Ephrata NewsLocal news for Ephrata, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Drivers, hands off that phone: Cell phone law goes into effect Tuesday- June 30, 2008 But Booth, 47, from Manson, said he still plans on talking on a hand-held cell phone despite the risk of getting a $124 fine.http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/drivers-hands-off-that-phone-cell-phone-law-g... Drivers, hands off that phone: Cell phone law goes into effect Tuesday- June 28, 2008 In less than a minute, these four drivers head down Grant Road near the intersection of Eastmont Avenue last Monday afternoon, each talking on a hand-held cell phone.http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/drivers-hands-off-that-phone-cell-phone-law-g... WA hay: Low stocks, high prices- June 23, 2008 It was an unusually good morning. Sunny. No rain. Just the right amount of dew to soften the hay and no breeze to dry it out.http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/wa-hay-low-stocks-high-prices?fromrss=1 Quincy apartments burn; no one hurt- June 22, 2008 Quincy Valley Ambulance EMT Ed Navarro, left, checks on fellow EMT and firefighter Fred Hobbs in front of Unit D containing four apartments at the Birch Street Apartment building in Quincy Sunday afternoon.http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/quincy-apartments-burn-no-one-hurt?fromrss=1 Motorcyclist injured in crash with car- June 20, 2008 A Quincy man may have suffered a broken pelvis when the motorcycle he was riding struck a car that had pulled out in front of him one mile west of Ephrata on Sunday.http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/motorcyclist-injured-in-crash-with-car?fromrs... Wildfire burns 3,500 acres above Moses Coulee- June 18, 2008 QUINCY &8212 A wildfire that began Sunday morning northwest of Quincy had burned about 3,500 acres by this morning, said Don Fortier, chief of Grant County Fire District 3. Roughly 25 homes are threatened by ...http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/wildfire-burns-3-500-acres-above-moses-coulee... Food for Thought: A reader's uncommon avocado recipe- June 16, 2008 On May 28, we ran a story on the cover of the Food & Wine section giving less common uses, recipes and ideas for using avocados.http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/food-for-thought-a-readers-uncommon-avocado-r... Eastmont discrimination suit: Attorney fees decided- June 14, 2008 EPHRATA &8212 A five-year legal battle between the Eastmont School District and a former employee wrapped up June 6 when a judge awarded the former employee more than $182,000 for attorney fees.http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/eastmont-discrimination-suit-attorney-fees-de... NTSB: Holloway's plane lost control- June 12, 2008 Autopsy completed in fatal aircraft accident MOSES LAKE - The cause of a May 31 ultralight crash resulting in the death of Ephrata pilot Bob Holloway is still undetermined, according to a preliminary accident ...http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/ntsb-holloways-plane-lost-control?fromrss=1 Ephrata schools offer free meals in summer- June 10, 2008 Ephrata children can eat breakfast and lunch free during summer vacation. The Ephrata School District-sponsored Summer Food Service Program, funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, begins June 16.http://www.topix.net/city/ephrata-wa/2008/06/ephrata-schools-offer-free-meals-in-summer?fr... |