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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…
School levies, sales tax hike pass handily
MOSES LAKE — It was a clear win across Grant County for school levies and tax increases in Tuesday’s special election.
MLHS soloists prepare for state music competition
MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake High School musicians demonstrated their talents at a recital last Thursday in preparation for a statewide competition this …
Showing they can swing it
MOSES LAKE — Park Orchard Elementary students walked a lot of laps and all that walking paid off. The students dedicated their brand-new swing set, and got to …
Microsoft donates computers, servers, scholarships to BBCC
MOSES LAKE — Microsoft has made a significant donation of computer equipment and scholarships to Big Bend Community College’s computer science program.
Chief Moses Middle School students give back to farmworkers
A group of student leaders from Chief Moses Middle School blew away their local competition during the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Program’s annual long-sleeved shirt drive, collecting 180 shirts for farm…
Slight decline in Big Bend Community College spring enrollment
MOSES LAKE — Enrollment at Big Bend Community College for spring quarter 2018 was lower than enrollment for the same period in 2017. Enrollment was also down in winter quarter.
School district, county mull land transfer
EPHRATA — Grant County has agreed to transfer around 3.7 acres of land to the Moses Lake School District that should have been part of the district’s purchase of fairgrounds land.
Big Bend CC workforce education building bids over estimate
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College officials have an apparent low bidder on the project to build the college’s new workforce education center. But the bid…
Moses Lake Schools activate tip, threat web site
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District now has a new way to anonymously report threats, harassment or safety concerns.
District begins considering MLHS security improvements
MOSES LAKE — A preliminary sketch of security improvements at Moses Lake High School would limit student access to two main doors and include a fence around th…
Student is Principal for a Day
MOSES LAKE — Dalton Freitig said he would prefer, when he grows up, to be a video game designer or a professional football player. Would he want to work as an …
Othello School District will pull from reserves to cover shortfall
OTHELLO — Overestimating the number of students for the 2017-18 school year means the Othello School District will have to use some of its reserves for operations in June.
Voters drop challenge to MLSD school bond
MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake voters who contested last year’s Moses Lake School District construction bond have decided not to appeal to the state Suprem…
Letter leads to discussion at Othello School Board meeting
OTHELLO — The move to a kindergarten through eighth-grade configuration at Othello elementary schools, and a letter of support for the direction the district is going, was the subject of an extensive conversation a…
Summer hydropower camp offered for high school students
WENATCHEE — Applications are open for a summer science program, focused on hydropower, sponsored by the Foundation for Water Energy and Education. Applications…