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Basin nonprofit CEO appointed to WA Board of Education
OLYMPIA — Sue Kane, CEO of the NCW Tech Alliance, has been appointed to the Washington State Board of Education, P…
Committee seeks building options
OTHELLO — A committee tasked with finding options to meet facility needs in the Othello School District will hold its second meeting at 6 p.m. Oct. 1. The comm…
School districts working to comply on vaccinations
MOSES LAKE — School districts across the county are working to meet the Grant County Health District’s request that all students either be vaccinated or have waivers on file with their schools by Nov. 1.
Moses Lake school enrollment under projection
MOSES LAKE — Efforts to cut 5 percent from this year’s Moses Lake School District budget may be hampered by lower-than-projected student enrollment.
Othello facility committee to hold first meeting Sept. 17
OTHELLO — A committee established to study facility needs in the Othello School District will hold its first meeting at 6:15 p.m. Sept. 17 in the boardroom at …
A radical makeover at Wahluke Junior High
The project was, in many ways, making the best of a bad situation. The Wahluke School District wasn’t running a bond this year due to concerns that it would fa…
Applications sought for Othello school facility committee
OTHELLO — Applications are still open for an Othello School District committee that will research the district’s facility needs. The Facilities Advisory Committee will be asked for at least two recommendations to f…
ML school board OKs budget, warns of looming shortfalls
MOSES LAKE — It was a busy meeting on Thursday for the Moses Lake School Board, with members approving the $124.2 million 2018-19 operating budget, changes to the school construction bond passed in 2017, a new cont…
Ferris High School football coach charged with rape of Moses Lake student
An assistant football coach at Ferris High School was arrested early Friday morning and charged with raping a 15-year-old Moses Lake High School student.
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MLSD proposes $124 million 2018-19 budget
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has released its proposed operating budget of around $124.2 million — roughly $14,000 per student — for the upcoming 2018-19 school year.
Warden community survey underway
WARDEN — Warden School District patrons have about another week to participate in an open survey designed to find out what they think about the district now and where it might be headed.
MLSD giving Chromebooks to all middle, high school students this year
MOSES LAKE — When school starts, each high school and middle school student is going to receive something new.
Othello School Board to convene community committee
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board will form a community committee to study the district’s facilities and make recommendations to accommodate future needs, possibly including a new construction bond. That followed …
Students put robots through their paces
MOSES LAKE — It's the penultimate day of Robotics Camp at Frontier Middle School.
Warden School Board OKs 2018-19 budget
WARDEN — Warden School Board members approved the district’s 2018-19 budget, but not before a discussion of the effects of the Running Start program on Warden High School.