Grant County looks to clean up yards

EPHRATA — Looking to crack down on Grant County residents with junk- and trash-filled property, officials met Tuesday to discuss ways of increasing compliance with county codes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pruitt may be tried as adult

Teen charged with robbery and murder
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Ephrata council talks about the PUD

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council held Wednesday's meeting at SplashZone, and received a report from Grant County Public Utility District representatives on major issues facing the utility.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

IRS probe into PUD spending stops

Investigation ends without penalty
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Grant County's financial reports tardy for third year in a row

EPHRATA — For the third consecutive year, Grant County officials failed to meet the deadline for providing final annual financial reports to the Washington State Auditor's Office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Man's body found in irrigation weir

GRANT COUNTY — An unidentified Hispanic man's body was recovered Tuesday from an irrigation weir south of Potholes State Park, near the Adams County line, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Seil changes plea in watercraft homicide

Faces 21 to 27 months in prison
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Study points to Crab Creek for new reservoir

GRANT COUNTY — The Lower Crab Creek basin is the best site to support large, off-channel water storage on the Columbia River, according to a study, federal and state officials reported Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Less Paris news for me, thanks

Paris Hilton is guilty of nothing but being super "hot," and too many members of the national media have lost their minds — along with Hilton — about the 26-year-old's prison drama.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Grant County deputy wrecks patrol car

GEORGE — A Grant County Sheriff's Office deputy lost control of the patrol car he was driving early Sunday and crashed into an embankment.
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Nine children honored at'Chief for a Day'

EPHRATA — Law enforcement agencies in Grant County honored nine children Thursday at the sixth annual Thomas Boruff Foundation "Chief for a Day" event.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Yahoo! committed to efficiency

Agrees to promote hydropower as renewable energy
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vehicle shot in attempted wire theft

QUINCY — A farmer who discovered copper wire allegedly being stolen from his property shot the vehicle of the fleeing suspect, the Grant County Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

PUD approves settlement with Yakamas

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commissioners on Monday approved a settlement agreement with the Yakama Nation, intending to improve relations with the tribe and settle litigation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Wildland fire burns near Ephrata

EPHRATA — Fire destroyed a storage shed Saturday about a half-mile north of Ephrata, torched more than 500 acres and threatened about 30 homes, fire officials said.
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New fiber hubs set for Moses Lake, Quincy

EPHRATA — Two Moses Lake neighborhoods are slated to receive fiber-optic network service in 2007, following a decision Tuesday by the Grant County Public Utility District commissioners.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Memorial Day weekend nets fewer 911 calls

GRANT COUNTY — A total of seven emergency calls for an ambulance marks "one of the best in history" for the Memorial Day weekend at the Moses Lake Sand Dunes, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
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Grant County board visits Ephrata

Planning department realignment discussed
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New fiber-optic hubs to be built in 2007

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commissioners on Tuesday approved build-out of fiber-optic network service in Moses Lake and Quincy for 2007.
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One comment made about PUD settlement

Tribe seeks up to $200 million in power
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata kids race solar cars at Parkway Elementary

EPHRATA — Fifth-grade students at Parkway Elementary learned about energy from the sun as they raced solar cars they built.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

George man severely beaten with baseball bats

QUINCY — A George man was severely beaten by three men with baseball bats early Monday, in what the Grant County Sheriff's Office believes was a "gang-style" attack.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Robinson resigns as public defense monitor

EPHRATA — The Grant County Superior Court public defense monitor is resigning at the end of the month because he's too busy with his Seattle firm and clients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Watercraft homicide may be delayed

Court waits for man's return from rehab
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD considers settlement with Yakamas

EPHRATA — Representatives of the Yakama Nation met with Grant County Public Utility District commissioners Monday to continue negotiating a proposed settlement agreement, considered by both sides to be historic and beneficial.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD denies cities help with streetlights

EPHRATA — A request by cities to have Grant County Public Utility District bill customers directly for streetlights or provide relief from the high costs was denied.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD commission continues broadband discussion

EPHRATA — Discussions continue for the Grant County Public Utility District commission, regarding the future of broadband technology possibilities in the county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Moses Lake standoff ends in arrest

MOSES LAKE — An armed Moses Lake man was arrested after a four-hour standoff with police early Saturday, the Grant County Sheriff's Office reports.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD's year-end financial report released

EPHRATA — The year-end 2006 financial report on Grant County PUD and its individual operating systems shows the utility's financial status exceeds expectations set during the year's annual budgeting process.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Grant County deputy wrecks vehicle

MOSES LAKE — A Grant County sheriff's deputy suffered a minor head injury when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel of his patrol car and crashed Saturday morning.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Public records officer serving county well

EPHRATA — Melissa McKnight started in September as Grant County's public records officer, with high hopes of always getting people the information they want, quickly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD passes resolution to protect dams

Firm selected for COSA
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Gonzalez pleads guilty to murder

Cascade Valley shooter receives 15 years
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Grant County public defense is improving

EPHRATA — Public defenders are visiting their indigent clients more frequently in jail, reducing complaints about quality of representation, according to a report released last week on public defense.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD analyzes cost of service

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission interviewed different financial consulting groups last week, needing one to analyze exactly what it costs the utility to provide electricity to various customer classes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Warren pleads guilty to kidnapping

Crime tied to Cascade Valley shooting
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Bomb threat made in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — An Othello teenager was arrested Tuesday after he reportedly told an official at the state Department of Licensing office in Moses Lake "he should bomb the government."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Grant County lakes deemed very productive

Lakes filled with fish for opening day
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PUD to vote on Northwest dams resolution

