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NEWS BITES: June 11, 2024
EPHRATA — Two Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputies assumed new roles Monday. Sheriff Joe Kriete gave the oath of office to Corrections Division Corporal Liz Ramirez and Public Information Officer Kyle Foreman. Foreman worked as a volunteer PIO for the sheriff’s office for 11 years, then was hired...
Material could help prevent algal blooms in Moses Lake
In 2018 and 2019, toxic algae blossomed at the end of June, closing all of Moses Lake. Now, volunteers for Grant County Healthy Lakes Blue-Green Algae Tracker monitor the lake each week so the lake doesn’t close when there’s an algal bloom. The timing of the toxic bloom...
Quincy Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
QUINCY — A 22-year-old Quincy man is in custody this evening after a thorough investigation led to his arrest for possessing sexually explicit images of children. Isaac N. Gutierrez was apprehended at his home in the 500-block of C Street Southeast by Grant County Detectives. The arrest follows a...
Sheriff, Forest Service react to dismissal of burn boss case
PENDLETON, Ore. — Criminal charges have been dismissed against Ricky Snodgrass, the U.S. Forest Service employee who was arrested for reckless burning after overseeing a prescribed fire in Grant County in October 2022. The case was thrown out of the U.S. District Court for Oregon on June 5 by...
FIRE REPORT: Wind whips up wildfire at Sun Lakes
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7 tackled a wildfire June 1 at Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park, according to a statement from the fire district. At about 11 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a vegetation fire at the park, according to the statement. There they found about four acres spreading at a moderate rate of speed on a steep slope above the Vic Meyers Golf Course. A level 1 evacuation order (be ready to leave) was requested due to the winds, which were 25 miles per hour with gusts up to 35 mph.
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