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Seven arrested in MLPD, Safeway undercover operation
MOSES LAKE — Eight people were arrested Monday during an undercover operation designed to catch shoplifters and th…
Quick turnaround for Royal
ROYAL CITY — Athletes playing multiple sports at a school is nothing new, but the difference at Royal is that many of its basketball players also play football…
Quincy girls look to get more wrestlers to state, despite format changes
QUINCY — Changes are coming to Washington girls high school wrestling in 2022-23, but Quincy coach Devan Silva said he’s optimistic about his team’s chances no…
Quincy boys basketball team wants to exceed expectations
QUINCY — Quincy High School boys basketball coach Scott Bierlink said the Jacks may very well exceed expectations in the 2022-23 season. “I’m optimistic tha…
Othello girls basketball team works to build on success
OTHELLO — Othello High School girls basketball coach Adolfo Coronado said he expects the Huskies to maintain, and even build on, the work they did last season.…
Othello boys wrestling looks to keep on improving
OTHELLO — The Othello High School boys wrestling team came a long way last season, and coach Rudy Ochoa II said he hopes to build on that success for the 2022-…
Lions aim to improve on state placing
MOSES LAKE — After placing sixth at last year’s state tournament, the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School boys’ basketball team is looking t…
MLHS girls wrestling creates a legacy
MOSES LAKE — When David Peralez, a 2010 graduate of Moses Lake High School, signed on to coach the Maverick girls wrestling team last season, he had the idea i…
Broncos ride with experience into 2022-2023 season
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville boy’s basketball team will be full of familiar faces. With the Broncos not having any seniors on the roster last year, much of t…
‘At the end of the day, I’m a teacher first’
OTHELLO — Rudy Ochoa II said the influences that led him to a teaching career were all around him. His mom Gloria Ochoa was, and is, a counselor who works fo…
‘Special and moving’
WARDEN — Jessica Galster still can’t believe she’s a teacher sometimes. Even though she’s been teaching first grade at Warden Elementary School for five years.…
Royal City considers 2023 budget
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City City Council tentatively approved the city’s budget for 2023 at its meeting Tuesday evening. The first part of the meeting was the…
‘Lead, serve and support’
WENATCHEE — North Central Educational Service District, or ESD 171, supports school districts in Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan counties. “Our mantra as…
‘It was the kiddos’
Julie Carvo said she didn’t plan from the outset to become a teacher. It just sort of crept up on her. Carvo, who’s been teaching fourth grade at Moses Lake C…
‘This is what I love to do’
Middle school is a tough time for most kids. Some thrive in those years, some just survive, but they all change one way or another. Jesus Santiago came out of …
City of Othello receives planning grant
OTHELLO — The city of Othello will receive a $50,000 grant to help in planning for economic development. The grant was announced Thursday by the Washington State Department of Commerce. The city will contribute $1…