Moses Lake crews were busy Monday after a water main broke at North Montana Street and West Westlake Road. City officials say the break appears to have been caused by a broken fire hydrant and the asphalt appeared to be undamaged. A backhoe and street sweeper were brought in for the cleanup work and both … Read more
This Friday the Moses Lake Museum & Arts Center will open an exhibit from local artist group the Desert Artists of Moses Lake. This exhibition called Hopes of Spring features 20 works created by 16 members specializing in a variety of media including acrylic, oil, watercolor, mixed media, ink, pours and weaving. The exhibit runs … Read more
A seven-year-old Moses Lake girl creates a video to remember her grandfather and raise money for the American Heart Association. Sean Simpson died in December of a heart attack only a few hours after complaining that his shoulder bothered him. Sean and his granddaughter Paizlee were very close and she wanted to find a way … Read more
Soap Lake Police are asking residents whether or not the department should add a K-9 team to the force. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page the K-9 would serve a dual role of tracking suspects along with narcotics detection. The cost of the K-9 team would be paid for through community donations. … Read more
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced that K9 Officer Hawk will have a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The charity which started in 2009 so far has handed out over 3,700 protective vests worth nearly $7 million. The vest is sponsored by Marjorie … Read more
The City of Ephrata’s water supply will be chlorinated by this July according to Interim City Administrator Mike Warren. he says it’s due to a state regulation requiring cities larger than 8,000 to have chlorinated water. The city had planned for years to chlorinate but Warren says the timeline was accelerated after a water main … Read more
Fire severely damaged a Lakeview home resulting in the dwelling being declared uninhabitable. According to Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Kirk Sheppard the fire at the Ephrata Avenue started in the garage then spread to outbuildings and part of the house. Sheppard says damage to the electrical wiring made the home uninhabitable. No injuries … Read more
A suspect is in custody with a Moses Lake store robbery last week. Police say Scott Linville used a knife to hold up the East Kittleson Road store making off with a six pack of beer after the clerk told Linville they couldn’t sell beer until after 6:00 a.m. Linville was apprehended after a call … Read more
An oversized crane will be on C St. SW in Ephrata this Friday to remove a piece of air-conditioning equipment from the roof of Grant PUD headquarters. C Street will be closed from Division Avenue to First Avenue SW. while the cooling tower is removed between 6 a.m. to noon. The same area will close … Read more
Rapper Macklemore is expanding into the coffee business as the new ‘Executive Director of Cold Brew’ at Dutch Brothers Coffee. According to TMZ the announcement was made at a company meeting last week and the first product to come of Macklemore’s involvement is a White Chocolate Lavender cold brew. Macklemore did some charity work with … Read more