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Quincy, GCFD 3 finalize fire contract
QUINCY — The city of Quincy and Grant County Fire District 3 have reached an agreement on a new four-year contract for fire services. Quincy City Council members ratified the agreement last week. For 2024 the city will pay about $684,600. The contract replaces one that expired at the...
15-year sentence for fatal South Union Ave. shooting
WATERVILLE — The defendant who shot and killed a 23-year-old Rock Island man one year ago will serve 15 years in prison. Erik Farias-Reyes, 32, pleaded guilty earlier this month to second-degree manslaughter and unlawful firearm possession charges in the April 17, 2023 killing of Elias Mora Ontiveros, and was sentenced today in Douglas County Superior Court.
Prep schedule includes soccer on TV tonight
A dozen baseball games crowd the prep schedule today…. Quincy visits Toppenish in a doubleheader at 3. Oroville also plays two at Manson. Tonasket is hosting Liberty Bell. Ephrata is playing at Riverview. Cascade visits Omak. Chelan is hosting Cashmere. Lake Roosevelt visits Brewster. Waterville-Mansfield is home against Riverside Christian. Moses Lake plays at Wenatchee. Eastmont is on the road at West Valley.
Jacks cruise to victory over Omak
The Quincy Jacks are in the final stretch of the regular season, and they gave themselves a boost April 18 with a thrashing of the Omak Pioneers, 10-0. Quincy head coach Hector Vaca said it was “a pretty successful night for us, in the fact that we played really well, we scored, and we got out of that game without any yellow cards. Overall, a pretty clean game.”
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