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission is scheduled to vote next week on a resolution supporting the Northwest's dams and hydrosystem.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Earth Day provides grim view of future

MOSES LAKE — As thick ice buried Antarctica it recorded the makeup of Earth's atmosphere back a million years, showing the rate and extent concentrations of carbon dioxide changed.
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Twins' fight costs one 18 months in jail

EPHRATA — An Ephrata woman who repeatedly stabbed her twin sister in December was sentenced Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court to 18 months in prison for the assault.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Quincy officials want NASCAR in Grant County

Grant County commissioners visit council for talk
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

PUD discloses Ephrata customers' info

Move at odds with policy
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Jake Plummer makes me really sick … sometimes

Former Denver Broncos quarterback Jake "The Snake" Plummer hasn't filed his retirement papers with the NFL after announcing his intention to leave the game last month, leaving me waiting and wondering.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

PUD asked to fight dam removals

Commissioner seeks support for hydropower
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

PUD to pay for WPUDA building project

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission majority OK'd funding for the Washington Public Utility District Association's $4.2 million building project in Olympia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

PUD commission discusses broadband communications

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission started a dialog regarding future broadband technology possibilities for the county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Gomez receives maximum sentence

EPHRATA — Maribel Gomez was sentenced Monday to more than 26 years in prison for abusing her son, Rafael "Raffy" Gomez, to death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Riverhawks lose football opener against Rams

Rams 45 Riverhawks 14
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Gomez to exchange vows in jail

EPHRATA — Maribel Gomez, who was convicted of killing her 2-year-old son Rafael "Raffy" Gomez, is getting married.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

PUD commission considers joining WPUDA project

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission decides Monday whether to contribute money to the Washington Public Utility District Association's $4.2 million building project in Olympia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

State issues certification for Priest Rapids

EPHRATA — The Department of Ecology issued a 401 certification for Grant County Public Utility District's Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project on the Columbia River.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Decision on Pruitt being tried as juvenile delayed

EPHRATA — A hearing determining whether Brandon Timothy Pruitt is tried as an adult for the March 2004 robbery and murder of a rural Grant County homeowner is delayed until May 15.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Soap Lake lava lamp storage ending

EPHRATA — The Port of Ephrata put the City of Soap Lake on notice: The giant lava lamp stored free at the port's facilities since 2004 must be out next month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Soap Lake teen motherarrested for kicking baby

Woman reportedly on drugs
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Ephrata splits doubleheader with Prosser

EPHRATA — The Ephrata Tigers' Austin Chamberlain and Eric Tinnell each got three hits to lift their team to a 7-3 victory in the second game of a baseball doubleheader Friday versus the visiting Prosser Mustangs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Gomez guilty of killing Raffy

EPHRATA — A Grant County judge found Ephrata mother Maribel Gomez guilty in the homicide-by-abuse trial stemming from 2-year-old Rafael "Raffy" Gomez's September 2003 death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Abrams sentenced to 24 years

EPHRATA — Dustin Gene Abrams was sentenced Wednesday to 24 years in prison for the March 2004 killing of 79-year-old Michael B. Mallon, a retired state employee and World War II veteran.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Abrams' younger brother also charged with 2004 killing

EPHRATA — Prosecutors filed charges of first-degree murder and lesser alternatives against Dustin Gene Abrams' juvenile brother in connection with the shooting death of 79-year-old Michael Mallon in March 2004.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Judge to announce Gomez verdict Wednesday

Defendant faces 26 years in prison
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS AGO

Abrams pleads guilty to 2004 murder

Sentencing set for Wednesday
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Garnant retires from PUD

EPHRATA — Gary Garnant never tired during 27 years as spokesman for the Grant County Public Utility District, seeing every day's challenges as opportunities to get the day's news and information out quickly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Internet vandal tarnishes Quincy

Wikipedia entry attacks city
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gomez trial postponed

Prosecution seeks second coroner opinion
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gomez lashes out over perceived laughter

Defense accuses prosecutor of '1984' tactics
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Defense expert: Choking led to boy's death

EPHRATA — Choking caused Rafael "Raffy" Gomez's death, not blunt-force trauma to the head, according to a medical expert called to the witness stand by Maribel Gomez's lawyer Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

ACLU claims county public defense not in compliance

Firm could seek $100,000
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gomez denies abusing her son

Claims Raffy hurt himself
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Social worker never saw Raffy's abuse

EPHRATA — One of the first child custody cases Murray Twelves ever handled was monitoring little Rafael "Raffy" Gomez, a foster child who doctors claim died of abuse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Foster mom suspected Gomez of abuse

EPHRATA — Rafael "Raffy" Gomez's foster mom blamed Maribel Gomez for abusing the boy, photographed his injuries for proof and attempted to block reunification with his birth mother.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

What will we write, next time

The perpetrator(s) took their time carving each letter, on a giant scale, carefully into the snow and ice of the frozen waters of Moses Lake.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Grant County planning realigns

Goal is new leadership
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Roommate accuses Gomez of abusing Raffy

EPHRATA — A former roommate of Maribel Gomez clutched an infant-sized doll and showed the Grant County courtroom exactly how she claimed the Ephrata mother would swing and spin little Rafael "Raffy" Gomez around by his arms and legs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Autopsy determines Raffy's death homicide

EPHRATA — A Spokane County deputy medical examiner concluded 2-year-old Rafael "Raffy" Gomez's death was a homicide, finding the boy died as a result of repeated physical abuse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Doctor testifies about Raffy's abuse

