quincy's next mayor

QUINCY — The race to succeed Jim Hemberry as mayor of Quincy was winnowed down to two candidates yesterday — current city council member Paul Worley and former council member Scott Lybbert.

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Goodrich, Donovan emerge from school board primary

MOSES LAKE — Both of the finalists in the contested primary for the Moses Lake School Board’s fourth seat described the outcome as “exciting.”

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Company seeks to make paper from wheat straw

MOSES LAKE — Wheat farmers looking for another source of income may eventually have one if a new project in Columbia County is able to make a go of it.

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Cave B Inn, restaurant, spa in Quincy sold

QUINCY — While the Cave B Inn has changed hands, previous owners Carol and Vince Bryan want the world to know they still own the winery and the vineyards and will still be growing grapes and bottling wine.

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Pioneer Park fighter jet gets a makeover

OTHELLO — The old Air Force trainer jet on display in Othello’s Pioneer Park has seen better days.

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Othello mayor recounts loss of home

OTHELLO — In his 34 years selling insurance, Shawn Logan said he’s never had to help a client deal with a major loss.

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Congress allocates money for wheat research

MOSES LAKE — Two congressional committees have included $1 million for research to combat a decline in the quality of the region’s wheat production.

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County awaits Hirst fix to end uncertainty

MOSES LAKE — As state legislators returned home from Olympia following their third special session, they left two significant matters unaddressed.

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Grant County Fair gets iPhone, Android app

MOSES LAKE — Anyone who wants to know what’s going on at this year’s Grant County Fair will now have another resource right at their fingertips — a smartphone app.

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Construction delays expected on SR-17 south of Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Anyone traveling south out of Moses Lake to Warden, Othello, and points beyond on SR-17 is going to face delays this week.

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A giant effort to save a tiny rabbit

SAGEBRUSH FLAT — Jon Gallie clutches a white pillowcase like a bag and crouches down.

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Military exercise coming to Grant County International Airport

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake is going to be invaded next week.

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Food Safety seminar at BBCC Tuesday

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Economic Development Council (EDC) is sponsoring a half-day long seminar on Tuesday to help farmers and food processors comply with federal and state safety and environmental laws.

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Making the desert bloom

MOSES LAKE — Bricks and stones and dirt.

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Liberty Quartet to sing at First Baptist Church

MOSES LAKE — The gospel choir Liberty Quartet will be in Moses Lake this weekend, singing their message of hope, grace and redemption.

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Candidates vie for school board seat

MOSES LAKE — While this August’s primary ballot looks fairly tame, an interesting three-way race is under way for the Moses Lake School Board post currently held by board member and president Kevin Donovan.

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Quincy council talks water treatment transfers

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council Tuesday evening unanimously approved giving the mayor ands his staff the power to negotiate a transfer of the city’s industrial wastewater treatment facility (IWTF) to the Port of Quincy.

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Quincy Valley Hospital officials hopeful of progress

EPHRATA — Officials with Quincy Valley Hospital told Grant County commissioners on Monday they were hopeful arrangements in the work would put the hospital in a better financial position.

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Gasoline still costly in Washington and the West

MOSES LAKE — Despite the demands of summer driving, gasoline prices across the U.S. have fallen in the last month an average of 4.8 cents per gallon since June.

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ML school board mulls state school budget changes

MOSES LAKE — While the state legislature’s recent budget is designed to increase state funding for public education — by raising the state school levy and significantly lowering the cap on local school taxes — the Moses Lake School Board spent Thursday evening contemplating the consequences of the new budget.

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Rodeo and fair to offer combo tickets

MOSES LAKE — Summer is here.

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Concerns expressed about data center diesel generators

QUINCY — Danna Dalporto held up a muffin to make her point.

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Central to expand aviation program

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University (CWU) is planning on expanding its aviation program beginning this fall to meet the rising demand for flight training and aviation education.

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Othello council approves wastewater plan, EMS levy

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council on Monday unanimously approved creation of a comprehensive wastewater treatment plan “to provide future treatment capacity and to improve treatment efficiency, reliability and operation” for the next 20 years.

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State capital budget held up on water fix

OLYMPIA — Despite the last minute-passage of the state’s $43.7 billion 2017-19 operating budget, the state’s proposed $4 billion capital budget is still mired in a dispute between the senate and house.

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Quincy youth takes seat on on city council

QUINCY — Carlos Guadarrama spent his junior and senior years of high school doing something few high schoolers in the country do — he was a member of the Quincy City Council.

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Quincy seeks community meeting for new rec center

QUINCY — Quincy’s proposed new recreation center is slowly beginning to take shape, with Recreation Director Russ Harrington hoping to have plans in hand by the end of the year.

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Health district declares end to mumps outbreak

MOSES LAKE — The mumps epidemic in Grant County is over.

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Rubber duck race is Saturday

MOSES LAKE — It sounds like the start of a very bad joke.

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Potato acreage down 25 percent since 2005

MOSES LAKE — A Washington State University study has found a 25 percent decline in potato acreage in a significant portion of land atop the Odessa Aquifer between 2005 and 2015, due primarily to a drop in both water quality and water quantity.

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Price looks back at time in 'resilient' Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Michelle Price has no words to describe the 22 years she’s spent working for the Moses Lake School District.

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Tax break under new school scheme

MOSES LAKE — Olympia’s new funding formula for the state’s schools should lower property taxes for most home and landowners in Grant County over the next few years, according to Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg.

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Moses Lake celebrates freedom

MOSES LAKE — The city’s first annual Freedom Fest celebration began on Saturday not with a bang, but with a business deal.

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District names Long new MLHS principal

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School has a new principal, at least for the next year — current Assistant Principal Jake Long.

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Outgoing ESD chief receives leadership award

WENATCHEE — The outgoing chief of the North Central Educational Service District (EDS), Rich McBride, is the recipient of this year’s Leadership Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA).

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George to serve world's largest cherry pie

GEORGE — The town of George is celebrating Independence Day in its inimitable style with a parade, a classic car show, and the world’s largest cheery pie.

