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Royal High School to add new classes
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School will be expanding its class offerings for students in the 2026-27 and 2027-28 schoo…
Planning continues for new BBCC building, for now
MOSES LAKE — A hitch in the state budget process has halted progress on many state-funded construction projects, but work is continuing on the plans for the ne…
Fall classes begin at Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — The parking lots were full, so full that drivers were circling around looking for a space. The library was bustling with students already research…
Data center technician program offered at Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — A one-year class to help train people to work in the data center sector of the computer industry will be offered beginning this fall at Big Bend C…
Bad air forces schools inside
MOSES LAKE — Schools in Moses Lake moved outdoor activities indoors on Tuesday as the Washington State Department of Health determined the air over the Columbia Basin had become unhealthy.
Classes start at Camp Five
MOSES LAKE — Camp Five sounds like the name of a far-flung military outpost somewhere in the deserts of western Iraq, where soldiers hunker down to keep the pe…
Budget information given to Othello School Board
OTHELLO — For the Othello School District, revised school funding rules approved during the 2017 Washington legislative session will mean – actually, some of that is still being determined.
Othello School Board discusses construction bond
OTHELLO — At least some Othello School District patrons are skeptical of having a kindergarten through fifth grade school and a middle school in close proximity. Most of the 183 respondents to a survey conducted by…
School Board passes $107.4M budget for 2017-18
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday unanimously approved its proposed $107.4 million operating budget for the 2017-18 school year, expressing …
New assistant superintendent ready to build
MOSES LAKE — Carole Meyer knows a thing or two about building schools.
Group gives Manweller technical education award
ELLENSBURG — A group representing vocational and technical educators across Washington have named Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, as their “legislator of th…
Back-to-school events held throughout Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Going back to school can be a tough time for some families. From school supplies, to clothes and shoes, this time of the year causes stress levels…
Job Corps formally accepts Mitsubishi Gift
MOSES LAKE — You’d be surprised how difficult it is to actually donate something to the United States government.
School bells start ringing next week
OTHELLO — Ah, summer — sunny weather, no homework, kids can do whatever they want — and then school starts, and summer is over.
Back-to-school (supply) bonanza
MOSES LAKE — Six-year-old Kayla Graves was so giddy Tuesday night at the Columbia Basin Elks Lodge that she could barely contain her excitement.
New MLSD superintendent sees challenges ahead
MOSES LAKE — The new superintendent of the Moses Lake School District sees several major challenges facing the district in the upcoming school year.