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Primary races coming for Adams County offices

1 day ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Cheryl Schweizer

RITZVILLE — The job of the Lind mayor and three Lind Town Council seats will be on the primary ballot, and Othello will have at least two new city council members. The filing period for the 2025 election was last week. The Lind mayor and the three town council seats up for election all attracted multiple candidates. Incumbent mayor Paula Bell will be challenged by three people: Glenn Aby, Adam Lyons and Jamie Schmunk.
Playground planned, tentatively, for Othello’s Kiwanis Park

1 day ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Cheryl Schweizer

OTHELLO — A new playground probably will be coming to Othello’s Kiwanis Park, but funding will affect the timeline. It’s the next phase in improvements to the park, some of which are finished, some of which are ongoing. Othello did receive a grant to upgrade the Kiwanis Park basketball courts. A timeline for that project will be announced.
Secondary filing period for office set for midsummer

1 day ago | tri-cityherald.com | Cheryl Schweizer |Moses Lake

May 13-EPHRATA - Some elective offices in Grant County did not attract candidates during the filing period last week, so a second chance to file is scheduled for midsummer. Sometimes the filing period is scheduled immediately following the filing week, but Ben Rodwell, Grant County elections deputy, said there were 20-30 offices no one filed, including port districts and parks and recreation districts.
Moses Lake port to open new maintenance facility

1 day ago | thenewstribune.com | Cheryl Schweizer |Moses Lake

May 13-MOSES LAKE - Port of Moses Lake commissioners will cut the ribbon on a new $1.4 million building May 27. The new maintenance building will replace an existing structure, and Commissioner Darrin Jackson said replacement is overdue. "If there was one building that needs to go away, it was that one," Jackson said of the old facility. "Before it falls over."The cost was higher than initially estimated; additional electrical work was needed as well as work to meet updated building codes.
Secondary filing period for office set for midsummer

2 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Cheryl Schweizer

EPHRATA — Some elective offices in Grant County did not attract candidates during the filing period last week, so a second chance to file is scheduled for midsummer. Sometimes the filing period is scheduled immediately following the filing week, but Ben Rodwell, Grant County elections deputy, said there were 20-30 offices no one filed, including port districts and parks and recreation districts.
Moses Lake port to open new maintenance facility

2 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Cheryl Schweizer

MOSES LAKE — Port of Moses Lake commissioners will cut the ribbon on a new $1.4 million building May 27. The new maintenance building will replace an existing structure, and Commissioner Darrin Jackson said replacement is overdue. “If there was one building that needs to go away, it was that one,” Jackson said of the old facility. “Before it falls over.” The cost was higher than initially estimated; additional electrical work was needed as well as work to meet updated building codes.
Spokane man arrested for impersonating law enforcement

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Cheryl Schweizer |Moses Lake

May 12—QUINCY — A Spokane man was booked into the Chelan County Regional Jail on suspicion of second-degree criminal impersonation after he allegedly attempted to stop a car by pretending to be a police officer May 8. Ronald Cowin, 62, was arrested near Quincy by a Washington State Patrol trooper, according to a WSP press release. Cowin allegedly had used red and blue flashing lights in his car to attempt to pull another car over.
Grant Co. primary election ballots set after filing last week

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Cheryl Schweizer |Moses Lake

May 12—EPHRATA — All three open seats on the Quincy City Council will be on the primary ballot, along with the Grand Coulee mayor's job and one seat on the Soap Lake School Board. The mayors of Ephrata and Quincy will also face challengers. Candidate filing for the 2025 election was last week. Three candidates filed for each of the Quincy council seats, meaning the field will be reduced on the primary ballot.
Spokane man arrested for impersonating law enforcement

3 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Cheryl Schweizer

QUINCY — A Spokane man was booked into the Chelan County Regional Jail on suspicion of second-degree criminal impersonation after he allegedly attempted to stop a car by pretending to be a police officer May 8. Ronald Cowin, 62, was arrested near Quincy by a Washington State Patrol trooper, according to a WSP press release. Cowin allegedly had used red and blue flashing lights in his car to attempt to pull another car over.
Grant Co. primary election ballots set after filing last week

3 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Cheryl Schweizer

EPHRATA — All three open seats on the Quincy City Council will be on the primary ballot, along with the Grand Coulee mayor’s job and one seat on the Soap Lake School Board. The mayors of Ephrata and Quincy will also face challengers. Candidate filing for the 2025 election was last week. Three candidates filed for each of the Quincy council seats, meaning the field will be reduced on the primary ballot.