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Water safety patrols increase next week
Jun. 28—CRESCENT BAR — Marine Unit deputies with the Grant County Sheriff's Office will be out on county lakes and the Columbia River Next week as part of a campaign to reduce incidents of boats being operated by impaired drivers. Operation Dry Water is a national enforcement and awareness campaign held each year around the July 4 weekend, according to a release from the GCSO. It's focused on ...
Dozens Arrested, Drugs Seized at Beyond Wonderland concert at Gorge Amphitheatre
QUINCY - Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET) partnered with multiple law enforcement agencies over the weekend at The Gorge Amphitheater's Beyond Wonderland festival, aiming to prevent violence stemming from illegal drug activities. The collaborative effort included teams from Moses Lake Police Department's Street Crimes Unit, Yakima County's Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) Task Force, Washington State Patrol, Department of Homeland Security Investigations, and the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
Large Number Of Drugs, Gun Seized At Gorge Music Festival
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is reporting a large number of drugs seized at the at the Gorge amphitheatre over the weekend. A narcotics enforcement team made numerous investigations and made a dozen arrests on numerous charges while confiscating a couple of cars and seizing a gun. Deputies say there...
WA Connections Academy announces Grant Co. graduates
Jun. 27—TUMWATER — The Washington Connections Academy, a tuition-free online public school that serves Kindergarten through high school seniors announced the graduation of four Grant County students this month. This year's class includes Jonathan Fitzgerald, Marcos Garcia Mejia, Lucius Hodge and Joshua Jakab. Of the 2024 graduates of...
NEWS BITES: June 25, 2024
EPHRATA — The Washington State Patrol will be working with local law enforcement agencies in Kittitas, Grant, Adams, Lincoln and Spokane counties from June 28-30 along Interstate 90 from Snoqualmie Pass to the Idaho border enforcing speeding and DUI laws. QUINCY — Grant County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team was...
Soap Lake Man Cited For Reckless Burning In Sparking 8-Acre Blaze
A Grant County man is being blamed for starting a brushfire near Soap Lake on Sunday. Grant County Fire District No. 7 was dispatched to the blaze, which was touched off during a Red Flag Warning for high winds and dry conditions, at State Route 28 (SR-28) and Road A Northeast.
Conservation, alternate sources part of Quincy water plan
QUINCY — Like other cities in Grant County — cities throughout Central Washington, actually — Quincy officials are looking for ways to ensure an adequate water supply for the future as well as the present. As a result, Quincy city officials are reviving an old project and working on ways to encourage water conservation for businesses and residents.
FIRE REPORT: MLFD sees busy weekend, Soap Lake-area fire shuts down Hwy. 28
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Fire Department staff said the weekend was busy on both the fire and medical side over the past few days. Grant County Fire District 7 also responded to a fire that forced Highway 28 to close for a time Sunday. “We were incredibly busy...
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