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Mattawa Winter Festival includes crafts, cocoa and ugly sweaters
MATTAWA — Mattawa’s annual Winter Festival will take place Wednesday. “The goal is to bring families together t…
Wahluke student arrested after alleged threats against teacher
MATTAWA — A Wahluke School District middle-schooler was taken into custody on Monday after the student allegedly posted an online threat against a teacher, acc…
Tactical response team to tour Ephrata High School
EPHRATA — The Moses Lake Regional Tactical Response Team will tour Ephrata High School on Wednesday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. as part of the team’s ongoing…
CWU student media takes home regional awards
ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University’s student journalists rose to the top of Region 10 again this year in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) …
MLSD funding reduction should not result in layoffs
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District shouldn’t have to lay off any staff as a result of changes in the funding Moses Lake receives from the state, at le…
Spokane Community College announces Basin honors students
SPOKANE — Sixteen students from the Columbia Basin were named to the honor roll at Spokane Community College for winter quarter 2023, which ended in March, acc…
WA expands free school lunch program
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee this week signed into a law a measure that will expand free school lunches to all students in kindergarten through fourth grade in di…
Central Theatre Ensemble to present 'Into the Woods' beginning Friday
ELLENSBURG — The Central Theatre Ensemble will be presenting its spring 2023 musical “Into the Woods”, beginning Friday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. in McConnell Auditorium on the CWU campus...
Quincy HS soloists to 'Sing' for the community
QUINCY — Students in the Quincy High School choral department will show their skills in a pair of outdoor concerts at 7 p.m. tonight and Friday at the Quincy V…
Spokane Falls Community College announces Basin scholars
SPOKANE — Seven Basin students have been named to the winter quarter 2023 honor roll at Spokane Falls Community College, according to a statement from the school. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or …
ML’s Sandhop receives Gareth Giles Award
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Athletic Director Loren Sandhop was named a recipient of the Gareth Giles Award, an annual award given to a member of the Washington In…
Copenhaver prepares to take over at RMS
ROYAL CITY — Royal Middle School is getting a new principal. Jerrod Copenhaver, who has been teaching fifth grade at Royal Intermediate School since 2014, h…
Knight softball earns WIAA Team of the Month honors
ROYAL CITY – The Royal softball team is in the middle of a successful season, and players are now being honored for their product on the field and the work don…
School board seats open in all Grant Co. districts
EPHRATA — School board positions in all local districts will be open in the November general election. Filing week for all positions opens May 15 and continues…
Back to the cellar
MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin will rally around education once again this month, as the Big Bend Community College Foundation holds its annual Cellarbration!…
Moses Lake piano student honored for original composition
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake High School senior was honored recently for an original piano composition. Dariya Karnafel, 17, took second place in the Washingto…