EPHRATA — A pregnant Maribel Gomez reportedly showed up to a doctor's appointment "very high on drugs and bouncing off the walls," about a month before the birth of her son, Rafael "Raffy" Gomez.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gomez jailed to keep her in Ephrata

EPHRATA — Maribel Gomez was jailed Tuesday by a judge to keep U.S. immigration officials from seizing her and disrupting her trial for allegedly fatally abusing her 2-year-old son.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

MySpace is colossal waste of MyTime

I committed MySpace suicide Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Medical expert 'skeptical' of accidental cause of death

EPHRATA — A medical expert for prosecutors recalled the skepticism and concern he had upon hearing the explanations provided by Rafael "Raffy" Gomez's birth parents to the array of brutal injuries the little boy suffered while in their care.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

PUD's chief financial officer fired

EPHRATA — Grant County Public Utility District's chief financial officer was fired Monday, without explanation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gomez trial: 'Raffy' suffered 'one injury after another'

EPHRATA — As the picture of a small, white body bag was projected on a large screen in the courtroom Wednesday, Maribel Gomez broke down into tears.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gomez trial begins over child's death

EPHRATA — Last week Maribel Gomez waived her right to have a jury decide if she's responsible for the death of her 2-year-old son.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata now requires special event permits

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council OK'd a "special events" ordinance Wednesday, establishing an official permitting process for organizers to comply with when planning festivals, parades, protests and some sporting events in Ephrata.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Sale of PUD diesel generators finalized

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission Monday finalized the sale of 20 diesel generators, first purchased by the utility in 2001 to meet energy demands during projected record-low river flows and the West Coast energy crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Grant County claims compliance with public defender settlement

Commissioners working to meet ACLU conditions
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata adds admission tax

Moviegoers to pay 0.5 percent tax
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Cities seek help with street lights

PUD asked for financial assistance
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gomez to trial next week, no jury

EPHRATA — Maribel Gomez waived her right to a jury trial, leaving Grant County Superior Court Judge John Antosz to decide her innocence or guilt.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fire burns Ephrata home

EPHRATA — Fire significantly damaged an Ephrata home, partially collapsing the roof while nearly engulfing a neighbor's home in flames Sunday night.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Grant County courts have more defendants than attorneys

Twenty-six people charged, still without legal counsel
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

PUD schedules 'planning session'

Hansen questions cost of Cave B meeting
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

PUD approves spending on B.C. sockeye program

Grant County paying $15.6 million
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Lybbert gets mental exam

EPHRATA - A 20-year-old Moses Lake man accused of killing his girlfriend's disabled father in September entered Eastern State Hospital last week for a mental evaluation, his lawyers said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata home fire was arson

EPHRATA - The fire destroying an Ephrata mobile home in the early hours of Jan. 7 was ruled arson, according to the Grant County Fire Marshal's Office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Alleged Cascade Valley shooter pleads not guilty

New developments expected pending more investigations
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Public wants highways widened

People want four lanes from Ephrata to Moses Lake
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Moses Lake gets new substation

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District completed its first substation for urban energy needs in almost 10 years, responding to increased development in Moses Lake.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Keeping it Live

Moses Lake DJ keeps people dancing
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata pumps up health district funding

City more than doubles funding amount
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Grant County seeks funds for murder case

EPHRATA — Grant County officials requested $101,000 in assistance from the state, claiming Dustin Gene Abrams' court costs and stay in jail have created an "extraordinary" financial burden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Warren pleads not guilty

EPHRATA — A Moses Lake woman told a judge she's not guilty of kidnapping a 16-year-old girl, in connection with an alleged plot to lure Frankie Corral Jr. in for the kill.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruiz pleads not guilty to beating infant

EPHRATA — A Royal City man pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting his infant daughter, who doctors say suffered severe brain injury along with fractures to her skull, ribs and limbs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Women charged with kidnapping related to Cascade Valley shooting

EPHRATA — A 24-year-old Moses Lake woman is charged with first-degree kidnapping in connection with a Jan. 2 double shooting at a Cascade Valley duplex where one man was killed and another suffered a serious head wound.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Arrest made for Cascade Valley murder

Bail set at $1 million
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Abrams 'hearing voices'

Defendant accused of plots to hurt correction officers
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'Stand pat' no more

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission reversed the controversial "stand pat" telecommunications policy, which halted construction of the Zipp fiber optic network since early in 2005.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fire destroys Ephrata mobile home

Damage estimates reach $40,000
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sunday winds cause damage, outages

Downed power line causes accident on Interstate 90
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Loan stores fined by state

Moses Lake branches checking loan records
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Need a cell phone or PDA?

PUD is selling surplus equipment
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sheriff: Info from KREM 2 bad

Autopsy shows multiple gunshot wounds
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fire damages Ephrata home

EPHRATA — A box spring and mattress jammed against the plug of an extension cord in an Ephrata home ignited a blaze Friday morning, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sheriff investigates Cascade Valley shooting

One dead, one left with bullet in head
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

PUD not selling video equipment

Replacing decoders would cost $250,000
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Grant County passes 2007 budget

Budget set at $28 million
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

PUD adopts $469.8 million budget

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission approved a $469.8 million 2007 budget, during Tuesday's weekly meeting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

PUD selling diesel generators

Units served as reserve power
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata home damaged by Christmas Eve fire

Blaze started by electric wall heater
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

PUD manager: Thousands lose power

Last week's storm sheared 60 power poles
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

PUD tables video equipment sale

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission delayed a scheduled vote for approval to sell a portion of the video head-end facility.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

An eye for an eye, a gift for a gift

Does the world really need the Chia Pet?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Weather wreaks havoc with Columbia Basin

