The Grant County Health District is reporting the 18th COVID-19 associated death. The resident was a woman in her 70s from Mattawa who had underlying medical conditions. The district also reported 14 COVID-19 cases on Tueasday making the total over 2,720 The new cases include residents in the Mattawa area, Moses Lake, Royal City, rural … Read more
The Moses Lake City Council had an update last week on the homeless site with a preferred location presented for a temporary camp. A presentation was provided to the City Council. Fact sheets are being sent to the neighborhood today answers to questions that have come in since the outreach was done in the neighborhood … Read more
An Ellensburg park is renamed in memory of a fallen Kittital County Sheriff’s deputy who had a passion for the outdoors. Deputy Ryan Thompson was shot and killed during a March 2019 shootout with a gunman in the town of Kittitas. According to the Daily Record Thompson enjoyed fishing, hiking, camping and otherwise enjoying the … Read more
A date is set for the debate between Gov. Jay Inslee and Republican challenger Loren Culp. It takes place Oct. 7 at 8:00 p.m. immediately following the Vice-Presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. The candidates for lieutenant governor, State Sen. Marko Liias and U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, will debate Oct. 22. Both events … Read more
For a third day in a row Moses Lake students will be all distance-learning because of unhealthy air quality. MLSD administrators say the threshold in allowing students to return in in-person learning is an Air Quality Indication reading of ‘200’ or less at the start of the day. The air quality reading in Moses Lake … Read more
Othello Police are seeking tips to catch whoever vandalized a political sign overnight on Saturday. It happened in the 1400 block of S. Broadway Ave. where the suspect vandalized and stole a presidential candidate campaign sign. A surveillance video shows the suspect got away in a late model Dodge Charger. Call Othello Police if you … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 97 more COVID-19 cases since last Friday making the total over 2,750 The new cases include residents inEphrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake and Warden. 17 are hospitalized and a total of 17 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. Adams County reports 33 … Read more
Governor Jay Inslee renamed the wildfires in California and the Northwest as “climate fires” saying the blazes were not “an act of God”. The two-term governor said Friday that the fires need to be fought both on the ground and by creating clean energy jobs. Close to 1000 square miles have been consumed which Inslee … Read more
Secretary of State Kim Wyman said there is no need to request a mail-in ballot for the November election as was suggest by a recent U.S. Postal Service mailing. Wyman says ballots are automatically mailed to all registered voters 18 days before the due date as part of the state’s election laws. Her office was … Read more
Work continues to contain the Pearl Hill fire in Douglas County and the Cold Springs Canyon fire. Full contaiment of the 223,000 acre Pearl Hill fire is expected to be achieved today while the Cold Springs Canyon fire is at 50% containment. A couple who lost their one-year-old child in the fire learned they also … Read more