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Work is under way on a 160 megawatt wind power farm in Adams County. According to Energy Central Clearway Energy Group is building the Rattlesnake Flat windfarm near Lind which will consist of 57 turbines as well as a project substation, transmission line, and an operations and maintenance building. The project is expected to reach … Read more

The city of Moses Lake forms a Small Business Relief Fund to help businesses and community organizations that have been negatively affected by COVID-19. The city allocated $50,000 to the program with funding provided by the CARES Act. The first round of applications are due by September 30. The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce is … Read more

A semi-driver who wasn’t aware of the Vantage Bridge eastbound width restrictions blocked the roadway for several hours on Monday. Police say the driver was transporting a bulldozer that was wider than the 11-foot restriction in the left lane. The right lane was closed earlier for reparing the bridge. Traffic was backed up for more … Read more

A Moses Lake police pursuit that started after a report that a man was sleeping in his car results in the man injured and now facing charges. Police say they were called to an Eagle Drive Northeast address on Saturday after a homeowner reported his driveway was blocked. When the man identified as Jeremy Gilbert … Read more

The Moses Lake Museum and Art Center is launching a Virtual Speaker Series next month with a presentation by Omari Amili of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau entitled “From Crime to the Classroom: How Education Changes Lives”. Omari explores the benefits inmates receive from the new perspective, sense of direction, and confidence which education provides. … Read more

The Grant County Health District reported 74 additional COVID-19 cases since last Friday bringing the running total to 2,137. The new cases include residents in Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City and Warden. 19 people are hospitalized and nearly 1,150 have recovered. In Adams County there were 28 new cases in Othello … Read more

Washingtonians collecting unemployment will soon see an additional $300 in benefits now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program which was implemented after extended benefits expired at the end of July. That program came about after Congress failed to come to terms on extending the original order. … Read more

Washington State University issued a statement about the rise in COVID-19 cases in Pullman after Whitman County reported nearly 40 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. Officials say they have stepped up measures to combat COVID-19 by moving the fall semester to remote learning, implementing social distancing and teleworking as well as training WSU contact tracers … Read more

Crews continue to make progress in battiling the Palmer Fire in Okanagan County. All previous level 3 and 2 evacuation iorders remain in place The fire consumed over 17,000 acres so far with more than 30 buildings destroyed. To keep firefighters and communities healthy and safe all fire personnel are expected to follow recommendations from … Read more

An investigation into a mover scam in Moses Lake results in the discovery of property belonging to 3 families. Police say they obtained a search warrant for a Frontage Road storage facility on Saturday and found the belongings. One of those families had moved to Alabama from Moses Lake last month and were getting the … Read more