If you still have studded tires on your vehicle you have until Friday to remove them. The state DOT says they will not again extend the removal deadline beyond the 15th. Beginning Saturday those with studded tires could face a $136 fine. The tire removal deadline is usually March 31 but the DOT extended it … Read more
Grant PUD officials announced the reopening of its Crescent Bar boat launches and many of its Columbia River recreational sites which were shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak. Other amenities at the Crescent Bar site including the campground, beaches, golf course, trail, marina, and fuel service will remain closed. The recreation sites will be … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 2 new coronavirus cases on Thursday bringing the total to 184. The new cases are residents of Moses Lake. Around 75 tests are pending results. 71 people are listed as recovered and 9 are currently hospitalized. Three people have died from COVID-19. Adams County recorded no new confirmed coronavirus … Read more
The State Department of Health reports that Moses Lake has had the second-most reports of businesses violating Governor Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Safe executive order. That ranking came from a list of complaints submitted to the department for the region that includes Grant, Chelan and Douglas Counties. Wenatchee topped the list while East Wenatchee came … Read more
A Moses Lake man is injured when the dump truck he was driving rolled over on Thursday. Police say Alan Hoffman was heading eastbound on State Route 282 when he lost control around milepost 4 which is east of Ephrata. Hoffman refused medical treatment. Investigators say drugs or alcohol were not a factor but they … Read more
The state Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to be cognizant of their surroundings when lighting fires with temperatures heading into the 80s this weekend. The DNR says wildfire risk will be high this weekend in Grant, Chelan, and Douglas counties due to drought conditions and wind gusts as high as 25 miles … Read more
The coronavirus outbreak means no splashing this year at Ephrata’s Splash Zone water park. City officials announced on Thursday they decided to keep the park closed due to the uncertainty of how quickly the area will work through Governor Inslee’s four-phase reopening process. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is planning to offer alternative programs … Read more
Two KC-135 Stratotankers from Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane will fly over Moses Lake, Yakima, Tri-Cities, Spokane and Coeur d’Alene today to honor workers on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak. The “America Strong Flyover” will start around noon at Samaritan Hospital then will work its way eastward. 92nd Air Refueling Wing Commander Colonel … Read more
Adams County lawmakers are asking Governor Jay Inslee to allow moving to phase two of his four-phase reopening plan. The petition to move ahead cites the county’s 45 recoveries from 48 confirmed coronavirus cases as one reason to speed up the reopening process along with the severe impact the shutdown has had on the county’s … Read more
The Grant County Prosecutor’s Office is not charging Moses Lake Police Officer Nick Stewart in the February fatal shooting of a suspect who was trying to evade capture. Prosecutor Garth Dano issued a statement sayiung in part that Stewart acted with the highest level of professionalism as a trained police officer. The incident critically injured … Read more