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Temperature trends to remain near normal, with mid to upper 60s in lower areas.
Today: We're seeing a few showers popping up over the Ochoco-John Day Highlands and along parts of the Northern Blues and Wallowas. Some areas along the east slopes of the Cascades have already gotten a little bit of rain. Temperatures will be normal for this time of year: mid to high 60s in lower areas, mid to upper 50s in the middle, and low to mid 40s up high.
Quincy Animal Shelter works to address community’s large need
QUINCY — The Quincy Animal Shelter is one of only a handful of shelters with larger facilities in Grant and Adams County, alongside Adams County Pet Rescue and Grant County Animal Outreach, and faces the same issues other shelters in the area do. The shelter’s manager, Jessica Kiehn, spoke...
Ephrata softball takes doubleheader over Quincy
QUINCY — The Ephrata Tigers softball team used strong hitting and strong pitching to gain wins over the Quincy Jackrabbits, 23-0 and 21-2, in a doubleheader Tuesday at Quincy High School. Ephrata head coach Heather Wood said the Tigers have been hitting well all season. “I was looking at...
Chamber golf tourney set for May 10
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 24th Annual Golf Scramble on Friday, May 10, at the Links at Moses Pointe with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. This year’s theme is “luau” with the hope that attendees dress Hawaiian spirit to add to the fun, said Lori Robbins, marketing director for the chamber.
Moses Lake’s Well 20 to begin producing water
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s water difficulties came a little closer to being alleviated this week, according to an announcement from the city. On Monday, city staff and a contractor worked together to start a 72-hour well capacity test on Well 20, city Communications Director Lynne Lynch wrote in the announcement. During the test period, the pump will produce 1,200-1,500 gallons per minute. If all goes well, Lynch wrote, Well 20 could be fully functional in the next month. Once it’s at full capacity, the well is expected to add about 1.5 million gallons a day to Moses Lake homes and businesses, mostly in the Larson and Knolls Vista areas.
Sharing the wealth
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Garden Club held its annual plant swap Monday evening. “We bring all kinds of plants … and we gift our plants to each other,” said club President Valerie Parrott, who hosted the event at her business, Pieces by Parrott. “We have a bunch of brand-new gardeners that are here this year, so we planted all kinds of seeds to do starter pack gardens for them.”
Gas leak shuts down stores, streets in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A gas leak closed streets and caused some businesses to be evacuated Tuesday morning in Moses Lake. At just before 8 a.m., a construction crew was excavating at Penn Plaza, at North Stratford and Mart roads, when workers struck a natural gas line, according to Moses Lake Police Chief David Sands.
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