The Moses Lake City Council approved an updated ordinance banning camping in any park, street or public property at any time. The ordinance also includes a ban on sleeping in a car or leaving personal property in those same areas. This comes as the city gets ready to open its homeless camp at the site … Read more
The driver killed in a Monday afternoon collision near Royal City is identified as a 31-year-old Othello man. Police say Payan Medina Irrael was on state Route 262 when he failed to stop at the state Route 26 intersection and he hit the back of a semi truck.Medina Irrael died at the scene while the … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports a 25th person died from COVID-19 related complications. The individual was a Quincy man in his 50s and had underlying health conditions. 7 additional COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday bringing the total to 3,523. Cases are residents of the Coulee City area, Ephrata, Moses Lake, the Quincy area, and … Read more
A man who used an ax to shoplift at the Moses Lake Home Depot in 2017 takes a plea deal. Prosecutors say Cory Campbell of Grand Coulee will be in jail for 70 months for pleading guilty to four charges. According to police Campbell tried to wheel out around $1,900 in merchandise and when a … Read more
The man who tried to break into a Moses Lake Police impound lot to steal back a car takes a plea deal. Prosecutors say Gary Hutt pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the Nov. 2019 breakin as well as an August 2019 police pursuit related to evading arrest. Hutt was seen trying to get into … Read more
Grant PUD receives a grant and low-interest loan from the state department of commerce for its broadband expansion plans. Grant PUD received $810,000 in grants and an $810,000 loan through the state for the area 15 portion of its broadband project which will supply broadband internet from Gloyd to Stratford. Grant PUD continues to target … Read more
It may be some time before the identity of the driver killed Monday near Royal City is identified. According to state troopers that’s because the car involved was not currently registered and it had been sold twice since the last registered owner filed paperwork with the DOL. Without the registration information the driver’s identity can’t … Read more
Former Ephrata and Spokane City Manager Wes Crago is back in Grant County – but isn’t going to be working for the government this time. Crago left the Spokane job last month telling the Spokesman-Review he found his heart lies with smaller organizations and more involved on the operational side of things. Crago will be … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 24 new coronavirus cases on Monday with the total at 3,516. Cases are residents of Ephrata, the Grand Coulee area, the Mattawa area, Moses Lake, Quincy area, Royal City, and Soap Lake. 11 people remain hospitalized and there are 24 COVID-19 related deaths with one pending death certificate review. … Read more
A collision between a car and a milk truck Monday night near Royal City leaves one person dead. Police say it happened on State Route 262 southbound when the car’s driver failed to stop at the intersection with State Route 26 resulting in the car hitting the back of the milk truck’s trailer. The driver … Read more