COLUMBIA BASIN — Heavy snow, rain and high winds pounded the Columbia Basin Thursday and early today, causing numerous accidents on roadways and knocking out residents' electricity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata passes $9.2 million budget

No rate hikes
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Prosecutor pleads for juvenile court help

EPHRATA — The number of juvenile offenders charged with crimes by the Grant County Prosecutor's Office may be cut "drastically" in 2007, the county's commissioners were warned Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

PUD to sell Zipp video equipment

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission is expected to OK the sale of equipment, intended to deliver video via the Zipp fiber optic network, next week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft drops request for injunction

Lawsuit withdrawn after records request ended
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Twins' fight over guests ends with stabbing

Bail set at $250,000 for Ephrata woman
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft starts lawsuit against Quincy

EPHRATA — Internet and computer giant Microsoft Corp. hopes to block a public records request seeking design and building plans for its jumbo data center by suing the city of Quincy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Salmon protection flows set in mid-Columbia River

EPHRATA — Protective river flows are set for the next seven months in the 51-mile Hanford Reach along the Columbia River, following fall Chinook salmon spawning, the Grant County Public Utility District reported Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Grant PUD line crews provide aid

EPHRATA — Grant County Public Utility District dispatched two line crews last week to provide mutual aid to Snohomish County PUD following damage from wind and snow.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Grant County sees budget shortfall of $1.5 million

EPHRATA — The Grant County commissioners Monday blamed the bulk of a projected $1.5 million budget deficit on the rising cost of criminal justice services.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

PUD almost ready to relicense dams

Draft water quality certificate received by PUD
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

PUD licenses dark fiber

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission approved a license agreement Monday with Northwest Open Access Network, or NoaNet, for use of a portion of the district's dark fiber facilities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

PUD a step closer to relicensing dams

Final EIS issued
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Golfers teed off about toilets

SOAP LAKE — Rick Froebe erected a backyard "fence." It's not a white-picket fence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

PUD: No rate increase in 2007

Proposed for 2007 is $470 million budget
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

ACLU sues central Washington libraries

SPOKANE — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the North Central Regional Library District to ensure adults, upon request, get unfiltered access to the Internet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata council adds fine for runoff

Personnel policy changed, old codes addressed
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata business owners discuss burglaries

Crimes blamed on meth users
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

PUD pays $57 million for debt

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District commission voted to pay $57 million of debt Monday, redeeming a portion of the district's $217 million electric system revenue and refunding bonds from 2001.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Building burns to provide practice

Former county building used by firefighters
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata house fire cause remains unknown

EPHRATA - Investigators settled on an area of origin inside an Ephrata family's home destroyed by fire Monday, but don't have a definitive cause.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Brewer, Bernd win PUD elections

EPHRATA — Bob Bernd and Terry Brewer won seats on the Grant County Public Utility District commission, following the latest general election ballot counting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Carter wins Grant County commissioner race

EPHRATA — Republican Cindy Carter has 3,531 votes more than fellow Royal Slope resident, Democrat Alan Schrom, making her the next Grant County commissioner.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Home rule process ends, freeholder election nullified

EPHRATA — Grant County's Proposition 1 failed in Tuesday's general election by a margin of more than two-to-one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Mechanical issue delays Grant County vote counting

Nearly one-fourth of votes tallied on election night
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Fire destroys Ephrata family's home

EPHRATA — Fire chewed through a family's residence at 206 H St. N.E. Monday, flaming through the roof, the north side of the home and engulfing a nearby camper.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Bank robber suspect caught near Soap Lake

Officers fire on suspect, leaving minor head wound
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

PUD plans for future power needs

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District's management staff and commissioners have several energy resource options available as they consider their long-term power planning.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

No decision on Brewer conflict

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District's attorney is no longer being asked to settle conflict-of-interest allegations leveled against one commission candidate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Businesses blacked out Sunday, cause unknown

MOSES LAKE — Restaurants and stores along North Stratford Road lost power Sunday afternoon, forcing some to close early for the day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

HomeNet attacks Baker on fiber

PUD candidate says attack falsely characterizes him
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Quesnell gets 20 years

Guilty plea to murder includes testimony
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Grant County PUD rejects I-937

Hydro power is not renewable according to initiative
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Potato commission director accused of spending public money on family

Boss resigns under pressure, may have altered records
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Quesnell pleads guilty

Sentence could be 18 years for killing man in Mattawa
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

PUD conflict of interest questioned

PUD attorney to decide next week
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Commissioners did not violate open meetings law

PUD attorney makes decision
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Citizens informed about freeholder process at forum

Next meeting tonight at Quincy fire hall
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Richards Brush company goes bust

Company funds disappear along with owner
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

PUD attorney to decide violation

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District board of commissioners requested an opinion from their legal counsel concerning the state's open public meetings law Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Lybbert pleads not guilty

EPHRATA — Daniel Elijah Lybbert pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder Monday in connection with the Sept. 28 stabbing death of his girlfriend's disabled father.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Television news is anything but

Is anyone else having a hard time watching TV news these days?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Freeholder group changes name, direction

Committee offers education about review process
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

SAVE hopes to extinguish freeholder fire

EPHRATA — A group of citizens opposing Grant County's Proposition No. 1 formed a political action committee, calling themselves "Securing A Voice in Elections."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Spending investigated at potato commission

Former executive Pat Boss claims he paid organization
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Jorgensen guilty of violations

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Superior Court Judge Ken Jorgensen admitted Tuesday he violated canons of the code of judicial conduct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Moses Lake man charged with first-degree murder

Ex-wife charged with helping cover up
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Unclear if PUD commissioners violated law

