Saddle Mt. Wind farm gets permit
Sounds Good
A work crew including (from left to right) Patti Headland, Jan Goulet, Loretta Pomerleau, and Judy Haas spent their usual weekly quilting meeting constructing sound boards instead at the Desert Aire Senior Center. The women hope the fabric-covered boards will help improve the acoustics in the building once they’re installed.
Icy roads and fog contribute to accidents
Royal City resident Maurilio Ortiz Martinez was injured Monday morning east of Royal City on Martin Luther King Day after rolling his pickup on Road 12 near Road A.5 SW. Martinez suffered minor head injuries and cracked ribs after his pickup rolled twice after spinning out and leaving the roadway on icy roads. A Washington [...]
Royal Discusses Community Garden
The first city council meeting of 2010 was also councilmember Mike Noftle’s last. Mayor Justin Jenks read from Noftle’s letter of resignation in which he stated that for family medical reasons he would not be returning. “I wish circumstances were different for a lot of reasons,” he said. Noftle hoped to serve the community again [...]
Deputy Killed in Rollover Accident
Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy was killed Sunday after a rollover accident south of Ephrata.
Grant County Emergency Management reported that Deputy John Bernard, 52, had been driving his patrol call on Road 5 NW about 7:30 Sunday night when he apparently rolled his vehicle.
Bernard had been on routine patrol and was traveling westbound, according to public [...]
Our Top Stories From “The Aughts”
Deciding what the top stories are over ten years’ time may sound like an easy project for a small-town newspaper, but this was a difficult project.
We had to decide what our criteria would be for stories to make a top ten list of the decade. We looked at how many times a story appeared, as [...]
Council vote: Mattawa Now a City
Mattawa became a code city by unanimous resolution in early December. The city now has 60 days to find two new councilmembers, for a total of seven.
Chief Jensen reported earlier in December that due to the shooting of police officers in Lakewood the training class for Officer Joe Chiprez has been cancelled. Mattawa will receive [...]
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Local ag tour planned for May 22
Local winery owner Lois Thiede and Amanda Havens presented information to the chamber about the proposed Business Education and Awareness Tour (BEAT) for the Mattawa area at the last chamber meeting. The chamber has decided to host the...
Port fields questions about building
Royal port commissioners asked some tough questions of Grant County Economic Development Council’s president at their last meeting. Mike Wren, who is also the Port of Ephrata manager, said he was interested in discussing the port’s updated economic...
Missing hunter found near Othello
An overdue duck hunter from the west side was found dead in the Thread Lake area near Othello last week. The Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call about 70-year-old Gerald Stovers of North Bend on...
Royal schools talk improvement
Royal High School is seeking community volunteers to help draft a final School Improvement Plan document in the next three months. If you are interested in helping shape the local high school’s goals and direction the next...
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