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12 cases of whooping cough in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District has confirmed the existence of 12 cases of whooping cough — pertussis — in Grant County.

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Grant County issues fire ban

EPHRATA — With the air full of smoke and pungent with the smell of brush fires, the Grant County Commission on Wednesday imposed an immediate ban on outdoors fires in Grant County.

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Othello council talks Relay for Life fee, broken air conditioner

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council unanimously approved an agreement to allow Relay For Life to use Lions Park on Monday, but before it could do that, members had a long conversation on whether they should waive the event fee for the fundraising organization.

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ESD Board seeks member for October vote

MOSES LAKE — There’s an election in Moses Lake in October.

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Adventists host dental clinic

MOSES LAKE — The truth is, every dentist should have massage while you wait.

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WSDOT mulls SR-28 turn lane south of Ephrata

EPHRATA — The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is considering adding a center turn lane to a stretch of SR-28 south of Ephrata because of the number of accidents on that stretch of road.

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Ephrata opts to seek transportation benefit district

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council on Wednesday unanimously agreed to begin the process of forming a transportation benefit district (TBD) to raise money for regular maintenance of the city’s slowly crumbling roads.

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Quincy Police Department swears in new officer

QUINCY — There is a new officer on the beat in Quincy after acting Chief William Larson swore in Colton Richards during a regular city council meeting Tuesday evening.

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Adventist church to offer free dental clinic

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Seventh Day Adventist Church will be hosting a free dental clinic on Friday and Sunday, and anyone needing emergency dental care at no cost is urged to come.

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Moses Lake Relay for Life coming this weekend

MOSES LAKE — Those looking to help raise money for cancer treatment and cancer research, as well as those looking to spend a night wandering around the track at Moses Lake High School, are in luck — the annual Relay For Life is this Friday and Saturday.

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Pitching in

OTHELLO — J. J. Ozuma was amazed at what he and some classmates found cleaning up a long stretch of McManamon Road.

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Construction work delays SR-17 traffic

MOSES LAKE — Motorists traveling between Ephrata and Moses Lake on State Highway 17 have found themselves facing delays as state road crews restrict travel to one lane for an almost mile-long stretch near the Grant County International Airport.

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Blacktop Bash set for Saturday at Moses Pointe

MOSES LAKE — For Liz Porter, arranging a fundraiser to help with cystic fibrosis research and treatment isn’t just part of her job, or a cause she has embraced.

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Mumps epidemic close to over

EPHRATA — It’s been 25 days since a case of mumps has been reported in Grant County — too soon to say the epidemic has abated, but significant progress, according the Grant County Health Officer Alexander Brzezny.

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Harris out as MLHS principal

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is looking for a new high school principal following the resignation of Mark Harris Wednesday.

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Othello City Council approves development agreement

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council unanimously approved an agreement with a major housing developer that will extend sewer service to the incoming Columbia Basin Hospital and expand development opportunities south and east of the city.

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ML businessman, pilot named new port commissioner

MOSES LAKE — Darrin Jackson wants taxpayers and residents to know more about what the Port of Moses Lake does.

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Moses Lake school board silent on community resolution

MOSES LAKE — A resolution intended to reinforce the Moses Lake School Board’s commitment to “value and respect” differing opinions in the wake of February’s hotly contested school construction bond failed Thursday evening for lack a second.

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Teachers, legislators confront school funding

MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake teachers bombarded members of the state legislature Monday evening as lawmakers struggle to find a formula to fund the state’s schools and pass a budget by the end of June.

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Ephrata council talks residency, jake brakes

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council on Tuesday approved a pair of ordinances that gave anyone who owns property in the city, and not merely residing in Ephrata, the right to use the city’s pool and recreation programs and be buried in its cemetery for the same cost as city …

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Ephrata set to see higher flood insurance rates

EPHRATA — If Ephrata wants to lower insurance rates for home and business owners in those parts of the city prone to flooding, it will have to do something drastic — like shutter downtown and move much of the city to higher ground.

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Ephrata kicks off Sage-n-Sun today

EPHRATA — This year marks the 107th year for Ephrata’s Sage-n-Sun” Festival, which begins today and lasts through Saturday.

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Little Big Show comes to Wilson Creek

WILSON CREEK — The fifth annual Little Big Show, Wilson Creek’s yearly antique car and truck show, is coming to town this weekend.

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Seahawks, Dairy Council team up to teach nutrition

MOSES LAKE — Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders from across Moses Lake were gathered in the Moses Lake High School gym to learn about the value of exercise and nutrition from members of the Seattle Seahawks.

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Boys & Girls Clubs ready to serve free lunches this summer

MOSES LAKE — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin will provide free lunches this summer for children across the Moses Lake area.

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Kids show off art at Sage Point

MOSES LAKE — First-grader Ella Wiltbank was excited to talk about her picture until she noticed a reporter was taking notes.

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Raising crappie in reclaimed sewage water

EPHRATA — It somehow seems appropriate to raise black crappie in treated sewage water.

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Wilson Creek comes out to celebrate graduates

WILSON CREEK — It looked like the whole town of some 200-odd souls was gathered in the school auditorium on Saturday morning to celebration the graduation of the class of 2017.

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Ephrata graduates told 'life is a choir'

EPHRATA — “Do you know who you are behind the uniforms, the grades and the costumes?”

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Two MLHS 9th-graders win Space Camp trip

MOSES LAKE — Judah Vrieling didn’t really have any plans for the summer.

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MLHS honors perfect attendance, students of the year

MOSES LAKE — Keelie Waters knew exactly what she wanted to do with her time once the school year ends.

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Remembering the fallen

MOSES LAKE — It was a solemn Memorial Day gathering under a hot, Central Washington sun. And a simple one.

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Zaniac wows kids with magic

MOSES LAKE — It wasn’t the first time Alex Zerbe had been in Moses Lake.

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Hot wheels

MOSES LAKE — Classic cars from every era were on show in Moses Lake on Saturday on the second day of the city’s annual Spring Festival celebration.