No opinion given by attorney general
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Grant PUD takes position on I-937

Voter approval could increase rates
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

PUD campaign cash flows for some

EPHRATA — Two Grant County Public Utility District commissioner candidates accepted and used more campaign contributions through last week's primary than their competitors.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

LakeFront Bar and Grill improving

MOSES LAKE — Restaurateur Mike Wilcox said establishing LakeFront Bar and Grill as a popular food and entertainment hangout may require a long-term commitment, though business is already improving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Florist admits stealing sales tax

Moses Lake Floral fire started in records area
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Top election official stops in Grant County

Reed talks about public dislike of primary system
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Welding blamed for Ephrata fire

Damage estimated at $1 million
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

No shortage of freeholder candidates

Political parties oppose process
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Carter moves further ahead in county race

PUD races remain unchanged
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Commissioner race reverses

Still too close to call, 31 vote difference
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

ACLU sued by former public defender

Grant County attorneys named as being blacklisted
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fire destroys Allied Structures building

EPHRATA - A large commercial structure fire completely destroyed the storage building for an Ephrata business in the 1800 block of Basin Street S.W. Monday night.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Blue, Park lakes set for rehab

Too many perch, bass, bluegill
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Kunes faces campaign finances complaint

State reviews campaign contribution filings
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Bomb detonated near Moses Lake

Reason for explosive remains unknown
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Picton promises to fight for the 'little guy'

EPHRATA — Lewis Picton is running for central Washington's 4th Congressional District because he wants to put a stop to both the increasing federal debt being dumped on future generations and the war in Iraq, which he calls a "fiasco."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Man goes 'berserk' in 'drug induced' rampage

Man fled Royal City custody earlier
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

My September 11th experience, memories

I dusted off some old newspapers this weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Grammer hasn't forgotten who her boss is

EPHRATA — Incumbent Grant County Assessor Laure Grammer says with the area's current growth spurt, and more on the way in the next three to five years, it's important to understand the impacts of property values and levy rates on the taxpayers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Lancaster envisions transparent assessor's office

EPHRATA — Norm Lancaster wants to become the next assessor, and he is planning to dedicate himself to keeping pace with Grant County's rapid growth and promising to efficiently deliver the information real estate professionals need.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Freeholders to be elected by sub-districts

Kincaid asks to skip voter approval of process
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Freeholder election set for November

EPHRATA — Grant County voters will decide in November whether the current form of county government should be examined for possible changes, following a successful petition bid by a committee of business leaders and municipal officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Veterans plan Patriot Day ceremony

EPHRATA — The American Legion and Auxiliary/Art Semro Post and Unit 28 are sponsoring a local ceremony to honor the heroes and victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

PUD cracking down on squirrels

Traps set at Moses Lake substation
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Candidate forum tomorrow at Big Bend

MOSES LAKE — Incumbent public utility district Commissioner Bill Bjork, whose district includes Moses Lake, has an opportunity Thursday night to tell voters what he's accomplished in the last four years to earn a second term. Bjork's challengers, Dale Walker and Bob Bernd, will have a chance to explain why …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

County clerk faces lawsuit for alleged discrimination

EPHRATA — A complaint of discrimination against a person opposing an unfair practice, was filed in Grant County Superior Court on Tuesday against Grant County Clerk Kenneth Kunes and a female employee in his office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

PUD, sheriff argue over theft

EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff's Office and Grant County Public Utility District clashed in June as detectives began seeking records and evidence regarding an allegation of theft.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Yakama Nation signs salmon protection agreement with Grant PUD

EPHRATA — Tribal leaders from the Yakama Nation joined the Grant County Public Utility District in finalizing a comprehensive and long-term management plan on Monday that was developed to protect salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Signaturescome up short in bid for county switch

EPHRATA — A group of citizens seeking to have the current system of county government examined and studied for possible changes failed to collect the required number of petition signatures to have the measure placed on the November ballot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jungers covers PUD news on Web site

Farm, Internet service company, online newspaper owner opens up
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Housing boom projected in Quincy

QUINCY — Local officials here fully expect to experience a housing boom in the next two years as 800 new homes are constructed, jumping sharply from the past when a robust year of growth meant 15 homes were built.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Group seeking change turns in petition signatures

EPHRATA — A group of citizens seeking to have the current system of county government examined and studied for possible changes, moved a bit closer Monday to their goal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

What am I doing out here in the middle of the desert?

Simon, my four-legged sidekick, and I have patrolled the shores of Moses Lake recently, during our regular walks, with one thing on our minds. How did we get here?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Savoie's defense team says Eakin confessed to murdering companion

EPHRATA — Defense attorneys for 15-year-old convicted murderer Evan Savoie claim the boy's teenage co-defendant and lifelong friend, Jake Eakin, mailed a jail-house letter to Savoie's mother last month, allegedly confessing he "killed Craig Sorger, not Evan."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Guilty pleas made in ACH school vandalism

EPHRATA — Two Almira teenagers have pleaded guilty to a break-in at Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School that left the 1920s-era building severely damaged by flooding.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

PUD offers low income senior citizen rate

GRAND COULEE — This fall, qualifying low-income senior citizens can start receiving an electricity rate discount of 20 percent, following action by the Grant County Public Utility District board of commissioners Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Rape case from 1994 to be retried

Guilty verdict reversed by 9th U.S. Circuit Court
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Officers arrest suspected reckless driver

Sheriff gets help from grandmother
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Public power 'legend' to retire

First woman on Grant County PUD Commission to step down
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Public defense system improving, report says

