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Jun. 26-MATTAWA - Upgrades to State Route 243, expanded urgent care options and ways to make it easier to dispose of garbage are among the top areas of focus for the South Grant County Chamber of Commerce, finishing its second year. The organization was formed in 2022, a successor to...

SOAP LAKE, Wash. — One man was ticketed after causing a brush fire in Soap Lake. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), deputies cited a man for second degree reckless burning after causing an 8-acre fire on his property. According to Grant County Fire District 7...

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.

SOAP LAKE, Wash. — One man was ticketed after causing a brush fire in Soap Lake.

SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF GRANT In the Matter of the Estate of: | NO. 24-4-00119-13 | | PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS STEPHEN E. FISHER, | | (RCW 11.40.030) Deceased. | The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: 1. Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or 2. Four (4) months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: June 12, 2024 Personal Representative: Jennifer N. Fisher Attorney for Personal Representative: Larson Fowles, PLLC By: Mitchell J. Heaps, WSBA #35457 Address for Mailing or Service: 821 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 8 Moses Lake, WA 98837 (509) 765-6700 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Grant County Washington Superior Court Cause No. 24-4-00119-13. #06037/23983 Pub: June 12, 19 & 26, 2024.

A young person likely exposed to rodents in Grant County died from a virus often acquired while cleaning in conditions where rodent waste is present. Grant County Health District said a person in their 20s had a known exposure to rodents, likely inside a vehicle, before falling ill. The last...

SPOKANE — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Red Flag Warning for Sunday, June 23rd, from 1 PM to 8 PM, affecting multiple counties in Eastern Washington, including Grant County, east Chelan County, Douglas County, Adams County, and south Okanogan County. Residents in these areas are urged to be vigilant as critical fire conditions are anticipated, increasing the potential for rapid fire spread.

Grant PUD plans to spread some powerful fun throughout Grant County this year through the North Central Washington Libraries’ free 2024 Summer Program. Annette Lovitt, Grant PUD Public Affairs Officer – Community Engagement, told the commissioners that the utility’s Public Affairs Staff plans to bring the Public Power Monster Detective interactive program to children throughout the county through their local libraries.

OMAK — Welcome Home Care LLC is a new non-medical in-home care agency licensed to service Okanogan, Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Lincoln counties. It is co-owned by Kellie Davies and Savannah Knowlton.

GEORGE, Wash. - In just over a month, country music's biggest artists and fans will fill Washington's Gorge Amphitheater for the 2024 Watershed Music Festival. The biggest three-day country music and camping festival in the northwest is happening on August 2-4. The festival revealed its headliners and main stage performers...

The Washinton State Patrol and the Grant County Sheriff's Office are beefing up patrols for this weekend's Beyond Wonderland Concert Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater near George. The agencies are conducting joint High Visibility Enforcement (HiVE) patrols, with a goal of reducing serious injury and fatality crashes. The final day...

EPHRATA - Loved ones are mourning the loss of 54-year-old Rene Rodriguez Beltran formerly of Ephrata and Moses Lake. Rene died on June 12 after sustaining severe brain damage from a fall while working on a construction project in the Seattle area. He passed away two days after the incident.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids, plainly marked “BID FOR H-SE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, CRP 19-10”, will be received by Grant County Department of Public Works located 124 Enterprise St. S.E., Ephrata, WA, 98823, until 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 and will then and there be opened and publicly read. All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid proposal. No conditional bid bond will be accepted. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish a satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to Grant County. Maps, plans and specifications may be purchased from the Office of the County Engineer, 124 Enterprise St. S.E., Ephrata, WA 98823, upon payment of the amount of $25.00 (non-refundable). Informational copies of the maps, plans and specifications are on file for inspection at the Grant County Public Works Building, 124 Enterprise St. S.E., Ephrata, WA 98823, and in various plan centers located in Washington, at the following web site: http://www.grantcountywa.gov/GCPW/Current-Construction/Current-Construction-2020.htm The following is applicable to federal-aid projects: . “The Grant County, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.” The Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington, reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The award of this contract, if made, will be to the lowest responsible bidder. The improvement for which bids will be received follows: H-SE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT – CRP 19-10 This contract provides for the reconstruction of 4.64 miles of Road H-SE from 12-SE to SR 262, a two lane county road in Grant County, WA, and the replacement of an existing bridge. This project is split into 2 phases, the roadway section and the bridge section. Other work to include bridge replacement, planing bituminous pavement, roadway excavation, embankment compaction, crushed surfacing, roadway striping, seeding and fertilizing, painted edge and centerline and other work, all in accordance with the attached Contract Plans, these Contract Provisions, and the Standard Specifications. #07003/24164 Pub: June 17, 21, 24, 28, 2024 & July 1, 2024.

EPHRATA – Current and past leaders of Grant County came together on Thursday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Grant County Jail, a $155.5 million project expected to take 24 months to complete. The new facility, designed to serve the county for over 25 years, will feature 512 beds and aims to enhance safety, provide necessary tools for law enforcement, and improve the efficiency of the justice system. The jail will be situated on the parcel that was once home to the Ephrata Raceway near the corner of SR 282 and Southeast Avenue across the road from Walmart.