The State Health Department is starting to distribute rapid COVID-19 tests received from the federal government. The antigen test kit can return results in as little as 15 minutes. The tests work best for and are approved for people showing COVID-19 symptoms. State health officials say the first batch will include 149,000 kits and they … Read more
Moses Lake city officials say homeless activity along the Neppel Park area should begin to decrease once the city opens the new homeless camp later this year. Those private parcels are owned by the Columbia Basin Railroad but city officials say municipal crews do clean up trash from time to time. The new homeless camp … Read more
Over a half-ton of trash and an abandoned vehicle were pulled out of the Moses Lake Sand Dunes over the weekend during the annual cleanup event coordinated by the Moses Lake Sand Scorpions. The abandoned SUV had parts stripped from it and the ignition switch had been popped. Two dozen volunteers contributed 150 man hours … Read more
A 16-year-old boy got to meet Moses Lake K-9 Rex on Sunday and it wasn’t on a social call. Police say the teenager nearly collided with Rex’s handler Officer Brad Zook at the intersection of State Route 17 and Nelson Road. Zook gave chase until the driver abandoned the car on Grape Drive and that’s … Read more
A Soap Lake man is facing multiple charges from an accident Friday on State Route 282 in Grant County. Police say Levi Turcotte was going westbound near milepost 4 when his truck and trailer left the road to the right. Turcotte then overcorrect resulting in the truck and trailer rolling onto the driver’s side coming … Read more
Two people are injured in a car-motorcycle collision on Friday near Orondo. Police say the motocycle ridden by Gary Spence of Cashmere was on Highway 97 heading southbound when he hit the back of a stopped car near the Highway 2 interchange. Spence and his passenger were both thrown from the motorcycle. Both wre taken … Read more
Grant County Health District is reporting a 21st resident died from COVID-19 related complications. The resident was a man in his 80s from Moses Lake who had underlying health conditions. 15 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Friday. Cases are residents of Ephrata, Mattawa area, Moses Lake, Quincy area, Royal City, and Warden. There were … Read more
The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce is hosting a virtual candidate forum on Oct. 12 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Voters can hear from candidates online via Zoom meeting or Facebook Live. The forum can be accessed through links on the the chamber Space is limited for the Zoom meeting. Candidates for Congress along with state … Read more
A charitable organization is donating a shuttle bus to a Soap Lake long-term care facility until that organization can obtain their own new bus. The donation to the McKay Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center came from People For People, a charity that provides workforce development, transportation to those without it, and Medicaid transportation. The bus will … Read more
Two people are hurt in a car-pickup crash Sunday on State Route 97. Police say it happened near the Big Y when a car stopped on the northbound shoulder pulled into traffic to attempt a U-turn and collided with a southbound pickup which ended up rolling over. The car ended up in a ditch. The … Read more