News Staff Today is the start of Governor Jay Inslee’s order that face masks must be worn or businesses can rejedct serving customers. With that the Moses Lake Police Department is handing out masks today at no cost for those with low incomes. The drive-through distribution starts at 9:00 a.m. at the police department parking lot off … Read more
The recently-vacated Shopko store in Quincy will soon be home to a Dollar Tree location. Muinicipal Services Director Carl Worley says the single-price retailer will take up half of the former Shopko’s 37,000 square feet. Negotiations are said to be under way to land a tenant for the other half of the building but it’s … Read more
The state is operating a support line for those stressing out over the coronavirus outbreak. The line called Washington Listens can be reached at 1-833-681-0211 betwen the hours of 9:00 a.m and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Teams of support specialists are available to help … Read more
More than 30 Columbia Fruit packing workers in East Wenatchee tested positive for COVID-19. Company officials say they learned of the first positive results June 25 and 29 then notified employees of the potential exposure, shut down the production line for deep cleaning and began contact tracing. The infected workers are in isolation and company … Read more
Over 4,000 acres is consumed in the Saddle Mountain fire between between Othello and Royal City. Fire Information Officer Ben Shearer says four aircraft are battling the blaze in addition to crews on the ground from Mattawa, Royal City, Franklin County, Ephrata, Quincy, and Hanford are fighting the blaze. The fast-moving fire is burning on … Read more
A bicyclist is killed on Sunday after colliding with a motorcycle on State Route 17 north of Soap Lake. Police say it happened at Moore Road around milepost 87 but didn’t provide any details on what led up to the accident. The rider was airlifted to Central Washington Hospital where they were pronounced dead. No … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports 12 more coronavirus cases on Thursday with the total now at 613. They are residents of Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, Quincy, and Royal City. 12 people remain hospitalized and there have been 6 COVID-related deaths. Officials say that over the last 2 weeks they have seen a wide range … Read more
A one-car crash Friday in Othello results in two men in custody for drunk driving. According to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office it happened on S Booker Rd and W Sutton Rd and deputies found the driver identified as Damian Federico Suarez showed signs of intoxication. A short time later a farm truck with a … Read more
The Grant County Fairgrounds is moving ahead with plans to improve more than 250 RV site at the campgrounds. Officials say the original campground was built when RVs were no more than 20 feet long but today’s models are double that length and have slideouts. The project is part of the Campground Master Plan and … Read more
Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner publically thanked Board of Commisioners Chairman Roger Hartwig and Vice Chairman Terrance Thompson who voted in favor of new specialty positions of Corporal at the Sheriff Office. Wagner says not only will these specialty positions allow more flexibility and supervisory coverage they will also have a positive effect on scheduling … Read more