News Staff Grant County is conducting a household hazardous waste disposal event this Saturday at the County Road District 2 shop on Wheeler Road near Moses Lake. Hours are 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Only hazardous waste generated by households will be accepted. Those items include oil-based paints, paint thinners and solvents, household chemicals and items with … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 67 new coronavirus cases as of Monday with the total just shy of 3,000. Cases are residents of Ephrata, Mattawa area, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy area, Royal City, and Warden. 25 of those new cases came from last week’s testing events in Moses Lake and Quincy. Over 750 … Read more
A one-car crash southeast of Ephrata results in the driver’s death. Police say it happened Sunday when 33-year-old Michael Mendoza of Moses Lake was on the W20 canal road which is at the east end of Road 8-Northwest east of Dodson Road Northwest. It appeared Mendoza tried to turn around resulting in car sliding over … Read more
The Kittitas County Sheriff’s office is asking hunters and others in Mineral Springs, the Teanaway, Blewett Pass, or Liberty to keep an eye out for evidence in a homicide under investigation. Ian Eckles was reported missing on May 17 and the suspect in his death pleaded guilty to multiple felonies but has not been charged … Read more
Authorities in Franklin County are looking for the driver who rammed their vehicle into the Basin City Women, Infants and Children office off Road 170 sometime in the overnight between Sunday and Monday. WIC provides funding for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are … Read more
Moses Lake’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is seeking applications for tourism projects to attract guests here. The committee reviews funding applications and advises the City Council on how to use hotel/motel tax revenue. The funds can be used for activities, operations and expenditures designed to increase tourism. Four organizations were awarded grants in 2019. Applications … Read more
A survey conducted by personal finance website WalletHub finds that Washington State is at the top of its list for teachers in the country. Rankings were created taking into account pay, pensions, class size, and a number of other factors. WalletHub praises Washington for its 10-year increase in average teacher salaries along with digital learning … Read more
A woman is killed in a car-semi collison Saturday on State Route 243 at the intersection of Road 23 SW. Police say Sergio Garciagarcia of Mattawa was on Road 23 SW and didn’t stop at the intersection with SR 243 resulting in his car being hit by a southbound semi. His passenger identified as Minerva … Read more
Dozens turned out to see the procession on Saturday for fallen Moses Lake firefighter Andrew Deering. The procession began at the Fairchild Cinemas parking lot and traveled south on Pioneer Way then turned east onto Nelson Road. Moses Lake officials say they had to make Deering’s memorial service private due to the recent government proclamation … Read more
The State Department of Commerce announced that Adams County is sharing in over $200,000 in grants to improve broadband internet access. The money comes from a through partnership with Spokane-based nonprofit Better Health Together. Adams County’s expansion is one of 18 projects in Eastern Washington to receive funding. Officials say the award will cover a … Read more