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MLSD, MLEA address school day, finances during final meeting of 2025
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District Board of Directors held its final meeting of 2025 Thursday. During the…
Wahluke SD capital levy going back to voters
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District voters will consider a request for a four-year capital improvements levy in a special election Feb. 13.
CWU priorities included in governor’s 2024 supplemental budget proposals
ELLENSBURG – The Office of Governor Jay Inslee released its Supplemental Operating and Capital Budget proposals for the 2024 fiscal year on Wednesday, includin…
Ephrata schools approve defeasement
EPHRATA – According to an announcement from the Ephrata School District, the Ephrata School Board unanimously approved alterations to the district’s 2018 schoo…
Book donation project ends in a kiss for a pig
MOSES LAKE — Usually the monthly assembly at Midway Elementary School holds the children’s attention, what with awards being handed out and things. But the stu…
Lind-Ritzville academics shift successful so far, districts stable
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools, a joint school district consisting of both the Ritzville and Lind school districts, is doing well, with a shift…
Ephrata schools defeasing bonds due to inflation
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District is moving forward with the process to defease a nearly $28 million bond approved by voters in 2019, said Superintendent T…
A vehicle for learning: CB Tech gets fire engine for fire science class courtesy of MLFD
MOSES LAKE — There’s a tradition in the fire service when a new piece of apparatus is added to the fleet, and students at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Cente…
RIS bazaar showcases crafts from students and others
ROYAL CITY — Earrings, slime, T-shirts and tamales were just a few of the things on offer at the holiday bazaar at Royal Intermediate School Wednesday.
Royal music students strike holiday note
ROYAL CITY — Holiday music both traditional and contemporary was in the air as the Royal Middle School and Royal High School bands and choir performed Wednesda…
Ephrata schools celebrating holiday season this week
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District is celebrating the holidays with their traditional lineup of winter performances.
Othello SD doing well, planning for the future
OTHELLO – The Othello School District is in a stable position both financially and for its enrollment numbers, but that doesn’t mean OSD officials will stop pu…
Rural Community Leadership program going strong
OTHELLO – Othello’s Rural Community Leadership Program, a program under the Elevate Othello umbrella, had its third session and second in-person session Novemb…
Exposure to soft robots decreases fears about working with them
VANCOUVER — Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people’s anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them. …
Ephrata schools receive grants
EPHRATA – Local schools have earned multiple grants for equipment that will help ensure students have access to skills training and academic success programs, …
Ephrata board honors outgoing director
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District Board of Directors honored longtime board member Bill Correll at Monday’s regular district meeting, according to informat…