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Calm under pressure
MOSES LAKE — Some Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center students saved a life Sept. 19. “We were there volunte…
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…
CB Tech students shine in state coding contest
MOSES LAKE — It may have been spring break last week, but a group of kids from the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center spent part of their break competing a…
Gun threats prompt Chief Moses Middle School lockdowns Friday
MOSES LAKE — A pair of reports of students with guns prompted a lockdown at Chief Moses Middle School Friday morning and the arrest of two juveniles.
Warden teacher arrested for voyeurism
WARDEN — A Warden city councilmember and substitute teacher for the Warden School District was arrested Thursday morning in connection with a voyeurism and chi…
Othello grade schools could go to K-8 format
OTHELLO — Othello School District patrons are being invited to a meeting April 16 to discuss a proposal to switch the district’s elementary schools to a kinder…
School security discussed at Othello School Board meeting
OTHELLO — School security and how to make Othello schools more secure was a topic of discussion at the Othello School Board meeting Monday.
The DigiGirlz of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — “How many computing jobs are open in the state of Washington right now?”
MLSD superintendent talks high school security
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board is considering a series of security enhancements to Moses Lake High School.
Bids open for new Big Bend workforce building April 3
MOSES LAKE — Construction bids for the new workforce education building at Big Bend Community College will be opened at 1:05 p.m. April 3 in the ATEC building.