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Groff repairs continue on schedule
MOSES LAKE — Repairs at Groff Elementary School are moving forward as Moses Lake School District works to correct …
Behind the line
EPHRATA — By 10:45 a.m., the kitchen at Grant Elementary is already busy. Trays clatter, ovens hum and the first-graders begin filing through the lunch line. F…
Tigers recognized for achievements in state competitions
EPHRATA — State competitors were recognized for their achievements during the Ephrata School District board meeting Monday evening. Several teams throughout th…
‘They are counting on us’
MOSES LAKE — The Big Bend Community College Foundation’s annual Cellarbration! for Education auction was bigger than ever Saturday night. “This is a record …
District sets timeline for Ephrata High roof project
EPHRATA — A timeframe on the roof replacement at Ephrata High School was discussed at the Ephrata School District board meeting Monday evening.
State audit breaks down MLSD budget issues
MOSES LAKE — A two‑year accountability audit of the Moses Lake School District found the district repeatedly overspent its legally adopted budgets, failed to o…
BBCC awards tenure to 4 faculty
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College awarded tenure to four faculty members during the March 19 board meeting. Cade Levine, Melissa Heaps, Mitchell Valdivia…
MLSD to publicly review financial audit Thursday
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District will have a special session before its regularly scheduled board meeting March 19 to publicly receive the results o…
STUDIO BASIN: Ephrata's Ridge Robotics to go to national Lego Competition
On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Ephrata Ridge Elementary School's Ridge Robotics team members Mille Scheelke and Lindsay Leenhouts sit down with r…
Musical Journey: Ephrata Choir finds harmony – and awe – on Puget Sound Tour
SEATTLE — The moment the first notes lifted into the vaulted air of St. James Cathedral, something shifted for the Ephrata High School Choir. The students had …
EWU earns rare NSA accreditation
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University has been named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, according to an announcement from the unive…
‘A love letter to teachers’
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School Theater is gearing up to open “Up the Down Staircase,” and if the cast and crew have anything to say about it, this is the …
‘A pathway to success’
EPHRATA — Grant and Adams counties continue to see students living without stable housing, reflecting statewide trends and placing increased pressure on school…
Asking questions, curiosity, knowledge focus of Wahluke FFA project
MATTAWA — The fifth graders from Morris Schott Elementary had seen bugs and gross worms and skulls and some gross compost during their lesson on decomposition …
Covenant Christian School students grow plants for fundraiser
MOSES LAKE — Many gardeners in the Basin have already started nursing their seedlings in preparation for the day they can put them in the ground. Others can pl…