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Schools receive grants for locally-produced food
OLYMPIA — School districts across Washington that were awarded grants under the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s $3.5 million program to help schools buy locally grown food can apply for reimbursement under the program beginning on Sept. 1, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Agriculture...
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 teaching assistants are also seeking to includes students who work as tutors and graders, collectively known as academic student employees, according to a press release from the United Auto Workers. The group is seeking to be recognized as a new bargaining unit. Washington State University is the only major public research institution on the continental West Coast that doesn’t have a union for student employees, the press release said. The new union would represent about 1,600 members, according to the press release.
MLHS's Redford finishes top 10 at golf match
SUNNYSIDE - The Moses Lake High School girls golf team traveled to Sunnyside on Wednesday in a Big 9 Athletic Conference matchup. Moses Lake went up against Davis, Eisenhower, Wenatchee, Sunnyside l and Eastmont high schools at the Black Rock Creek Golf Course in Sunnyside, a par 72 course.
Vekich appointed to Maritime Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Longshoreman and former Washington legislator Max Vekich has just been sworn in and the newest member of the Federal Maritime Commission, according to a press release from Sen. Maria Cantwell. According to the press release, Vekich in the first maritime commissioner to have served on the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s executive board and is also the first from Washington state. With Vekich’s swearing in, Democrats now hold a majority of seats on the Federal Maritime Commission, the news release said. The commission is responsible for regulating agreements between exporters and shipping companies, according to the press release. The U.S. Senate confirmed Vekich to the post in a 51-43 vote in February, Cantwell’s office said.
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 future to pay costs associated with college or post-secondary training. The current price is $114.01 per unit, and people have until June 25 to buy units at that price and add them to an existing account, according to a press release from WA529. The funds can be used to pay for college tuition, trade school fees and other expenses associated with post-secondary education. They can be used at most four-year universities, technical schools, community colleges or other continuing education institutions around the country.
Two injured in Mattawa area accident
MATTAWA — Two people were transported to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland after the semi one of them was driving ran off the road and rolled off the highway about 12 miles south of Mattawa Thursday morning. Brandi Miller, 27, San Antonio, Texas, was driving south on State Route 243 about 7 a.m. when she ran her truck off the road, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol. She overcorrected and the truck rolled, the memo said. Both Miller and her passenger, Zechariah Tuttle, 37, Springfield, Missouri, were injured. Miller was wearing a seatbelt, but Tuttle was not, the memo said. Miller was charged with driving with the truck’s wheels off the roadway.
USBR to finish Grand Coulee firehouse
GRAND COULEE — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Thursday it has reached an agreement to finish construction of the Grand Coulee Fire Station following two previous contract terminations with construction companies, according to a USBR press release. The 22,000-square-foot station is expected to cost $14.2 million, and should take about 12-18 months to complete once construction begins, the bureau said, noting that a construction schedule has yet to be set...
COVID-19 boosters available for Washington children
OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Health has announced that booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are now available for children 5 to 11 years of age. The DOH is recommending a booster dose of vaccines for children who have received their initial vaccinations...
Job Corps recruiting new students
MOSES LAKE — Administrators of the federal Job Corps program have announced a recruitment drive, soliciting young people to fill open positions at Job Corps locations in Washington, including Moses Lake...
Division Street to close intermittently starting Monday
MOSES LAKE — If your commute takes you along Division Street in Moses Lake, you will be facing some delays caused by construction over the next two weeks, according to an announcement from the city of Moses Lake. City crews have already been busy replacing sewer lines underneath Sixth Avenue, and will move the work on Division Street beginning Monday, April 4. The work is expected to go on for about the next two weeks. The construction work means lanes of traffic will be blocked off and detours posted, the city said in a statement on its website. This project is part of a series of sewer replacements and upgrades that have kept city crews busy in and around the center of town for nearly a month and was budgeted at around $437,000.
I-90 work extended through Friday near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Work on westbound I-90 exits in and near Moses Lake is slightly behind schedule and has been delayed, with exit closures slated for Friday, according to a statement from the Washington Department of Transportation. According to WSDoT, the contractor for the project will close westbound exit 169 at Hiawatha Valley Road and westbound exit 164 at Dodson Road from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Both exits are expected to open to traffic again by Friday evening. Work on the Hiawatha Road exit was originally scheduled for Thursday, but was delayed due to planning issues that put the work on westbound exits between mileposts 164 and 175 days behind. The roadway is being resurfaced near the two affected intersections.
Man airlifted after collision on SR 17
WARDEN — A man was airlifted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after he was injured in a three-car collision about two miles south of Warden Friday evening...
Hit and run near East Wenatchee kills man
WENATCHEE — A Leavenworth man was arrested for felony hit and run following an accident that left an unidentified man dead early Sunday on S.R. 28 between Rock Island and East Wenatchee, according to the Washington State Patrol...
Watershed council meets in person for first time in 2 years
Members of the Moses Lake Watershed Council listen to a presentation from Grant County Health District Environmental Health Manager Stephanie Shopbell (right) during the council’s first in-person meeting in two years. The council, which is comprised of representatives from the City of Moses Lake, the GCHD, the Grant County Conservation District, the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District, the Washington State Department of Ecology, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Grant County Tourism, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and several interested citizens, was established to find ways to improve the quality of the lake water and reduce the number of potentially dangerous blue-green algae blooms that make the lake difficult to use in the summer.
Ephrata man injured in one-vehicle rollover
RITZVILLE — An Ephrata man was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after he rolled his car near Ritzville Tuesday night and was ejected. Ricky Bensch, 59, was driving west on Interstate 90 about five miles west of Ritzville at about 8:15 p.m. when he drifted into the median, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol. Bensch overcorrected and rolled into the north embankment, the memo said. Bensch was transported to East Adams Rural Healthcare in Ritzville, then to Sacred Heart. Greg Riddell, WSP public information officer, said Wednesday afternoon that Bensch was reported to be in stable condition. The cause of the collision is still under investigation, Riddell said.
Othello High School wrestlers named All-Conference
OTHELLO — Four Othello High School girls wrestlers were named to the Central Washington Athletic Conference all-conference team, and two OHS boys wrestlers took first team CWAC honors. The 2021-22 wrestling all-conference teams were announced last week. The Othello boys wrestlers were...
Coronado named CWAC girls basketball coach of year
OTHELLO — Othello High School girls basketball coach Adolfo Coronado was named Central Washington Athletic Conference coach of the year and OHS junior Annalee Coronado was named to the CWAC all-conference team. The all-conference basketball teams were announced last week. Coronado led the Huskies to a third-place finish...
Moses Lake police warn of scam calls
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake police are warning residents of a scam that’s making the rounds in the area. Several local residents have reported receiving phone calls purporting to be from the city, according to a social media post from the MLPD. The caller ID shows as City of Moses Lake 509-764-3701, and the caller reportedly demands money in payment for damages done to a local business...
Chinook season extended in North Fork Nooksack River
NOOKSACK - A section of the North Fork Nooksack River has been opened for hatchery spring Chinook fishing and retention. The action took place yesterday, and continues to June 30, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Sockeye fishing expands on Columbia River
OLYMPIA – Sockeye fishing will open from the Astoria-Megler Bridge on the lower river to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco, and daily limits increase from there to Chief Joseph Dam near Bridgeport on the upper river, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife...