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Spokane SCRAPS offering free neutering amid increase of pregnant animals
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County animal protection service, SCRAPS, will be offering 100 free spay/neuters for household dogs. This comes after SCRAPS says they have seen a recent spike in the number of pregnant dogs in the community. The event will take place at the SCRAPS facility on Aug....
Masquers plan pirate-themed Saturday membership gala
Aug. 23—SOAP LAKE — The Masquers Theater will hold its annual membership gala Saturday. "Masquers Marks the Spot" is this year's theme, and guests are encouraged to break out their best tricorn hats and eye patches for the occasion. Pirate music will be provided by the Seven Cs, said Masquers member Clifford Bresee. The Masquers will perform bits from the shows they've put on over the last ...
Cox appointed interim Soap Lake City Administrator
Aug. 23—SOAP LAKE — Peter Sharp ran his first regular Soap Lake City Council meeting as the Mayor Pro Tempore after former Mayor Allen DuPuy resigned earlier this month. There were 23 people in attendance outside of the council, police, fire department and public officials. Sharp was elected to the role after Leslie Taylor stepped down at last week's meeting, citing that she had spent too many ...
MLSD passes budget, appoints new board member
Aug. 23—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District passed its budget Thursday night meeting in which all four school board members voted yes on the budget proposal. A double maintenance and operations levy failure and accounting discrepancies caused significant difficulty in establishing a budget for the 2024-25 school year. The MLSD also appointed its fifth board member, Ryan Coulston, with ...
Hayden Homes shows off model home at Polo Ridge
Aug. 23—MOSES LAKE — The homes at Polo Ridge are going up and selling fast. Polo Ridge is Hayden Homes' latest development in Moses Lake, just a short piece down the street from Park Orchard Elementary School. When it's done it will comprise about 60 homes, of which about half are under construction and sold, according to Senior Marketing Manager Gina Donangelo Barnecut. Hayden's progress was ...
Musician's granddaughter honors his memory with display
Aug. 23—MOSES LAKE — That old mandolin has been a lot of places, from Depression-racked Arkansas to the Grand Ole Opry. And now it has a home. "My grandfather inherited this when he was 4 years old, (in) 1928," said Nickey Groff of Moses Lake, as she hung the mandolin up on the wall of Moore Brewing Company on Tuesday. "He had many businesses in town, but what he was known for was being a ...
Washington State: Where the “Next Big Thing” Begins
When rattling off a list of mover-and-shaker states in the U.S., Washington State may not instantly roll off the tip of your tongue. But the truth is, Washington has been so busy changing the world that we forget to ballyhoo and bluster along the way. Over the years, Washington’s legendary...
'Frozen in place': High housing prices, incongruent wages keep Idaho's housing market at standstill
Idaho’s housing market is largely stuck in an expensive place, as is the nationwide market, with high interest rates keeping many people from buying and selling. “We’re all just kind of sitting here frozen in place, waiting for this thing to unthaw,” Idaho Department of Labor Economist Sam Wolkenhauer said. Wolkenhauer on Tuesday provided an overview in a Department of Labor webinar of local and national housing market conditions and...
Voters in Montana to decide on two electoral system ballot measures in Nov. 2024
The Montana Secretary of State’s office certified two initiatives, Initiative CI-126 and Initiative CI-127, for the November ballot on Aug. 22. The two initiatives will appear on the ballot along with Initiative CI-128, which would create a state constitutional right to abortion. Montanans for Election Reform submitted signatures for...
Moses Lake seed breeder honored
Aug. 23—SEATTLE — Jerry Benson of Moses Lake was recently honored by the Washington Native Plant Society, according to an announcement from the society. Benson, owner of BFI Native Seeds in Moses Lake, was named a WNPS Arthur R. Kruckeberg Fellow, according to the announcement. This is the highest honor given by the Society and recognizes outstanding contributions to the understanding and ...
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