News Staff Police chiefs from Moses Lake and Quincy issued statements in response to the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd while in police custody. Moses Lake Chief Kevin Fuhr said we are all members of the human race, we bleed the same color, share the same emotions and should treat each other with kindness, respect and … Read more
Cascade Campground on W. Valley Rd. in Moses Lake is back open but there are some restrictions. Campsites are limited to six people per site and no reservations are being accepted for group campsites or picnic shelters. The playgrounds campground remain closed. All staff will be screened for potential illness on an ongoing basis and … Read more
WorkSource Central Basin is holding a rapid response event next Monday and Tuesday for those laid off from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The sessions will be held online from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Monday and from 10:00 a.m. until noon on Tuesday. We have links to signup for the online sessions at our website … Read more
Six-and-a-half tons of carp are now out of Moses Lake which according to Grant County Conservation District officials is 8 times more than they had expected to remove. The project began in early May with the goal of removing 1,500 poiuns of the fish which are thought to be responsible for stirring up sediment that … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports 3 additional confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday with the total at 239. All 3 are Quincy residents with 2 cases are household contacts of a previously confirmed case linked to a family gathering. The third case is under investigation. 2 patients remain hospitalized and 106 are listed as recovered. … Read more
Score another capture for Grant County Sheriff’s K9 Chewbacca and his partner Deputy Nick Overland who find a suspect for violating a protection order. On Monday Lamar Wynn went to a Mather Drive residence in the Larson Housing Community and began kicking a car resulting in the resident calling 9-1-1. Wynn took off but Chewy … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports 14 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday with the total at 236. Six of the cases over the weekend are connected to an outbreak at the Summer Wood Alzheimer’s Special Care Facility in Moses Lake. The other cases are from residents in Moses Lake, Quincy and Warden. 2 patients … Read more
Demonstrators are planning an event for Sunday in Moses Lake to protest the death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who was killed by a police officer while being apprehended for passing counterfeir money. It begins at Lauzier Park with a march around the city which will end at the park with a vigil. Organizers … Read more
A number of lightning strikes are being blamed for starting a number of wildfires including a 9,000 acre blaze south of Othello. That fire broke out Saturday near Gable Mountain and west of Basin City with firefighters getting the upper hand around 8:00 p.m. Another fire in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge off Old Black … Read more
Some Grant County PUD ratepayers may see a reduction in their bills under a plan being considered by commissioners. The four percent reduction in the basic charge for core customers would last through the end of the year as a way to provide some relief due to the coronavirus outbreak. Core customers include residential, irrigation … Read more