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Adams, S. Grant Co. EP&O levy requests being approved
EPHRATA — Educational and operations levy requests in three Grant County are still winning approval by substantial…
Wahluke School District has new special education director
MATTAWA — The Wahluke School District has a new special education director.
Mid-Columbia Libraries add library ecard
OTHELLO — The Mid-Columbia Library has introduced a new online system that allows district patrons to check out ebooks and other material without a library card.
Calls continue for Wahluke board member to resign
MATTAWA — Nine people, including alumni, teachers and one school board member, spoke out against Wahluke School Board member Seth Weeks — and comments he has made on social media — during the community comment port…
Q&A with Georgia Bunch, Othello valedictorian
OTHELLO — On Friday evening, Othello High School senior Georgia Bunch walked across the stage and graduated as the Othello High School Class of 2020 valedictor…
Mercedes-Benz prep baseball finish 2-2 in four-game stretch last week
IDAHO — Mercedes-Benz college prep baseball team finished 2-2 in a four-game stretch last week in Idaho.
New COVID-19 cases reported in Adams County
OTHELLO — Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Othello on Thursday, July 23, along with one new case in Hatton. The new cases bring the total in Adams County to 326 confirmed cases. Also, the first death in …
First Adams County resident dies after being sickened with COVID-19
ADAMS COUNTY — An Othello man has died after becoming infected with the coronavirus, the first Adams County resident to die with COVID-19, Adams County Health District stated in a press release.
Ninth COVID-19-linked death in Grant County announced
GRANT COUNTY — A ninth Grant County resident with the coronavirus has died, according to Grant County Health District.
A happy end to a strange year for Othello High School grads
OTHELLO — It was the kind of unusual graduation ceremony that has become all too common during the pandemic, as around 250 Othello High School graduating senio…
Mattawa City Council talks park impact fees
MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council is close to passing park impact fees that will apply to new residential properties.
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New COVID-19 cases continue to increase
MOSES LAKE/OTHELLO — The number of positive cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in both Grant and Adams counties.
Outdoor graduation ceremony planned for Warden High School
WARDEN — The Warden High School Class of 2020 brings down the curtain on its high school career at 7 p.m. July 24 at the WHS football field.
Royal School District to hold ‘virtual community meeting’ on reopening
ROYAL CITY — Parents of Royal School District students and other district patrons are being invited to an online meeting, tentatively scheduled for July 29, to discuss the district’s options for the 2020-21 school …
Wahluke’s Sentinel Tech: Helping students succeed
MATTAWA — This year Sentinel Tech, the alternative high school in Mattawa, had a 100 percent graduation rate. That is a major accomplishment for a school that has had a low graduation rate in the past.