Parents have until next Wednesday to have their children immunized in compliance with Washington requirements or they will not be allowed to attend classes. Last July a new law was signed meaning families can no longer opt out of getting the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine because of personal or philosophical reasons. There are still … Read more
The new year starts off with a big change at the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department with the retirement of Chief Rick Paris. The retired electrical planner for Grand Coulee Dam tells The Star he decided to step down as chief as he will be out of town more often. Paris isn’t completely leaving the … Read more
An investigation is under way into the cause of a Soap Lake house fire that authorities are calling suspicious. Witnesses say the fire started in the back of the home near the corner of Franklin Street and Ephrata Avenue and a couple left the property just before the fire started. It took around three hours … Read more
The Moses Lake Polar Plunge on Wednesday at Cascade Park wasn’t nearly as chilly as in years past with a high in the low 50s. The water temperature was just a couple degrees cooler according to the local buoy report. Participants psyched themselves up to jump into lake as the countdown to noon finished. This … Read more
Royal School District voters will decide next month on passing a two-year $2.74 million Educational Programs and Operations replacement levy. District officials say the proposed levy is not an additional tax and would replace the district’s expiring levy approved by voters in 2018. Levy funds are used to maintain educational programs in Royal schools not … Read more
Greyhound Bus Lines is partnering with the National Runaway Safeline to provide no-cost bus tickets to anywhere in the U.S. for kids who’ve run away from home. The free ticket is only for kids or teens wanting to get back with their families or guardians. A Safeline spokesperson says runaways from Moses Lake and Wenatchee … Read more
A Coulee Dam man reported missing on Christmas Eve is found dead. Leonard Simpson Jr.’s body was found on Tuesday by an organized search party coordinated by Colville Tribal Police. The exact location where Simpson’s body was found as well as the cause of death or condition of the body has not been disclosed. Simpson … Read more