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More than 100 Basin students make WSU honor roll
PULLMAN — One hundred twenty-one students from Grant and Adams counties were named to the President’s Honor Roll a…
SLSD selects superintendent finalist for negotiations
SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake School Board has offered the superintendent position to Kim Casey. The position was left open unexpectedly earlier this year after th…
Ephrata SD buys land for future campus
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School District has purchased just more than 40 acres of land for about $423,000 near the Port of Ephrata for future school construction …
Basin community steps out to help Ukrainians
SOAP LAKE - It all started with a teacher who saw a need. Marni Wilks, a Soap Lake Elementary School teacher had a new kindergarten student a few weeks ago …
Federal internet access aid available
SEATTLE — A new program announced Tuesday by Sen. Patty Murray could help as many as 1.4 million low-income Washington resident afford internet connections and the equipment needed to get online...
Ephrata SD seeks new Parkway principal
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School District announced today that Parkway Intermediate School Principal Dawn Turley will be leaving the district at the end of the sch…
Grants help everyone at Wilson Creek schools be educators
WILSON CREEK — There aren’t a lot of school districts in Washington state where $15,000 will go very far, but Wilson Creek happens to be one of them. “We go…
Community steps out to support Soap Lake students
EPHRATA - The Soap Lake Parents for Kids organization held their sixth annual Boots and Bling Auction on Saturday at the American Legion Post 28 in Ephrata. …
Soap Lake considers superintendent finalists
SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake School Board is considering two candidates for the open position of Soap Lake School District Superintendent. Over the course of t…
WSU academic student employees vote to form union
PULLMAN — Graduate and undergraduate teaching and research assistants at Washington State University are seeking to form a union. In a petition filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission, graduate teac…
Enrollment deadline approaching for WA college savings program
OLYMPIA — The annual enrollment period for people who want to start a 529 education savings plan will end May 31. The Guaranteed Education Tuition plan allows families to buy tuition units that can be used in the …
Wahluke EP&O levy narrowly passing
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District voters are narrowly approving a four-year educational programs and operations levy proposal in unofficial results from the sp…
EHS gets two new basketball coaches
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District announced on April 26 the hiring of two new head coaches.
WSU appionts new Ag dean
PULLMAN — Washington State University announced in a Monday press release that Wendy Powers was named the dean of WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. “Discovery in this college t…
Warden students run for fun
WARDEN — The giant practice field outside Warden Elementary School was full of loud, boisterous and energetic students on Friday — all running like many of the…
Warden SD updates procedures in response to audit findings
WARDEN — The Warden School District is reviewing changes to district accounting and contract procedures following the results of a state audit released in Augu…