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Lind City Council voted to remove the mayor on Tuesday. On Wednesday, she showed up for work.
LIND, Wash. — It was a tense situation Tuesday night after the Lind City Council voted to remove the town's mayor from her position. It was even more tense when she showed up for work the next day. During its regular town council meeting Tuesday night, council members voted...
Othello Community Hospital now hosting Ritzville mobile clinic
OTHELLO — Othello Community Hospital has begun partnering with the Ritzville-based East Adams Rural Healthcare to provide mobile primary care clinic services once a week in Othello, outside the hospital. The clinic, a 40-foot motorcoach, is fully equipped to provide clinic services on the go. OCH Chief Executive Officer...
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.
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.
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...
Warden High to host Vitalant open blood drive April 30
WARDEN — Warden High School will be hosting a blood drive April 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., run by nationwide blood center Vitalant. The drive is open to both students and the public. Warden School District Nurse Janna Benzel elaborated on the drive. “We've done (Vitalant drives)...
Othello to close community pool over safety concerns
OTHELLO — Mayor Shawn Logan announced during Monday’s Othello City Council meeting that the Othello Community Pool will have to be closed indefinitely and eventually replaced due to safety concerns. The announcement came after a presentation from Othello Public Works Director Curt Carpenter on his recent investigation into...
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