News Staff The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce announced there is an additional round of funding for its Chamber Cares Small Business Grant program That’s made possible because of the recent release of federal CARES act dollars by the state Department of Commerce. Eligible businesses are those with 20 or less full time employees and were named … Read more
Othello Police are asking for help to find a man wanted in an assault on Saturday night. According to inverstigators the suspect identified as Humberto Portillo-Garcia went to a residence in the area of S. 3rd Ave. and E. Scootney St. and pointed a weapon at several inviduals then ran from the scene evading capture. … Read more
The Evans Canyon Fire is 60% contained and so far consumed over 75,000 acres. According to the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office the fire lines are still holding and there’s been no changes in evacuation levels which are at Level 2 for Overlook Road, Coyote Run Road and Long Tom Canyon Road. State Route 821 is … Read more
Heavy Labor Day traffic mixed with heavy smoke from several wildfires resulted in sections of several highways being closed on Monday. Those road included I-90 between Ritzville and the Grant County line, Highway 395 between Ritzville and State Route 26, Highway 2 between State Route 172 and State Route 17. Traffic was also affected by … Read more
Quincy Police are investigating a Saturday night drive-by shooting tha happened in the area of Third Avenue Southeast and J Street Southeast. No injuries were reported but a home and several vehicles plus a boat were damaged by gunfire. The suspects got away before officers arrived. There’s been no suspect description and no details on … Read more
Level 2 and 3 evacuations are in place for homes along Beverly Burke Road in Grant County due to the Beverly Burke Fire. Level 1 evacuations are also in place for the communities of Beverly, Schwana and the Wanapum Village. Beverly Burke Road is closed between state Route 26 and state Route 243. The fire … Read more
Grant County Fire District 13 reports they’ve been advised the Cold Springs Canyon and Pearl Hill Fires in Douglas County are pushing south and are expected to enter Grant County. Ephrata firefighters are aiding District 13 crews to aggressively hold the fire north of Highway 2 near Moses Coulee Road. The fire is at 150,000 … Read more
The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office has lowered the evacuation level for residences on Overlook Road, Coyote Run Road and Long Tom Canyon Road to Level 2. Residents who evacuated Friday night may return to their homes. All residents in this area are advised to continue to be aware of fire conditions. All other evacuation notices … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 32 more COVID-19 cases bringing the running total as of Friday to nearly 2,500. The new cases include residents in Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy and Royal City. 15 are hospitalized and a total of 15 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. Adams County reported 20 … Read more
A man injured in two-pickup-truck accident last Wednesday on State Route 26 in Othello has died. leave two people injured. Police say Brandon Howes from Elgin, OR was on Booker Road heading northbound and didn’t stop at the SR26 intersection resulting in Howes’ truck hit on the driver’s side. Howes was airlifted to Providence Sacred … Read more