EPHRATA — Grant County's embattled public defender system has continued to show signs of improvement, following increased criminal defense training and reduced attorney case assignments during the last few months, a report issued this week shows.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

PUD's diesel generators net additional megawatts, profit

EPHRATA — Grant County Public Utility District has increased power generation at Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams this summer by using the utility's 32-megawatt diesel generator farm near the Grant County International Airport for reserve power production.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

PUD proposes senior discount on electric rates

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District is now considering an electricity rate discount for low-income senior citizens that would take effect this fall.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Rotenone treatment opposed at public meeting

EPHRATA — With Grant County's Blue and Park lakes facing a possible rehabilitation this fall, which means state fishery officials would kill all the fish, both lake-side landowners and some fishermen voiced their opposition Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Ground water organization gets $500,000

EPHRATA — The Grant County Commissioners announced Monday the U.S. Senate earmarked $500,000 for the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area out of a 2007 appropriations bill, which is set to go before the full Senate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Wildfire burns 900 acres south of Ephrata

EPHRATA — A wildland fire flared up Wednesday south of Ephrata, destroying one mobile home, damaging another and forcing authorities to stop traffic briefly on Highway 28, the Ephrata Fire Department reported.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Monday night fire-setting causes concern

EPHRATA — Arsonists set blazes in six locations throughout the city in the span of one hour late Monday night, with one fire threatening a nearly 100-year-old barn, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Woman dies in ATV accident

MOSES LAKE — A 54-year-old woman died accidentally Thursday when the four-wheel ATV she was driving was struck by a pickup truck driving along Hiawatha Road, less than a mile north of Interstate 90, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Upper Columbia cleanup is Canadian company's responsibility

COLUMBIA BASIN — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the United States' Superfund law — governing cleanup at contaminated sites — applies to a Canadian smelter operator that dumped millions of tons of heavy metal pollution into the Columbia River, allowing the waste to flow downstream and eventually settle …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata norovirus source identified by health officials

EPHRATA — The Grant County Health District on Tuesday released results of an official investigation into who served contaminated food at this year's two-day Sage-N-Sun festival earlier this month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

News02

EPHRATA — The Grant County commission decided not to place a measure on the November ballot that, if approved by voters, would begin a process of exploring new forms of county government Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

State proposes trout replacement

Blue and Park lakes treated for undesirable fish
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

PUD issues response to IRS findings

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District and the Internal Revenue Service continue to reach different conclusions about whether the district spent too much tax-exempt bond money on "private activities" associated with the Zipp Fiber Optic Network.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Jorgensen denies Savoie new trial

EPHRATA — Grant County Superior Court Judge Ken Jorgensen denied a motion for new trial filed by defense attorneys representing convicted murderer Evan Savoie on Tuesday, setting the stage for the 15-year-old boy's sentencing next week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

PUD hires new human resources director

New director coming from national post
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Group wants county government to change

EPHRATA — A committee of about 100 Grant County residents — shepherded by both Moses Lake real-estate agent Ralph Kincaid and attorney Brian Dano — hope to change the structure of county government, with voter's help.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Dark fiber rates disappoint NoaNet

EPHRATA — A dark fiber rate schedule received the board of commissioners' OK last week for customers looking to use the Grant County Public Utility District's unlit "backbone" fiber optic system cables, and received final approval from the district's legal counsel Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Doctor Said pleads not guilty

EPHRATA — Dr. Mohammad Hassan Said, who contends he is one of the leading experts in pain management and has 34 years experience prescribing medicine, pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of delivering controlled substances to a female patient and one count of fourth-degree assault for allegedly touching her …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lightning strikes at derby

5,000 turn out for annual event
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata doctor faces drug and assault charges

EPHRATA — Dr. Mohammad Hassan Said, an Ephrata physician for the past 24 years specializing in pain management, has been charged with unlawful delivery of prescription drugs and fourth-degree assault for allegedly inappropriately touching a female patient.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Rate reduction voted down

Hansen accuses Claussen, Flint of forcing politically motivated vote
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Savoie sentencing delayed

Defense attorneys filing for new trial
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

County busy with concert, sand dunes over weekend

GRANT COUNTY — During this Memorial Day weekend, the county's lakes, the Columbia River, the Gorge Amphitheatre and the sand dunes south of Moses Lake had plenty of visitors, and some ended their visit in jail.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Dark fiber rates come to light

Commissioners may vote on rate schedule June 5
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Warden knocked out by Colfax

Cougars coach ends career with disappointment
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lightning likely to blame in home fire

EPHRATA — City firefighters have initially ruled lightning caused a blaze which damaged a family's home in rural Ephrata Thursday night.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Yakima County officials want more benefits from dams

EPHRATA — In public comments to federal regulators, Yakima County officials said a draft environmental impact statement is flawed and fails to address a 50-year "inequitable distribution" of economic benefits from Grant County Public Utility District's Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Copper wire theft suspects caught by farmers

GRANT COUNTY — Deputies for the Grant County Sheriff's Office on Sunday caught two Yakima area residents allegedly stealing copper wiring from a farm a few miles south of George.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD begins fish survival study

EPHRATA — Last week the Grant County Public Utility District started its 2006 fish survival study season, when district employees and contractors test Columbia River fish passage at Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD prepares for second power auction

EPHRATA — In September Grant County Public Utility District opens bidding on a minimum 6 percent slice of the power output from Priest Rapids Dam for one year, following a similar and successful power auction in 2005.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Moses Lake living offers lesson in carp

A few weeks back, I can't remember precisely when, my four-legged little buddy Simon and me set out on one of his extended daily walks. Nothing out of the ordinary here, no big deal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Moses Lake chamber asks for better fiber connections

