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Firefighters respond to polyurethane netting fire in Royal City
ROYAL CITY, Wash. – Royal Slope Fire responded to a small polyurethane netting fire on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters waited for the fire to burn down before using water to extinguish it to avoid contaminating runoff water. The fire was out by...
Moses Lake superintendent placed on admin leave
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board voted in a special meeting Tuesday to place Superintendent Monty Sabin on administrative leave. Assistant Superintendent Carol Lewis was named acting superintendent at the same meeting. The decision was made at a special meeting attended by about 20 community members. The...
Wahluke superintendent addresses audit findings
MATTAWA — The Washington State Auditor’s Office released Thursday its audit report on Wahluke’s financial statements and federal awards from September 2022 through August 2023, which included findings for some of the district’s federal award procedures. Despite the procedural errors outlined in the report, Wahluke School...
FIRE REPORT: 2 fires hit Grant Co. Monday
COLUMBIA BASIN — The warm weather has arrived and with it the fire season, as Grant County faced two wildfires Monday. At about 1 p.m. a report came in of a blaze about a mile south of Wanapum Village in southwestern Grant County, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. The fire grew to 100 acres and caused State Route 243 to close briefly due to smoke across the roadway before it was knocked down, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The fire was human-caused, the NIFC wrote.
‘Guaranteed maximum price’ accepted for jail construction
EPHRATA — The maximum cost for building the Grant County Jail and Grant County Sheriff’s Office - just for construction, not equipping it or paying construction fees — will be $131.56 million. The Grant County Commissioners approved an agreement for the “guaranteed maximum price” for construction Tuesday.
Small fire scorches land near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — A small fire broke out Monday near Soap Lake but was quickly extinguished, according to a statement from Grant County Fire District 7, which serves the Soap Lake and Coulee City area. Firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the area of Road 19...
Desert Oasis High School students look to inspire people with their stories
OTHELLO, Wash. - A group of students in Othello, with the help of Wake-Up Nation Founder Isaac Butts, got together to figure out a way to help inspire people by writing a book. The book is called "A Walk in My Shoes".
Othello seeks contract mediation with ACFD 5
OTHELLO — The city of Othello is seeking third-party mediation for contract negotiations with Adams County Fire District 5 after giving two-year notice May 8 that the city will be terminating its current contract due to increasing costs. Othello Mayor Shawn Logan said in the May 8 announcement that...
Police and fire reports, May 15, 2024
1:51 p.m. – Damage, vandalism or mischief was reported. 2:32 – Reporting party says shots were fired at a house. 5:34 – A check on a person’s welfare was requested. 6:16 – Damage, vandalism or mischief was reported. 8:25 – A burglary was reported.
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