The Grant County Health District reported 42 more COVID-19 cases bringing the running total as of Friday to nearly 2,600. Nearly 30 of the new cases are the results of agricultural worker testing. The new cases include residents in Ephrata, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City, and Warden. 18 are hospitalized and a total … Read more
The state employment security department says those who claimed COVID-19 unemployment benefits over a six-week period that began Aug.1 will receive an additional $1,800 in their Sept. 21 benefit payment. That’s due to the emergency federal unemployment executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Those collecting benefits during the six-week period also need to have … Read more
New information is released on a Wednesday night fatal collision near Quincy. Police say Tito Mendez of Othello was going south on Road K NW when he failed to stop at the intersection with State Route 28 resulting in his car colliding with a pickup truck. Mendez was taken to Quincy Valley Medical Center where … Read more
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced K-9 Chicka is retiring after 4 years of duty. Chicka will now live with her handler Sergeant Ric Char and his family in Moses Lake. In a Facebook post the department said one of Chicka’s retirement demands is that she be replaced with a worthy K-9 and one was … Read more
A car-pickup collision near Quincy on Wednesday results in a person’s death. Police say it happened on State Route 28 near the intersection of Road K NW. Both the car and the pickup came to rest off the roadway near an embankment. It’s not known which vehicle the person was in or if they were … Read more
Grant County is conducting a household hazardous waste disposal event on Saturday, September 26 at the County Road District 2 shop on Wheeler Road near Moses Lake. Hours are from 9am until 3pm and only hazardous waste generated by households will be accepted. Those items include oil-based paints, paint thinners and solvents, household chemicals and … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 2 more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the total to 17. The two deaths include a Quincy man in his 80s who had underlying medical conditions and a Quincy man in his 30s who did not have any known health issues. There is another death certificate being reviewed. 15 new … Read more
Royal School District officials announced that 4 students and one staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. The district began the school year on Aug. 28 with alternating days on campus and remote learning as well as a 100 percent remote learning option .For now schools in Royal City remain open based on the local … Read more
The State Patrol bomb squad was called out to a Soap Lake home on Tuesday after homemade explosive devices were found. Police say it started when a search warrant was obtained for a Fir St. N residence after learning the device was being made to harm another individual. The house was declared unsafe and secured … Read more
Two men are killed in an ATV accident last weekend at the Moses Lake Sand Dunes. Police say both riders were on Sand Dunes Road SE with one heading westbound and the other eastbound when they collided head on. Both were ejected from the vehicles and died at the scene. Investigators say the two men … Read more