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Site picked for new elementary school

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s next elementary school will be built on the south side of the city, along Yonezawa Boulevard, right next to the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech).

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Play dough with the governor

QUINCY — It’s probably not every day the governor of the state of Washington sits at a tiny table surrounded by 5-year-olds and gets lessons on how to make play dough.

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Appeal filed in school bond challenge

EPHRATA — An attorney representing a group of Moses Lake residents who are challenging the outcome of last February’s $135 million school construction bond election has filed an appeal with a court in Spokane this week.

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Applying for the open position

I have a job application in my hands.

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Fair Committee seeks volunteers

MOSES LAKE — If you live in Quincy, Royal City, or Mattawa, and are looking for something to do, the Grant County Fair Advisory Committee is looking for you.

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Nagoya businesses visit Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Representatives of some of the largest manufacturers in Japan were in Moses Lake earlier this week to see what sort of business opportunities are available in the region.

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Port OK's comprehensive plan, seeks rail link to Ephrata

MOSES LAKE — Commissioners overseeing the Port of Moses Lake on Monday approved a land-use “scheme” for the port that includes possible plans for a rail extension to the BNSF rail lines at the Port of Ephrata.

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Canal project will require bridge work

EPHRATA — The ongoing project to widen the East Low Canal and increase the amount of water it can deliver to customers in Adams and Grant counties is likely going to require abandoning two small bridges, and rebuilding 10 others, in both counties.

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Quincy council passes water plan

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday a city-wide water plan designed to not only remove industrial wastewater from the city’s residential waste, but also treat that industrial wastewater so that it can be reused by the city’s many industrial customers — especially its data centers.

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Telling a story and making money with numbers

MOSES LAKE — Numbers tell a story.

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Quincy recognizes police sergeant

QUINCY — Quincy honored one of its police officers on Tuesday for a decade of service to the city.

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Mumps abating in Grant County, TB case heads to Florida

EPHRATA — The mumps outbreak in Grant County appears to be abating, with only four cases identified in the last month, according to Grant County Health Officer Alexander Brzezny.

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Reaching for the stars

MOSES LAKE — “Why do we have to study math?”

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Commissioners approve hike in sheriff's fees

EPHRATA — The Grant County Commission unanimously voted on Monday to raise fees the sheriff charges to fingerprint people as well as to serve warrants, subpoenas, and a number of other legal documents.

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Conference to help navigate the digital market

MOSES LAKE — The Internet is always changing. So, small business people need to stay on top of the latest changes so they can best connect with their customers.

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State takes aim at human trafficking

EPHRATA — In the Grant County Courthouse, there’s a little poster on the wall by the sink in the men’s restroom.

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'Map of the heart'

WILSON CREEK — All the moms and dads and uncles and grandmas and special friends made Megan Walter’s tiny kindergarten class seem even smaller.

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Wilson Creek swats at mosquito problem

EPHRATA — Wilson Creek has a mosquito problem.

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Garden Heights 4th-graders get new bike helmets

MOSES LAKE — Llayleni Fuentes already had a bike helmet.

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Othello seeks funding to secure water future

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to apply for a $750,000 federal grant to help the city drill a new well and build a new water tower as part of its $5.7 million plan to improve service and reliability as the city grows.

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Warden school bond fails in close election

WARDEN — A proposed $14 million school bond for this tiny school district at the southeastern edge of Grant County failed to obtain the necessary 60 percent for approval.

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Othello swears in police sergeant, 3 new officers

OTHELLO — The City of Othello swore in three new police officers and promoted one current officer to sergeant at a regular city council meeting Monday evening.

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Crews ready for road work

EPHRATA — With warmer weather slowly arriving, the Grant County Department of Public Works is preparing for its regular round of summer maintenance on the county’s roads, including chip sealing about 165 miles of country roads.

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Looking to make life, work better for the disabled

MOSES LAKE — A group of health care providers, social service professionals, employment specialists and parents gathered Thursday evening to discuss the challenges those with disabilities have living and working in Moses Lake.

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5 Scouts honored with Eagle rank

MOSES LAKE — Only one in 20 Boy Scouts ever makes it to the rank of Eagle.

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Keeping Moses Lake beautiful

MOSES LAKE — It’s amazing what you find when you start picking up trash.

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Explorers clean up for camp

OTHELLO — It was a good day for a car wash. The sky was blue and the sun shone hot in the sky.

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Ephrata considering transportation district

EPHRATA — The winter was so long, cold, and brutal that it left this little town of roughly 8,000 souls with about $145,000 in damage to its streets.

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Showing love with sticky notes

MOSES LAKE — It was a simple idea, really.

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School board honors third-graders' quick thinking

MOSES LAKE — When third-grader Natalie Bischoff had a seizure at recess, classmates Caitlin Spitzli and Sadie Maiers knew exactly what to do.

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Remember unity in Christ, pastor tells prayer breakfast

MOSES LAKE — We live in a lonely age, in which Americans are often times bitterly and angrily divided and the culture is changing faster than many people are comfortable with.

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Donuts and dads at Larson Heights Elementary

MOSES LAKE — There were donuts, there were dads, and there were a lot of kids at Larson Heights Elementary School on Friday morning.

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New thrift store helps the wounded and recovering

MOSES LAKE — The newest thrift store in Moses Lake began life as a way for people to share medical equipment.

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New Hope moving, seeks child advocacy center

MOSES LAKE — New Hope is moving again.

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MLHS notices students and staff

MOSES LAKE — “You have been noticed.”

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Prayer breakfast seeks unity in fractious times

MOSES LAKE — Next Tuesday is a day for prayer in Moses Lake.

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Volunteers clean up a well-loved park

EPHRATA — No sooner were the wood chips shoveled and spread out underneath the monkey bars than 7-year-old Maryah took hold and swung across.

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'Let's play ball!'

MOSES LAKE — Little League, both boys baseball and girls softball, began this year as it has for as long as anyone can remember — with a long and winding parade of teams through downtown followed by an opening ceremony at Larson Playfield.

