News Staff 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
The Grant County Health District is conducting a third COVID-19 testing event this Saturday at Quincy High School on Jackrabbit St. This is in addition to the two testing events Thursday and Friday at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake. Hours are from 9:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. No appointment is required and no … Read more
Central Washington University is partnering with a technology company helping students who are struggling with financial challenges. The College of Business and Edquity, Inc. collaboration allows CWU students who download the Edquity app to obtain information on CWU-specific resources. A 2019 study found 6 in 10 college students were food insecure or unable to pay … Read more
The Columbia Basin Foundation is using a donation from the estate of an Othello Dairy Farmer to create a new athletic scholarship. Wayne Bartelheimer was part owner of Bar-E Dairy in Othello and died in 2019. His will called for all assets to be divided between 3 charities with the Foundation receiving $600,000. The Foundation … Read more
The body of a man who went missing last month in Banks Lake near Coulee City was found on Friday. Police say the man jumped into the water from a stationary boat and did not resurface. A fisherman discovered the body and called the sheriff’s office. The victim identifed as a 21-year-old man from Auburn … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 18 more COVID-19 cases on Friday bringing the running total as of Friday to 2,615.. The new cases include residents in the Mattawa area, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy area, Royal City, and Warden. 19 are hospitalized and a total of 17 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. … Read more