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‘Footloose’: QHS musical combines high energy with strong emotion
QUINCY — It’s time to kick off those Sunday shoes and pump up the adrenaline. Quincy High School’s production of “…
Two Basin schools win state drill championships
YAKIMA — Two Columbia Basin dance teams brought home titles from the WIAA Dance/Drill State Championships over the weekend.
School resource officers offer human connections at MLSD campuses
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police Department Officer Ray Lopez said the biggest part of the job of a school resource officer – also known as an SRO – is to make c…
Four Columbia Basin teams compete at state dance and drill
YAKIMA — Dance teams from Moses Lake, Quincy, Othello and Royal school districts were among the teams competing in state competition Friday and Saturday at the Yakima Sundome.
Ephrata schools select new assistant superintendent
EPHRATA – Ephrata High School Principal Aaron Cummings has been named the district’s new assistant superintendent, according to a press release from the distri…
Othello student wins $1,000 for Hiawatha art supplies
OTHELLO – Othello resident and fifth-grader at Hiawatha Elementary School Logan Hampton was selected as one of 40 national winners for his popsicle stick art a…
WSU offers help removing diseased cherry trees
PULLMAN — Orcharders with infected fruit trees may qualify for help with the cost of removing them, according to an announcement from the Washington State Univ…
Land use designation process for Moses Lake 12th elementary school still in the works
EPHRATA — Advertising for bids for - and construction of - the 12th elementary school in Moses Lake is on hold while the land sale is still pending. Grant Coun…
Future leaders
EPHRATA — Future Business Leaders of America is the largest career and technical organization in the U.S., said J. Ryan Shannon, a communications teacher and a…
Advancing education: Warden STEM Day connects students with career pros
WARDEN – The Warden School District held its first Post-Secondary Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Day fair Thursday evening in the Warden High…
Washington STEM program brings professionals to Wahluke Junior High
MATTAWA – Several professionals from the Hanford Nuclear Site visited Wahluke Junior High’s eighth-grade science class March 15 as part of the Washington State…
Moses Lake High School drama, speech competitors bring home state awards
MOSES LAKE — Students in the Moses Lake High School speech and drama clubs brought home medals and awards from state competition earlier this month.
Patricia Whitefoot influenced generations of Indigenous students
WHITE SWAN - At home in White Swan, Washington, on the reservation of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Patricia Whitefoot has evidence t…
Jobs, programs at risk as voters to decide on MLSD levy
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District patrons will have the choice to accept or reject a two-year educational programs levy in a special election April 23. I…
BBCC's Ernette named educator of the year
MOSES LAKE – Dawnne Ernette, an instructor with the English department at Big Bend Community College, has been named the Washington Education Association Commu…
Educators connect students with careers
MOSES LAKE — The North Central Educational Service District has stepped up its outreach efforts recently in Grant County, finding ways to bring businesses and …