BBCC's Mohrbacher named president of Centralia College

CENTRALIA — Robert “Bob” Mohrbacher, Big Bend Community College’s (BBCC) vice president of instruction and student services, was recently named the next presid…

BBCC partners with local agencies for substance abuse education

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College (BBCC) will host its 10th annual Community Partnership Against Substance Abuse event May 19 in the college’s Masto Conf…

Pals Club shows off talents

MOSES LAKE — A few Moses Lake High School students walked up to the door of the MLHS theater and tried to get in, but they couldn’t. The theater was already pa…

Moses Lake HS FFA plant sale Friday, Saturday

MOSES LAKE — McKenna Holman put her hands over her eyes and got out of the Moses Lake High School greenhouse. McKenna, an MLHS junior, just couldn’t be in the …

North students enjoy Donuts for Dads

MOSES LAKE — Students and North Elementary were thrilled to welcome their dads and other male role models into their school for the Donuts for Dads event.

Royal superintendent Search placed on administrative leave

Soap Lake School District replacement levy passes

EPHRATA — On its second and final ballot appearance for the year, the Soap Lake School District’s proposed four-year replacement maintenance and operations (M&…

Facility discussions continue at school district open forum

MOSES LAKE — Facility options and bond discussions again highlighted the topics of conversation at the Moses Lake School District’s (MLSD) fifth community foru…

Distinguished Young Women show their stuff

MOSES LAKE — The fire department places a maximum on the number of people who can fit into the Moses Lake High School auditorium, a maximum that was nearly met…

CB Tech celebrates JWG program launch

MOSES LAKE — A group of students and local dignitaries gathered at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech) Friday to witness the initiation and induct…

Child finds live ammunition at North Elementary School

No weapon found and nobody hurt

MLSD chooses Spokane firm for pre-bond services

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has enlisted Spokane-based NAC Architecture for pre-bond planning and support services to help the district explore…

MLSD starts process of developing bond package for 2017

MOSES LAKE — With a prospective bond election date of Feb. 7, 2017, the Moses Lake School District (MLSD) is on the clock for building a bond package to presen…

Bill would help students with teacher certification costs

OLYMPIA — The Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee heard testimony on a bill that would create a program to financially assist teacher certificat…

How the bathroom rule applies to schools

OLYMPIA — All over Washington state, controversy has surrounded two bills that seek to address the transgender bathroom rule. The Human Rights Commission (HRC)…