Microsoft Makes Donation To Computer Program

Microsoft makes a donation to support scholarships for students in Big Bend Community College’s Computer Science program. The $10,000 goes toward students in the college’s new Manufacturing and Process Technology degree with a Mission Critical Operations Emphasis. Mission critical is an industry term used to describe essential services required for day-to-day operations that could impact … Read more

QPY Presenting Community Education Workshop

The Quincy Partnership for Youth is presenting Community Education Workshop entitled “High In Plain Sight”. The video teleconference workshop takes place on Aug. 18 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Officer Jermaine Galloway from Idaho who is also known as Tall Cop is the presenter an dis regarded as one of the top experts in … Read more

Mexican Restaurant To Replace Asian Restaurant

A Mexican restaurant is coming to the former location of Mommy Yum Yum in Ephrata. Crews have begun work on removating the former Asian restaurant on Basin St. and according to the city’s building department the new operator submitted a business permit application. Mommy Yum Yum closed in June after 25 years when the owners … Read more

Local Coronavirus Update

The Grant County Health District reported 58 additional coronavirus cases on Thursday with the total case count at nearly 1,440. The new cases are residents in Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake, Warden and Wilson Creek. 12 patients remain hospitalized and just over 685 are listed as recovered. Adams County … Read more

Inslee Announces Nursing Home Visitor Guidelines

Gov. Jay Inslee announced the state’s plans to again allow visitors at nursing homes and other long term care facilities. The first phase allows for window, remote and outdoor visits.For a facility to move to forward it needs to go 28 days without a resident or staff member testing positive for COVID-19. The facility also … Read more

Othello Confrontation Suspect In Custody

The suspect in a Wednesday confrontation in Othello is apprehended in Franklin County. Police say Aarun Urbina was wanted on outstanding warrants and was located in an alley near the 800 block of E. Larch St. An officer notified dispatchers Urbina had a gun and that officer fired shots. It’s not clear if Urbina was … Read more

Fire Danger Above Average

The National Interagency Fire Center is forecasting an above-average risk of large wildfires through August and likely into September. Center officials say the cooler temperatures in July resulted in lower than normal fire activity butthe recent highs coupled with little precipitation caused fuels to continue to dry which means higher probabilities for fire. The state … Read more

KCCOC Announces COVID-19 Awards

The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce reports nearly 65 businesses received funding from the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act signed into law last March. Most of the businesses are service providers followed by retail, restaurant, construction and hospitality. District 3 County Commissioner Brett Wachsmith tells the Daily Record the awards process … Read more

Man Succombs To Injuries In Crash

A driver injured in a crash last month near Moses Lake has died. Police say Jose Chema Erivas of Othello was on state Route 17 going southbound when he went into the northbound lanes and his pickup was hit by a semi-truck. Chema Ervias died Tuesday at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. According … Read more

Othello Fair Off

Add the Othello Fair to the list of events in 2020 that are cancelled due to the coronavirus. Those who prepaid for vendor spaces, camping, and parking will get a full refund within the next two weeks. Officials say while the fair which was to start September 15 is cancelled they still may hold a … Read more