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Natural beauty in 'Steel Magnolias'

SOAP LAKE — “There is no such thing as natural beauty.”

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Ephrata mulls AirBnB regulations

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council took a first look at proposed regulations for short-term room and house rentals on Wednesday, with several council members expressing concerns over what allowing residents to become AirBnB hosts would mean for on-street parking and home occupancy in the city.

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Learning to use scissors at the Moses Lake Library

MOSES LAKE — It’s “just a lot of fun” sitting on the floor and playing with kids, helping them learn new things and do something for the very first time.

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Murray in ML to praise ACA, calls for public option

MOSES LAKE — Sen Patty Murray, during a short visit Wednesday to the Moses Lake Community Health Center, said that it’s important to talk about successes — the lives saved — by the expansion of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

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Quincy hospital sees hope in port deal

QUINCY — The possible deal between the Quincy Hospital and the Port of Quincy is a “unique opportunity” that will help keep the hospital in the small but growing community, according to Glenda Bishop, director of the Quincy Medical Center.

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Residents envision 'high school of the future'

MOSES LAKE — Even as the Moses Lake School District prepares to build the technology-rich, globally connected “high school of the future,” residents still believe that teenagers will need and want to come to school to learn hands-on skills, to participate in extracurricular activities, and simply to be with other …

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Lowe's donates $2,500 to Grant County Fairgrounds

EPHRATA — Lowe’s is donating $2,500 to the Grant County Fairgrounds as part of its Lowe’s Heroes program, according to Grant County Fairgrounds Director Mickey Webb.

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District seeks input on new high school design

MOSES LAKE — Despite the fact that last February’s school bond is still being disputed in court, Moses Lake School District officials are beginning to envision what the district’s second high school will look like.

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Health district to seek state help with mumps, TB

EPHRATA — Grant County’s sole possible case of tuberculosis has the potential to cost the county’s health district upwards of $100,000 — a great deal more if it turns out to be not only TB but a strain of the disease resistant to two or more antibiotics.

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Health board proposes new fees for food vendors

EPHRATA — The Grant County Health District is proposing new fees on for-profit businesses that need temporary permits to cook and sell food in venues like the county fair.

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Conley retires, port seeks replacement

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake is seeking a new commissioner following the resignation of longtime commission member Mike Conley.

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County changes address, road naming ordinance

EPHRATA — The Grant County Commission this week has approved changes to the county’s ordinance covering how streets in the county are named and how the addresses for homes and businesses are determined.

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Unrest in Ghana makes sister-city relationship difficult

OTHELLO — Instability and violence in northern Ghana have made it difficult for Othello to actively support its sister city Wulensi right now.

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Newhouse impressed by port, Mitsubishi

MOSES LAKE — As Rep. Dan Newhouse made his way through the maze that is Mitsubishi Aircraft’s test center here, he found himself somewhat overwhelmed.

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TB case suspected in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District is investigating a suspected case of tuberculosis in the county.

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Othello refinances Main Street debt

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council voted unanimously on March 28, 2017 to refinance roughly $2.7 million in outstanding city bonds, reducing the city’s debt payments.

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Quincy data center seeks fewer generators

QUINCY — The air in Eastern Washington is going to be a little cleaner thanks to a request from the Dell data center in Quincy to significantly reduce the number of diesel powered backup generators.

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New principal in love with Quincy

QUINCY — Lisa Navarro-Uvila isn’t new to Washington.

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Evergreen donates tractor to Ghana

OTHELLO — Kwesi Osei-Bonsu doesn’t want his people to become dependent on handouts or largesse from others.

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Group seeks to overturn court ruling in school bond case

MOSES LAKE — The drama of the $135 million Moses Lake School construction bond continues.

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Quincy swears in new interim police chief

QUINCY — Quincy’s new interim police chief was sworn in Tuesday evening, and his first official act was to swear in a new a police officer.

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Warden schools seek approval for construction bond

WARDEN — The problem is a familiar enough one in the Columbia Basin.

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Commissioners asked to consider WATVs in county

EPHRATA — A group of Moses Lake business owners is asking Grant County to follow the lead of many the county’s cities and allow licensed, wheeled all-terrain vehicles (WATVs) on some county roads.

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Kwei Osei-Bonsu: Ghanaian no stranger to visiting Othello

OTHELLO — When Kwei Osei-Bonsu makes the arduous, day-long trip from Ghana to Othello, he doesn’t really feel like he’s leaving home.

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Inslee inaugurates STEM day with Japanese ambassador

MOSES LAKE — Gov. Jay Inslee was in Moses Lake on Thursday to help unveil a new program from Mitsubishi Aircraft designed to encourage interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) among high school freshmen in Moses Lake.

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Quincy police chief: 'resignation not voluntary'

QUINCY — Former Quincy Police Chief Bob Heimbach wants to set the record straight.

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Unrest in Ghana makes sister-city relationship difficult

OTHELLO — Instability and violence in northern Ghana have made it difficult for Othello to actively support its sister city Wulensi right now.

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Quincy police chief stuns town with resignation

QUINCY — Quincy Police Chief Bob Heimbach suddenly and unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday.

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Ghanaian no stranger to Othello

OTHELLO — When Kwesi Osei-Bonsu makes the arduous, day-long trip from Ghana to Othello, he doesn’t really feel like he’s leaving home.

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Garden Heights gets new assistant principal

MOSES LAKE — Cheri Ward is bringing a lot of a experience to her new job.

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The best team no one knows about

MOSES LAKE — “We’re the best team no one at school knows about.”

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Throwing together a winning pot of chili

MOSES LAKE — When asked to describe what was in his chili, Roy Bergsholm couldn’t.

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Quincy rejects payment to contractor for extra work

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to reject paying an additional $23,000 to the firm that built its police station for work the company did that the city never authorized.

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Quincy may get farmers market

QUINCY — Chelsea Putnam and Micaiah McCreary have a dream for Quincy.

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Judge upholds narrow Moses Lake school bond vote

EPHRATA — In a tiny courtroom packed to overflowing, Grant County Superior Court Judge John Antosz on Monday tossed out a challenge to the Feb. 14 Moses Lake school bond election, upholding the measure that passed with 60.03 percent – or three votes.

