News Staff The Grant County Health District reports an 11th person died from coronavirus-related complications. She is from Moses Lake and a resident of an adult family who was in her 80s and had underlying health issues. 29 additional coronavirus cases were reported Wednesday with the total now nearing 1,400. They are residents of Moses Lake, Quincy, … Read more
Soap Lake’s school students will be resuming classes with a hybrid system combining in-person and distance learning. The plan calls for half of the student body will attend class from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday and the remaining half will attend classes from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The online model requires … Read more
An organization comprised of companies with either a stake or physical location in Grant County unveils a new website to show the community what’s happening with the industrial field. The Grant County Industrial Agency is led by Chuck Sutton of REC Silicon and he says its member companies strive to serve as an asset to … Read more
A drug investigation that began in Moses Lake ends up with a search warrant served at a Warden home on Tuesday. Police say they seized heroin, methamphetamine and two firearms from the State Route 170 residence along with over $42,000 in cash and four cars that investigators say were used for drug distribution. Erik Velazquez … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 9 additional coronavirus cases since on Tuesday with the total case count at nearly 1,350. The new cases are residents in Ephrata, Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City and Warden. 13 patients remain hospitalized and just over 685 are listed as recovered. There have been 10 COVID-19 related deaths. Adams … Read more
A two-car crash on State Route 17 near Moses Lake shut down the roadway for around four hours. Police say a 72-year-old from Ephrata was heading southbound near Randolph Road when he crossed the center line hitting an oncoming SUV. The Ephrata man who police say wasn’t wearing a seat belt was first taken to … Read more
New guidance is issued by state officials for those exercising indoors at gyms and other firness facilities. Beginning next Monday a 17-foot dfistance needs to be maintained between participants and there are tighter limitiations on how many people will be allowed in at one time. Other changes include no access to showers, steam rooms and … Read more
It’s going to be Loren Culp opposing Jay Inslee for re-election this year. The unoffcial returns on Tuesday has the Repubican police chief from Republic is leading other challengers including initiative guru Tim Eyman and state senator Phil Fortunado. Two Democrats will run to succeed Lt. Governor Cyris Habib with retiring congressman Denny Heck going … Read more
Othello Police are looking for tips to find the driver who fled the scene of an accident on Tuesday. It happened in the 700 block of E. Main St. and the vehicle was a blue-colored Dodge Ram super-duty dual-rear-wheel pickup. There was no driver description made available and they are now wanted for hit and … Read more
Admission to all public lands managed by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is free today to celebrate the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act. It applies only to entrance fees and other fees remain in effect. The free admission to celebrate the act will … Read more