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The participants in Wednesday’s teen town hall, from left: Moses Lake City Council Member Jeremy Davis; Columbia Middle School eighth-grader Briza Hernandez; Moses Lake Police Chief David Sands; Frontier Middle School eighth-grader Felicia Rodriguez; Columbia Middle School eighth-grader Kenadee Browning; Columbia Middle School eighth-grader Selina Bailey; Toi Ball, Central Washington Outreach Director for Sen. Patty Murray; Columbia Middle School sixth-grader Sophia Gonzalez; state Sen. Judy Warnick; state Rep. Tom Dent; Grant County Commissioner Kevin Burgess.

The participants in Wednesday’s teen town hall, from left: Moses Lake City Council Member Jeremy Davis; Columbia Middle School eighth-grader Briza Hernandez; Moses Lake Police Chief David Sands; Frontier Middle School eighth-grader Felicia Rodriguez; Columbia Middle School eighth-grader Kenadee Browning; Columbia Middle School eighth-grader Selina Bailey; Toi Ball, Central Washington Outreach Director for Sen. Patty Murray; Columbia Middle School sixth-grader Sophia Gonzale…

April 13, 2026

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Young voices
April 13, 2026 1:20 a.m.

Young voices

Teen town hall tackles mental health, substance abuse with local officials

MOSES LAKE — Five middle school students from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin discussed mental health and substance abuse Wednesday with local officials.