Secretary of State Kim Wyman announces she will be boycotting her vote in the March 10 presidential primary. The Republican tells a Seattle TV station it’s because lawmakers passed a bill requiring voters to only select candidates from a single political party even though they don’t have to declare what party they identify with. Wyman … Read more
A woman originally from Ephrata will be spinning the big wheel on tonight’s episode of Wheel of Fortune. Taya Smith, whose married name is Taya Somes qualified for the legendary game show through an online application and audition video. Taya is a 2001 Ephrata High School graduate and a mother of five who now lives … Read more
The City of Quincy is awarded a $300,000 grant for an irrigation canal project to reduce seepage losses. The federal Bureau of Reclamation grant comes from its from the WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency program. The Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District will line 2,500 feet of the earthen West Canal with a geotextile liner covered with … Read more
A 16-year-old boy is facing charges for stealing a car and leading Moses Lake Police on a chase. It happened early Tuesday morning when officers tried to stop the juvenile in the area of South Gibby Road and West Broadway Avenue. The boy abandoned the car near West Lee Street and Moses Lake K-9 Rex … Read more
A driver in Moses Lake learns it’s not a good idea to light up heroin as an officer approaches their car. Police say it started when they got a suspicious vehicle call Monday in the Terrace neighborhood and found Christian Martinez behind the wheel flaring up the drug. Martinez and Satara Barrientoz were booked into … Read more
A Moses Lake man is facing charges in an accident Sunday near Yakima. According to the State Patrol Daniel Mendoza Acosta was on Route 12 heading eastbound in the westbound lanes when he hit an oncoming car driven by a Wapato man. Mendoza Acosta was not injured but the driver he hit was taken to … Read more
The state Department Of Health revokes a Moses Lake man’s credential after he was convicted in an August 2019 child sexual assault. According to Health Department documents an agreement was entered with home care aid Austin Drummonds in January after sanctions for unprofessional conduct were brought following his conviction in Grant County Superior Court. The … Read more
Moses Lake crews were busy Monday after a water main broke at North Montana Street and West Westlake Road. City officials say the break appears to have been caused by a broken fire hydrant and the asphalt appeared to be undamaged. A backhoe and street sweeper were brought in for the cleanup work and both … Read more
This Friday the Moses Lake Museum & Arts Center will open an exhibit from local artist group the Desert Artists of Moses Lake. This exhibition called Hopes of Spring features 20 works created by 16 members specializing in a variety of media including acrylic, oil, watercolor, mixed media, ink, pours and weaving. The exhibit runs … Read more
A seven-year-old Moses Lake girl creates a video to remember her grandfather and raise money for the American Heart Association. Sean Simpson died in December of a heart attack only a few hours after complaining that his shoulder bothered him. Sean and his granddaughter Paizlee were very close and she wanted to find a way … Read more