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ARTICLES BY SAM FLETCHER

Off to a fair start: Kiwanis Club hosts Cowboy Breakfast

MOSES LAKE — If the music, games and performances didn’t lure people to Sinkiuse Square Friday morning, it must have been the smell of waffles, syrup, sausage, eggs and coffee as the Kiwanis Club of Moses Lake kicked off the Grant County Fair with the Cowboy Breakfast.
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'It's refreshing': Summer Street on 3rd brings color to downtown Moses Lake

“We’re moving from recovery to (resilience),” said Downtown Moses Lake Association (DMLA) Executive Director Lexi Smith of post-shutdown Moses Lake.
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Moses Lake to demolish some old structures

This year, the city of Moses Lake is cleaning up some rubble.
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Rolling along: Moses Lake proceeds on skate park upgrades with donors’ support

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council unanimously voted to allow City Manager Allison Williams to sign a draft agreement on Tuesday between the Moses Lake Rotary Club and the city to move forward with upgrades to the skate park.
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Motorcyclist collides with car in Moses Lake; police limited on pursuit

A speeding motorcyclist was able to escape apprehension and allegedly caused a collision because police said they couldn’t pursue the motorcycle due to laws, which took effect in July.
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Williams to remain interim Mattawa chief through January

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously 7-0 to extend the three-month interlocal agreement with Mattawa, allowing MLPD Capt. Mike Williams to remain the interim Mattawa police chief through Jan. 31, 2022. The initial agreement expired July 27.
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Bikers, hikers rejoice: New bridge will reconnect Palouse to trail

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is designing a new Lower Crab Creek Bridge and contracting a team to demolish the remnants of the old one that burned in a 2019 wildfire.
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Events to take over downtown Moses Lake

The Downtown Moses Lake Association (DMLA) is concluding its summer event series with Summer Street on 3rd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 14 at 306 Ash St., and a Downtown Open Mic Night from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at the same location, Sinkiuse Square.
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Path of discovery: Squirrel Fight founders add to brewing scene

MOSES LAKE — The mornings before Moses Lake’s Squirrel Fight Artisan Brewing opens, co-owners Ruben Vela and Troy Watson are in their happy place: the brewery, behind the taproom, mixing their concoction.
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Equal rides: Ephrata car community welcomes all enthusiasts

EPHRATA — When informal car meetups spring up across Grant County, most enthusiasts aren’t hoping to see anything specific.
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Helping sands: ORV group maintains Moses Lake Mud Flats and Sand Dunes roads

The Sand Scorpions ORV Group board and a handful of volunteers met at North Trail Road toward the mud flats area of the Moses Lake Mud Flats and Sand Dunes Saturday for maintenance.
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She Se Puede pop-up market continues tour

The She Se Puede all-women business owners pop-up market spent the weekend at the Cup of Joy Espresso parking lot, 505 Basin St. SW, in Ephrata.
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By the numbers: EWU economist gives city council statistics on population, crime rate, graduation, median income

MOSES LAKE — “Numbers are stories. They’re not numbers. They’re actually stories, so the context helps explain that story,” said Dr. Patrick Jones of Eastern Washington University’s Institute for Public Policy and Economics at a study session prior to a recent Moses Lake City Council meeting.
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Bike rodeo returns; organizers seek donations

Moses Lake’s Bike Rodeo is returning this year, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Sept. 25, at Paul Lauzier Athletic Complex, 933 Central Drive, and organizers are looking for bicycle donations and volunteers.
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Pack to school: Verizon-Cellular Plus in Ephrata holds backpack giveaway

EPHRATA — Verizon-Cellular Plus at 1115 Basin St. SW, Suite A, in Ephrata had something special in store for families on Saturday, where a rainbow of more than 30 backpacks lined the wall of phone cases.
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