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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…
Two MLHS 9th-graders win Space Camp trip
MOSES LAKE — Judah Vrieling didn’t really have any plans for the summer.
Challenging selves led Ephrata seniors to opportunities
EPHRATA — High school kids should remember high school isn’t the end of the story.
Rodeo queen visits Sage Point
MOSES LAKE — “So what do you all want to be when you are older?” 2017 Miss Moses Lake Roundup Emma Gunderson asked a classroom of second-graders at Sage Point …
Graduations take center stage this weekend
COLUMBIA BASIN — Caps and gowns, “Pomp and Circumstance,” speeches, tears, pictures, students showing off that brand-new diploma – it’s graduation season.
MLHS honors perfect attendance, students of the year
MOSES LAKE — Keelie Waters knew exactly what she wanted to do with her time once the school year ends.
Conference on connecting careers at CB Tech
MOSES LAKE — Lacy Johnson said her class in criminal justice at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center helped her decide law enforcement would be a good career…
Othello SD asked to change bookkeeping procedures
OTHELLO — The Othello School District will change procedures for bidding school meal program supplies and tracking students who transfer from Othello High School following the results of the district’s 2015-16 scho…
Oliver Morales receives UW scholarship
OTHELLO — Oliver Morales said Othello High School was kind of scary at first, so scary he wanted to try homeschooling instead.
Site picked for new elementary school
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s next elementary school will be built on the south side of the city, along Yonezawa Boulevard, right next to the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech).
Appeal filed in school bond challenge
EPHRATA — An attorney representing a group of Moses Lake residents who are challenging the outcome of last February’s $135 million school construction bond election has filed an appeal with a court in Spokane this …
Play dough with the governor
QUINCY — It’s probably not every day the governor of the state of Washington sits at a tiny table surrounded by 5-year-olds and gets lessons on how to make pla…
Solar cars take to the track
MOSES LAKE — The jar was full of colored water, hot water, with a couple of holes in the lid. It was dunked in a jar of cold water, and the fifth-graders watch…
Othello board talks tennis court design
OTHELLO — A proposal for bids to build new tennis courts at Othello High School should go out to contractors in June, possibly as early as the first week in June. Othello School Board members reviewed the plans for…
CB Tech yard sale teaches business skills
MOSES LAKE — The sale in the conference room at the Columbia Basin Technical Skills center looked like just another yard sale, with clothes and dishes, linens …
Playing in the street