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Sewer collapse in Ephrata closes Division Street

MOSES LAKE — A section of Division Street in Ephrata will remain closed following the partial collapse of a sewer line on Friday.

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Bagels to buff up Moses Lake Library

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Public Library has a long way to go before it can afford to replace all the shelves in its 1960s-era library.

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Judge allows group to testify on behalf of school bond

MOSES LAKE — A Grant County judge has accepted a petition from a group of Moses Lake voters to intervene in a suit asking the court to invalidate the results of the Feb. 14 bond election.

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Fourth MRJ laid over in Hawaii

MOSES LAKE — Mitsubishi Aircraft’s fourth regional jet did not arrive at Grant County International Airport on Thursday after a problem in flight forced the plane to return to Honolulu.

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School board drops April bond vote

MOSES LAKE — There will not be an April rerun of the Moses Lake School District’s recent school construction bond election.

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Moses Lake school bond supporters file suit

MOSES LAKE — The dispute over the recent Moses Lake School District construction bond just got more interesting as a group of Moses Lake voters are filing a petition with the court in support of the bond results.

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CHS operations merge in Quincy

MOSES LAKE — Two CHS agricultural co-ops in Quincy have decided to merge — CHS Connell Grain and CHS Sun Basin.

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Job Corps center of mumps outbreak

EPHRATA — The epicenter of the mumps emergence in Grant County is the Columbia Basin Job Corps site, with 21 of the county’s 22 reported cases, according to Grant County Health Officer Alexander Brzezny.

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Endeavor students raise money to rebuild Haiti school

MOSES LAKE — When Taylor Mack first saw the images of devastation in Haiti following hurricane Matthew last year, they made her sad.

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Silent competition

MOSES LAKE — Courtney Hanson describes American Sign Language (ASL) as “the Yoda language.”

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Moses lake school bond still passes, court challenge looms

MOSES LAKE — Unchanged.

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Recount begins as lawsuit is filed

EPHRATA — As election workers began sorting through and recounting February’s Moses Lake School District school construction ballots, opponents of the measure filed suit in Grant County Superior Court alleging irregularities in the certification process and asking the court to set aside the results of the bond election.

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Assistant superintendent candidates grilled

MOSES LAKE — The four candidates vying to become the Moses Lake School District's next assistant superintendent spent Wednesday evening explaining their vision for education in Moses Lake, how they would oversee the construction of a new high school, and why they want to work in Moses Lake.

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Grant County to revise master plan

EPHRATA — Grant County officials are beginning the slow process of reviewing the county’s rules, regulations, and plans as it prepares to update its compliance with the state’s Growth Management Act (GMA).

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County approves new pot regulations

EPHRATA — After a public hearing that lasted less than 10 minutes, the Grant County Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday new regulations for marijuana growers and processors, putting regulations for the state’s newest cash crop more in line with other aromatic industrial and agricultural endeavors.

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Moses Lake bond recount set for Thursday

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Auditor will conduct a hand recount of last month’s Moses Lake School District construction bond on Thursday at the Grant County courthouse in Ephrata, beginning at 9 a.m.

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Back in the saddle

MOSES LAKE — Breana Daniels was never supposed to ride a horse again.

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Bumpy ride ahead for Ephrata street maintenance

EPHRATA — This year’s harsh winter has left roads across the region cracked and potholed.

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Sneetches and stars at Lakeview

MOSES LAKE — They sat and listened as Adam Munro read.

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A 'warm, comfortable place' for weary travelers

MOSES LAKE — There’s a thin layer of white construction dust covering everything in the new Half-Sun Travel Plaza.

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Othello gets new logo, marketing campaign

OTHELLO — “Abundant Land, Bountiful Life.”

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Voters file for Moses Lake school bond recount

MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake voters has demanded a recount of last month’s closely-run school construction bond.

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Quincy port sees salvation in trash

MOSES LAKE — Garbage.

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Moses Lake school bond passes... barely

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake is going to get a new high school and a new elementary school.

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Tebow wins national award for ag-themed Facebook page

MOSES LAKE — Sue Tebow started out taking pictures and telling stories.

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The crud that's going around

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

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Moses Lake, Potholes at unusually high levels

MOSES LAKE — The water level in Moses Lake and Potholes Reservoir is so high right now that local officials are having to release water just to hold the level steady.

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New fairgrounds director talks changes

EPHRATA — The new director of the Grant County Fairgrounds would like to put the county’s fairgrounds on a firmer financial footing with an eye toward eventually ending county support for the fairgrounds.

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Board to rerun school construction bond

MOSES LAKE — The Moses School Board is set to rerun its $137 million school construction bond in April if the measure fails to secure a few more votes by Friday’s certification deadline.

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Moses Lake school bond still 4 votes short of win

MOSES LAKE — Four votes.

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Transformer failure sparks fire, outage in Ephrata

MOSES LAKE — A transformer failure in Ephrata plunged a portion of Grant County into darkness Wednesday evening and sparked a fire that burned down a Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) maintenance building.

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Sportsman's Warehouse opens Friday

MOSES LAKE — This smells like a brand new store — fresh-cut wood, new paint, drywall.

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Adams County to get first roundabout

MOSES LAKE — Adams County has been awarded a $1.7 million state and federal transportation grant to create a roundabout at the intersection of Bench Road and state Route 24, just south of Othello.

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'Alice in Wonderland'

MOSES LAKE — Some area children stepped through the looking glass last week and ended up in Wonderland on Saturday.

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Mumps spreads in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — There are currently nine confirmed cases of mumps in Grant County, with another 11 under investigation, according to the Grant County Health District.

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Voters set to weigh in on school taxes

MOSES LAKE — With its growing student population — over 8,000 and rising — the Moses Lake School District needs a new elementary school every five years, according to Michelle Price, superintendent of the Moses Lake School District.