PUD rep says issue to improve within 30 days
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge accused of violating code of conduct

EPHRATA — The state Commission on Judicial Conduct recently charged Grant County Superior Court Judge Ken Jorgensen with violating several canons of the code of judicial conduct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Yakama Nation blasts PUD relicensing document

EPHRATA — The Yakama Nation believes the Draft Environmental Impact Statement published in February by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project is "very premature," "significantly incomplete" and "patently defective."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

PUD: IRS agent has 'ax to grind'

EPHRATA — Senior officials for the Grant County Public Utility District were confident Monday the Internal Revenue Service would reverse a position it took against the district in a letter dated late last month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

IRS probes into PUD bond spending

EPHRATA — Senior staff members at the Grant County Public Utility District said Monday they did not spend bond proceeds inappropriately on the Zipp Fiber Network and are quickly preparing a response to an audit finding by the Internal Revenue Service relating to a 2002 bond sale.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Savoie found guilty

Savoie's mother says son didn't get fair trial
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Jury considers teen's fate

Deliberations in Savoie murder trial begin again today
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Savoie sticks to his story

15-year-old takes witness stand in his own defense Wednesday
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Teen watched as best friend was murdered

EPHRATA — A 15-year-old boy testified Tuesday he saw his friend Craig Sorger murdered by two boys at Oasis Park on Feb. 15, 2003.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Teen claims to have witnessed murder

Defense to suggest 15-year-old Cody Cook involved in killing of Craig Sorger
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 19 YEARS AGO

Florist makes first court appearance

EPHRATA - The owner of Moses Lake Floral made her first appearance in Grant County Superior Court on Monday, following charges of felony theft brought against her by the state Attorney General's Office in March.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 19 YEARS AGO

Eakin takes stand against Savoie

EPHRATA — Three years after witnessing Evan Savoie brutally murder a playmate, Jake Eakin recounted how he joined in the attack that day, repeatedly clubbing the victim's head with a branch before quietly accepting a handshake from his friend near the motionless body.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 19 YEARS AGO

Voices of boys played at trial

Eakin expected to testify today
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 19 YEARS AGO

Defense wants teen's mental health info

Eakin may take stand Thursday; trial on hiatus Wednesday
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 19 YEARS AGO

Defense points finger at police

Opening arguments heard in 15-year-old's murder trial
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 19 YEARS AGO

Jury seated Friday, trial begins today

EPHRATA — The trial begins today for one of the youngest children in modern state history facing charges of murder as an adult.
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Jury selection under way in teen's trial

Potential juror questioning focuses on media coverage
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Prosecutor's pleas answered with new positions

County response still falls short
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Grant PUD opts out of WPUDA project

Local utility wants contract before signing on
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PUD's financial status exceeds expectations

EPHRATA — The 2005 year-end financial report for the Grant County Public Utility District and its individual operating systems shows the utility topping financial expectations set during the year's budget process.
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Two die in weekend accidents in Basin

GRANT COUNTY — Two separate vehicle accidents ended fatally over the weekend in Grant County, including one that authorities believe involved alcohol.
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Juvenile gang graduates to new level of crime

School officials concentrate on intervention
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Chamber supports alcohol ban

Moses Lake chamber hopes ban will bring families back to dunes
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Dano to represent victim's parents in upcoming murder trial

Appointment unprecedented in county, maybe state
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PUD staff counters proposed rate drop with rebate

EPHRATA — Following Grant County Public Utility District Commissioner Tom Flint's proposed rate decrease of up to 4 percent last week, senior PUD staff officials during Monday's regular commission meeting suggested giving ratepayers a rebate or refund as an alternative.
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Mattawa settles with resident over DUI arrest

EPHRATA — For $25,000, Mattawa officials settled a constitutional rights violation lawsuit over one man's drunk driving arrest in June 2005.
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Flint proposes drop in electric rates

EPHRATA — In a speech Monday, Tom Flint silenced and surprised his fellow PUD commissioners by proposing an across-the-board rate reduction of up to 4 percent starting July 1.
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PUD sheds more light on Microsoft in Quincy

Microsoft official says Quincy is ideal for data center
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Prosecutor says office outgunned

John Knodell asks for funding for eight new positions
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Moses Lake florist faces felony theft charges

MOSES LAKE — After a 17-month investigation, the state Attorney General's Office filed felony theft charges against a co-owner of Moses Lake Floral who allegedly has not forwarded sales tax revenue to the state since 1998.
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PUD gives $2.6 million for fish

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District's Board of Commissioners on Monday voted to establish an account devoted to fish habitat conservation and a fund for fish survival as required by a federal biological opinion and recent settlement agreement.
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PUD signs on to wind project

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District's Board of Commissioners agreed Monday that Energy Northwest should proceed with phase three of its Nine Canyon Wind Project.
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City squabbles over junk

ELECTRIC CITY — A new sign welcomes motorists to Electric City.
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Gomez trial pushed back until May

EPHRATA — The trial date for a 31-year-old Ephrata mother charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of her toddler, Rafael "Raffy" Gomez, has been rescheduled.
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Federal funds to thwart youth fire setters

Ephrata Fire Department awarded fire prevention and safety grant
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Family of murder victim wants closure

EPHRATA — While the case surrounding the March 2004 killing and robbery of Michael B. Mallon languishes in Grant County Superior Court, a proper funeral continues to weigh heavily on the hearts of the victim's family.
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Quincy port stuck with fiber optics bill

County denies funding to support Zipp services to Gorge, Cave B
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Couple devoted to progressive and innovative PUD

