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Three returning Ephrata School Board members sworn in
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District Superintendent Ken Murray swore in three of five school board members Monday nig…
Moses Lake TCC to participate in free backpack giveaway
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake branch of mobile phone retailer TCC will participate in the nationwide 11th Annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway Sunday from 1 to …
Cardwell retires from Ephrata Schools
EPHRATA – Frank Cardwell retired in late June from the Ephrata School District after 42 years of service to the community’s students.
Waterworks in development near Columbia Ridge
EPHRATA - Crews with construction equipment could be seen earlier this week near the newly-remodeled Columbia Ridge Elementary. The Ephrata School District and…
Ephrata schools announce new hours, start dates
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School District has announced the first day of school for each of its campuses as well as new hours for those campuses...
Bonds form the basis of CWU sculptor’s work
ELLENSBURG - Every artist can point to an inspiration behind their work. For Kate Im, it’s the power of human connections. The CWU Art + Design professor’s …
Japanese beetle could spread across WA in 20 years
PULLMAN — Without intervention, the colorful but devastating Japanese beetle could make its way across the evergreen state within two decades, according to a s…
“We’ll all be under one roof”
ELLENSBURG – Built in 1959, Nicholson Pavilion at Central Washington University began going under renovation in the fall of 2021. When the fall quarter rolls a…
CWU recognized
PORTLAND, Ore. – For the third straight year Central Washington University has won the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s Academic All-Sports title, the con…
CWU anthroplogy grad looks to bring Indigenous perspective to her profession
ELLENSBURG - When Raelynne Crow arrived at CWU, she had no idea she would be interested in anthropology, let alone that the university even had a program...
WSU student participates in research projects in Kenya
PULLMAN - This summer, Washington State University student Darya Maysam is joining research projects on antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease surveillan…
Basin students make EWU Dean's List
COLUMBIA BASIN – Students from 14 cities in the Columbia Basin were placed on Eastern Washington University’s 2023 Spring Dean List, according to the universit…
'Fingers are flying'
MOSES LAKE — There’s a different sound coming out of the classrooms at Moses Lake Christian Academy this week, where the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Associati…
CWU students pursue success in apparel, textiles and merchandising
ELLENSBURG - Each year, the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) hosts the Apparel, Textiles and Design Juried Showcase to recognize excellence in the field through a double-blind, peer-revi…
Tribal youth aid pollinators with WSU Extension-improved seed bombs
PULLMAN - Two summers ago, prairies burned as towns on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation filled with smoke from the 54-square-mile Chuweah Cr…
WSU veterinarians help dog walk again
PULLMAN - He still has a slight wobble in his back legs that his owner Tony McBride says makes him, at times, look like a “drunken sailor.” But Noodles, a 7…