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School district mulls moving fifth grade to middle school

MOSES LAKE — In order to cope with overcrowding, several Moses Lake Elementary Schools are preparing to relocate all of their fifth-grade classes beginning next fall.

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Job Corps Center hit by mumps case

MOSES LAKE — Mumps has arrived in Grant County.

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MLSD adds 4 days to school year

MOSES LAKE — Winter may not be over yet, but the Moses Lake School District has a plan to deal with all the days students have missed so far.

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Youth academy gives Moses Lake teen second chance

MOSES LAKE — Gavin Mann is glad to be back in Moses Lake.

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Farming has bright future under Trump administration

KENNEWICK — Jay Lehr isn’t opposed to free trade.

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Potatoes are good for your heart

MOSES LAKE — Back in 2010, Chris Voigt wanted to prove just how healthy a diet of potatoes was.

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Othello honors police, finance officer

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council honored several of its own Tuesday evening, bestowing awards upon uniformed and civilian police employees as well as the town’s finance officer.

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Delegation sells potatoes in Vietnam, Myanmar

MOSES LAKE — Potatoes aren’t the first thing that come to mind when thinking about Vietnamese food.

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Tsunami of kids threatens to inundate ML schools

MOSES LAKE — A tsunami of children is coming. And it is threatening to overwhelm the Moses Lake schools.

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Building a culture of good at North Elementary

MOSES LAKE — It was the assembly North Elementary had hoped to have at the beginning of the week.

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Trout in the classroom, but no kids

MOSES LAKE — There were supposed to have been 60 kids watching while Heather Killinger did her work.

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Schools seek ways to make up lost days

MOSES LAKE — With all the bad weather this winter, school districts across the Columbia Basin are facing the possibility of extending the school year well into June.

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Cities keep an eye on weather, wary of flooding

MOSES LAKE — With all of the ice that has coated Grant County in the last two days, city and county officials are focusing on what happens when it gets warm enough for the ice to start melting.

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Grant County building permits rise in 2016

EPHRATA — 2016 was a good year to build in Grant County.

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Freezing rain, warmer temps on the way

MOSES LAKE — Anyone looking for relief from winter is going to have to wait a little while longer as Eastern Washington braces for yet another storm.

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School closures aim to keep kids safe

MOSES LAKE — It was something of a joke at Thursday evening’s meeting of the Moses Lake School Board, that because of the school days lost so far that district officials would have to find a way to merge graduation with Fourth of July celebrations.

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'Silent warriors': Othello honors volunteers

OTHELLO — Mayor Shawn Logan calls them the city’s “little, silent warriors.”

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White joins Herald as intern

MOSES LAKE — Rebecca White has always been obsessed with writing.

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State to help Grant County clear roads

MOSES LAKE — Grant County is getting some help from the state Department of Transportation to clear some of its roads following last weekend’s snow storm.

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'Silent warriors': Othello honors volunteers

OTHELLO — Mayor Shawn Logan calls them the city’s “little, silent warriors.”

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Grant County considers new cannabis rules

EPHRATA — The Grant County Planning and Zoning Commission is considering ways to limit the growth and processing of marijuana in Grant County.

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Flu season arrives in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — Flu season has arrived in Grant County with at least one long term care facility reporting an increased number of cases.

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Owen returns to Larson Heights School

MOSES LAKE — The students at Larson Heights Elementary had hoped to go outdoors to celebrate.

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Grant County seeks more limits on legal pot

EPHRATA — Facing an increasing number of complaints about the smell, Grant County officials hope to have regulations in place by the middle of February that will limit where marijuana can be grown legally in the county.

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Living and learning: A look back at schools in 2016

MOSES LAKE — Voters in the Moses Lake School District will be given the chance on Feb. 14 — the third since 2012 — to approve a $135 million bond measure to build a second high school, and 11th elementary school, and make a number of improvements to the district’s …

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Grant County approves $125M 2017 budget

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County commissioners have approved a $125.5 million budget for 2017, including $31 million to maintain the county’s roads, $13 million for law enforcement, and $9 million for the county’s mental health services.

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Taylor sworn in as new county commissioner

EPHRATA — The judge was late.

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County renews legal deal

MOSES LAKE — Grant County has renewed its agreement with the Seattle law firm that had been handling the cleanup of the county’s landfill in Ephrata.

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County renews emergency bus deal

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Emergency Management is renewing its agreement with the county’s transit agency to allow the sheriff’s department to use buses in the event of an emergency.

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Wilson Creek man 'best in the nation'

WILSON CREEK — Caleb McMillan has the quiet and understated confidence of a young man who knows that he’s good at what he does.

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christmas in lights

SOAP LAKE — The lights on the five-acre spread along Road A Northeast a little ways south of Soap Lake are bright and beguiling.

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Quincy suspends city hall, library work

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted unanimously to effectively suspend further remodeling work on the city hall and the library following trouble-plagued construction work on the city’s new police building.

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Swartz set to retire as commissioner

EPHRATA — The day of outgoing County Commissioner Carolann Swartz’s retirement celebration found her speculating with the Ephrata city manager on the University’s of Washington’s prospects in the upcoming Peace Bowl against the University of Alabama.

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MLHS aiming for Air Force JROTC

MOSES LAKE — If everything goes right, Moses Lake High School (MLHS) will have an Air Force Junior ROTC program in place by the fall of 2018.

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District begins planning for 2 high schools

MOSES LAKE — Teachers and administrators with the Moses Lake School District have begun planning for a second high school should voters approve the $135 million bond measure on Feb. 14.

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Holly Starr comes home to play

MOSES LAKE — Holly Starr likes coming home.

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Board appoints Meek new schools chief

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of Joshua Meek as the district’s new superintendent, following the resignation of current superintendent Michelle Price.

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Shop with a cop

MOSES LAKE — Danica Groff was having a hard time choosing a Christmas present for herself.

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GC Health district approves 2017 budget

EPHRATA — The Grant County Health District on Wednesday unanimously approved a $2.65 million budget for 2017, expecting to spend roughly $78,000 more than it anticipates collecting in revenue for the year.