EPHRATA — Don and Colleen Long say they want the Grant County Public Utility District to succeed and be respected.
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Developers required to plan for open spaces

Moses Lake City Council approves ordinance calling for recreation areas in new housing developments
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Fire at dam shuts down two turbines

EPHRATA — A fire Sunday at Wanapum Dam forced operators to shut down two turbines and generators, but power generation continued for Grant County and the region, the Grant County Public Utility District announced Monday.
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Arrest made in 1994 Mattawa murders

EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff's Office picked up a 39-year-old man in Riverside, Calif., on Friday who authorities believe is connected with a double homicide near Mattawa dating back to 1994.
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Moses Lake loses to Richland

Bombers shot in closing seconds fells Chiefs
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Officials wrangle over city ordinance

Former city attorney fires back against enforcers with his own complaints
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Attorney to monitor county's public defense system

Robinson selected to ensure Grant County in compliance with settlement
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PUD staff asks for telecom input

Some commissioners question 'aggressive' rate schedule changes
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Second teen arrested for bomb threats

EPHRATA — In one week, police have apprehended two students following three separate and possibly unrelated bomb threats at Ephrata schools.
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Town council votes to replace their attorney

Attorney received multiple infractions for violating nuisance ordinance
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Teen arrested for bomb threats

EPHRATA — Bomb threats emptied Ephrata High School two days in a row and police on Tuesday arrested a 15-year-old male juvenile, anticipating charges of threats to bomb or injure property and two counts of intimidating a witness, police said.
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Council drops gambling tax in Quincy

Public works director receives funding for equipment, maintenance
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Footloose in Ephrata

City council repeals impractical 1963 ordinance SplashZone fees increase
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Auditor finds county lacks in monitoring contract payments

Commissioners blame typographical error
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Capacity charge for irrigators goes down

PUD drops rate 10 percent Jan. 3
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County hit by first potential setback of audit woes

U.S. Bank questions service agreement with Grant County after failing to receive financial statements
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Royal City man dies in accident

ROYAL CITY — A two-vehicle accident left a Royal City man dead Saturday morning about three miles east of town, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
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FEMA grant buys Quincy firefighting equipment

Pull tab tax may be rescinded
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Big trucks banned on Quincy residential streets

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council on Tuesday deleted a section of municipal code, allowing parking exceptions for large trucks in residential areas, as an effort to stem damage to streets.
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PUD names new officers for 2006

EPHRATA — At the first regular meeting of 2006, the Grant County Public Utility District's board of commissioners named a new slate of officers.
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PUD examines fiber rates

Workshop on Zipp set for Jan. 12
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New year brings more DUI arrests than last

Sheriff's office pursues suspect, Moses Lake Police car struck
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State auditor finds issues with county

Financial methods could allow problems with grant monies
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Christmas tree recycling underway

Suspect receives broken hand, burn
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Suspected Ephrata burglar, family brawl with victim

Suspect receives broken hand, burn
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PUD commission agrees to disagree on adjustment on financial forecast

Six percent rate increase at center of discussion
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Murillo assumes top job at Grand Coulee Dam

GRAND COULEE DAM — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation filled the top job at Grand Coulee Dam, the agency announced last week.
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Carjackers caught after crashing stolen car

18-year-old vehicle owner uninjured
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PUD continues turbine replacement at Wanapum Dam

Power generation increases 14 percent
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Soap Lake spa funding examined

Proposed $3 million project must be public-private venture
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2006 PUD budget approved

EPHRATA — In regular business Monday, the Grant County Public Utility District board of commissioners passed several motions and resolutions, including a vote to adopt the 2006 budget.
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Grant County's 2006 budget approved at $24.8 million

Property taxes to increase in 2006
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Public defenders receive $400,000 boost

OLYMPIA — Rep. Bill Hinkle sponsored legislation last session to provide nearly $400,000 to Grant County's public defender system for use in dependency and juvenile offender cases.
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No changes to health district funding

EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioner Deborah Moore made numerous pleas Thursday to her fellow commissioners for additional spending contributions to the Grant County Health District.
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Barajas convicted of attempted first-degree murder

43-year-old Othello man had meth, pot, cocaine in system when shooting at police officers
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PUD steps closer to new license with fish agreeement

EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District moved closer Monday to a new operating license for Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams, after commissioners voted to sign the Priest Rapids salmon and steelhead settlement agreement.
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Jury deliberates in attempted murder trial of Othello man

Barajas accused of shooting at police
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Accused talks of shooting police

Prosecutors begin cross-examination of defendant today
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Quincy increases utility taxes, refuse rates

Council seeks to cover $45,000 deficit
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Two more arrested for Quincy robbery

QUINCY — Authorities arrested the final two suspects in connection with Thursday's armed robbery of a Quincy mini-mart when an off-duty police officer spotted the two at-large suspects in a vehicle near Ellensburg.
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PUD repeals NoaNet withdrawal

District remains without seat on board of telecom company
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Chiefs lose to Pirates in home opener

MOSES LAKE — Coach Brant Mayo thinks Moses Lake has now learned the value of being mentally prepared to play on back-to-back nights in the Big Nine Conference.
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One suspect caught in Quincy robbery

Money was not recovered, police continue search for second suspect at large
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Sheriff's vehicle totaled in accident

VANTAGE — A Grant County Sheriff's Office truck was totaled in a one-vehicle rollover accident Wednesday morning.
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Mint Explosion erupts in Ephrata Saturday

Celebrations starts at 10 a.m., Santa makes a visit
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Vandalism may prompt new Hartline high school

Students return amid repairs to old school building
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