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Othello School Board to consider capital levy request
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board will consider a recommendation at its Oct. 28 meeting about a possible capital …
School closures aim to keep kids safe
MOSES LAKE — It was something of a joke at Thursday evening’s meeting of the Moses Lake School Board, that because of the school days lost so far that district officials would have to find a way to merge graduation…
Site selected for proposed second high school
MOSES LAKE — Patrons of the Moses Lake School District will be asked to approve or reject a $135.3 million construction bond in a special election Feb. 14. If …
New elementary school would follow set pattern
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District patrons will decide the fate of a $135.3 million construction bond in a special election Feb. 14. If approved the money…
Owen returns to Larson Heights School
MOSES LAKE — The students at Larson Heights Elementary had hoped to go outdoors to celebrate.
Wenatchee Valley College honor rolls
WENATCHEE — The following Basin students have been named to Wenatchee Valley College’s fall quarter 2016 President’s List for earning a grade point average of 4.00 in 12 or more college-level graded credits:
Living and learning: A look back at schools in 2016
MOSES LAKE — Voters in the Moses Lake School District will be given the chance on Feb. 14 — the third since 2012 — to approve a $135 million bond measure to build a second high school, and 11th elementary school, a…
Othello School Board talks sports complex
OTHELLO — Whether or not to ask voters to approve a separate levy for a new sports complex was the subject of discussion at the regular meeting of the Othello …
Chief Moses students donate to food bank
MOSES LAKE — Students from Chief Moses Middle School collected so much food for the Moses Lake Food Bank they had to deliver it in a school bus. The students c…
MLHS aiming for Air Force JROTC
MOSES LAKE — If everything goes right, Moses Lake High School (MLHS) will have an Air Force Junior ROTC program in place by the fall of 2018.
District begins planning for 2 high schools
MOSES LAKE — Teachers and administrators with the Moses Lake School District have begun planning for a second high school should voters approve the $135 millio…
School construction underway in Quincy
QUINCY — They’ve started excavating at George Elementary, the first step in a two-year construction project that will mean huge changes for Quincy schools.
Ephrata High School teachers clash at karaoke
EPHRATA — In the end it could be said that Ephrata High School teachers Don Hendrixson and Dave Temple tied in the Great Karaoke Battle of 2016. The teacher si…
Board appoints Meek new schools chief
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of Joshua Meek as the district’s new superintendent, following the re…
Design for Big Bend building still under discussion
MOSES LAKE — Architects are still working on design options for the new professional-technical program building at Big Bend Community College.
Bid awarded for Othello football field repairs
OTHELLO — Othello School Board members have awarded a $129,007 contract to Desert Sun Landscaping of Moses Lake to rehabilitate the Othello High School football field.