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Legal pot a challenge to police recruiting

MOSES LAKE — In the years since Washington voters legalized marijuana consumption for adults over 21, law enforcement had found itself facing a brand-new recruiting issue: What to do with young adults who aspire to careers as police officers and sheriff’s deputies but who have also partaken of the state’s …

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Grant Integrated Services plans mental health response team

MOSES LAKE — Grant Integrated Services has received a $185,000 grant from the state to create a mobile response team that will go out and help people in crisis as well as those struggling with addiction and living with mental illness.

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Ephrata OKs budget, snow ordinance

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved an $18.6 million budget for 2017, a 13 percent increase over 2016.

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Ephrata swears in new patrol officer

EPHRATA — Ephrata’s newest sworn police officer is a local girl who is deeply committed to working in Grant County.

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County raises speed limit over protests

EPHRATA — Despite the objection of local residents present, the Grant County Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to raise the speed limit on a nearly 2-mile stretch of Lower Crab Creek Road to 50 mph from the current 35.

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County mulls land sale to ML schools

EPHRATA — The Grant County Commission on Tuesday unanimously declared 57 acres east of the county fairgrounds “surplus land” as it considers selling the parcel to the Moses Lake School District.

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Commissioners approve lighting changes

EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners on Monday approved an adjustment in the assessment for two small lighting districts near Moses Lake, raising the rates for a few county residents while lowering them for others.

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Boeing exec sees bright future for state

MOSES LAKE — Despite not knowing what will become of the old Boeing hangar at the Moses Lake International Airport, a senior official with the Chicago-based company said Boeing still intends to use the facility for flight testing.

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Santa rides a Harley

MOSES LAKE — It’s not Christmas in Moses Lake until Santa sits on a Harley.

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Mitsubishi shows off new planes

MOSES LAKE — Twenty-five hundred hours.

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Breathing fire at the Ag Parade

MOSES LAKE — “This is usually a pretty darn good parade.”

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ML school board elects president, VP

MOSES LAKE — Members of the Moses Lake School Board unanimously re-elected Kevin Donovan as president and Oscar Ochoa as vice president of the school board at a special meeting on Thursday.

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County certifies election results

EPHRATA — “And we are done. It’s official ... the election is certified!”

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County schedules hearing on school land sale

EPHRATA — The Grant County Commissioners will hold a public hearing starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday Dec. 6 to discuss the sale of 57 acres of undeveloped land at the Grant County Fairgrounds to the Moses Lake School District.

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Grant County Fairgrounds gets new director

MOSES LAKE — It’s a long way from the tobacco stands of Tennessee to the potato fields of Central Washington.

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The season begins Lowe's decks out Christmas tree at Neppel Landing

MOSES LAKE — First, they had to figure out if the power worked.

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Royal City foreclosure sale nets $2.3 million

ROYAL CITY — To the untrained eye, these are 150 very unimpressive acres.

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Tax bills coming in mid-December

EPHRATA — After struggling mightily with difficult and buggy software, the Grant County Assessor’s Office expects to mail out 40,0000 tax bills to property owners by mid-December.

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County cautious after water ruling

EPHRATA — Officials in Grant County are taking a “wait-and-see” approach to a recent state Supreme Court ruling that prevents the drilling of “exempt” wells if the well could affect the flow of water through a river or in a lake.

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No shooter found at MLHS

MOSES LAKE — Reports on Friday that a student at Moses Lake High School was wearing a mask and carrying a gun were determined to be false, according to a senior Moses Lake police official.

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Downtown dear to businesswoman's heart

MOSES LAKE — Sue Torrence really loves her store.

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Photographing 'America's pyramid'

MOSES LAKE — It is the largest hydroelectric dam in the United States.

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Ephrata mulls $18.1 million budget

EPHRATA — The city of Ehprata is considering a proposed $18.1 million budget for 2017, a 13 percent increase over this year’s budget.

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Serve Moses Lake concert to tell stories of poor, needy

MOSES LAKE — With its upcoming benefit concert this Saturday, Serve Moses Lake is going to try something different this year.

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Quincy hires new shelter manager

QUINCY — Leticia Perez has always loved working with animals.

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Focusing on what works

QUINCY — You get more success when you focus on what works.

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Health district focuses on two new threats

MOSES LAKE — Officials with the Grant County Health District have found themselves facing two problems — opioid addictions and rising rates of syphilis — that were, until recently, “under the radar,” according to County Health Officer Alexander Brzezny.

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ML School Board approves bond vote

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution calling for a Feb. 14 vote on a 20-year, $135 million bond to build a new high school and elementary school, as well as renovations and improvements to Moses Lake High School.

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'Pillow Talk' shows Othello talent

OTHELLO — You’d never guess that “Pillow Talk” was the first play Othello High School senior Israel Gonzalez has ever acted in.

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Last flight home

MOSES LAKE — Shelley Baer’s first memory of her late father Lester is not a happy one.

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GC Health District mulls 2017 budget

EPHRATA — The Grant County Health District is raising most of its permit and license fees to help cover a proposed 2017 budget of slightly less than $2.7 million.

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Dove, Pack concede commissioner races

MOSES LAKE — Bob Dove and Nathan Pack both conceded early Wednesday morning after it became clear Tuesday evening both candidates were trailing substantially in their races to become a Grant County commissioner.

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Swine cooler

MOSES LAKE — It’s all for the pigs.

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Stevens reelected, Taylor wins commission seat

MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Grant County Commissioner Richard Stevens maintained a comfortable lead to retain his seat and serve a fourth, four-year term, leading challenger Robert Dove by more than 4,500 votes.

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Character crew comes to Sage Point

MOSES LAKE — The Character Crew — The Big Bend Community College men’s basketball team — came to Sage Point Elementary School on Tuesday to dunk a few balls and tell kids about the important of being kind, honest, respectful, and responsible.

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Moses Lake schools update language policy

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is updating its language policies to help it communicate better with parents whose knowledge of English is limited or don’t speak English at home.

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Blue Lake fish dead on purpose

MOSES LAKE — The fish carcasses rotting along the rocky shoreline of Blue Lake are the result of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s deliberate efforts to poison the lake and kill everything in it.

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Girls told to dream it, be it at CB Tech

MOSES LAKE — If you can dream it, you can be it.

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Othello raises water rates

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council Monday evening unanimously approved an increase in the city’s water rates, attempting at the same time to rebalance the rate structure so that industrial customers pay a greater portion of the city’s water costs.

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Quincy mulls 2017 city budget

QUINCY — The city of Quincy is anticipating spending about $11.9 million in 2017 — including roughly $5.5 million on renovating its city hall and building a new fire station.

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Speaker: love is the most important skill

MOSES LAKE — Love is the most important skill you will learn life.

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County merges emergency planning with sheriff's office

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to fold the county’s Department of Emergency Management into the County Sheriff’s Office.

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Vet helps other vets navigate college

MOSES LAKE — When George Turner left the Air Force, he found himself missing “meaningful work.”

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Golf balls and mercy at craft fair

MOSES LAKE — If you ever want to know exactly what’s inside a golf ball, all you need to do is check out Judy Campbell’s sculptures.

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Park Orchard kids walk to school

MOSES LAKE — “Let’s do this next year!”

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From the top Honor band, choir gather in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Lewis Norfleet stood in front of the assembled high school musicians and appreciated the depth of the task at hand.

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Wahitis receives School of Distinction award

OTHELLO — Parents, students, and Othello school officials gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate Wahitis Elementary School being named one of Washington state’s 2016 “Schools of Distinction.”

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Othello raises water rates

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council Monday evening unanimously approved an increase in the city’s water rates, attempting at the same time to rebalance the rate structure so that industrial customers pay a greater portion of the city’s water costs.

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Othello raises water rates

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council Monday evening unanimously approved an increase in the city’s water rates, attempting at the same time to rebalance the rate structure so that industrial customers pay a greater portion of the city’s water costs.

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CBTech students make fake injuries

MOSES LAKE — “I'm going to create a boil on your face. A great big pimple.”

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Back on track: Port approves railroad plan

MOSES LAKE — Port of Moses Lake commissioners voted unanimously Monday to build a railroad link connecting the port to a Columbia Basin Railroad line in Wheeler, allowing the port to have rail access while at the same bypassing the tracks that wind through downtown Moses Lake.

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No mold problem found in Grant County courthouse

EPHRATA — Tests done at the Grant County Courthouse have found that the building does not have high levels of mold, despite concern by a number of county employees that working in the building was making them sick.

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Small acts of love for neighbors

MOSES LAKE — “Acts of love.”

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Lauzier, Avila inducted into Ag Hall of Fame

MOSES LAKE — Two more area farmers were invited this week to join “the greats,” those farmers who have made a lasting contribution to farming in the Columbia River Basin.

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breaking the cycle

MOSES LAKE — Graduate from high school. Get a plan. Don’t be ashamed of where you go to school, even if it isn’t a big or important school. Take advantage of all your opportunities, be resilient, and recover quickly from your setbacks.

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Herald unveils new web site

MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Herald launched a redesigned web site on Tuesday, part of the newspaper’s efforts to improve news delivery and increase its online presence, especially in Central Washington.

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Know the early warning signs of Alzheimer's

MOSES LAKE — While Alzheimer’s Disease is always fatal, early detection can help slow the progress of the disease and allow someone afflicted to live as normal a life as possible for as long as possible.

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A corn pit to play in

OTHELLO — South of Othello, where Hatton Road crosses Highway 17, there’s a corn maze.

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Court candidates talk qualifications

MOSES LAKE — Both Judge David Estudillo and his opponent, Nick Wallace, state that family court confronts them with the most difficult and heart-wrenching decisions they have to make as judges.

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Home, Sweet Home Ephrata rec director takes job in Sweet Home, Ore.

EPHRATA — Ray Towry will soon be calling Sweet Home, Ore., “home.”

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district considers future of sports, activities

MOSES LAKE — In the event February’s school bond passes and Moses Lake builds a new high school, the school district will have to go through the long and complicated process of figuring out which leagues the new schools will belong to.

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steele, paine vie for legislative seat

MOSES LAKE — The two Republican candidates vying for the second seat in the 12th District of the Washington State Legislature both take tremendous pride in being native sons of the Columbia Basin.

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candidates talk education, employment

EPHRATA — A whole host of candidates for local and state offices spoke on Wednesday evening at a candidate forum sponsored by the American Legion.

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Newhouse, Didier Spar in Ephrata

EPHRATA — One of the few things the two candidates vying for Washington’s 4th Congressional district seat could agree upon Wednesday evening was that immigration is “the biggest problem” the United States faces.

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ML church readies help for Haiti

MOSES LAKE — As Hurricane Matthew ripped across Haiti, devastating that already impoverished nation, one Moses Lake church had a very personal stake in the situation.

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judicial candidates condemn activism

EPHRATA — Judges have no business ruling on the basis of their personal feelings or beliefs, or trying to bend the law to their worldview.

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Grant County Computers Down

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Courthouse computer systems was hit by an outage this week, and as of Wednesday afternoon, county officials and computer support personnel were struggling to get the network back online.

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Scripture Performance Coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Frank Runyeon believes the Gospel of Luke was written for people “very much like us.”

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kids, animals mix on farm day

MOSES LAKE — “Who knows what a honeybee is?”

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Othello Planning Board tables annexation vote

OTHELLO — The Othello Planning Commission agreed Monday evening to delay for a month any recommendation to the city council on a proposed annexation of property southwest of the city, including a large, planned apartment complex.

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Othello Planning Board tables annexation vote

OTHELLO — The Othello Planning Commission agreed Monday evening to delay for a month any recommendation to the city council on a proposed annexation of property southwest of the city, including a large, planned apartment complex.

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Clinics receive federal IT grants

MOSES LAKE — Three community health centers in Grant County have been awarded federal grants totaling about $210,000 to improve and upgrade their computer, phone, and record keeping systems.

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