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BBCC hosts health careers workshop for high school students
MOSES LAKE — On May 3, Big Bend Community College hosted Grant County Scrubs Camp — a one-day workshop for high sc…
Truscott set to fill Ephrata School Board seat
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School Board last night selected Matthew Truscott to fill the board’s vacant position. Truscott replaces long-time board member Alan Key,…
Music, visual arts, drama talents on display at Quincy Arts Night
QUINCY — Music, drama, visual arts, even culinary arts were all on display Monday at Quincy High School at the district’s annual Arts Night. Quincy High Sc…
WSU Extension tackles climate awareness
Groups of gardening enthusiasts were huddled around lab tables examining preserved insect specimens, learning the tell-tales signs of invasive pests that a war…
Passion for performance sends CWU Music standout to Italy and beyond
Ever since she was 12, Mac Sherman has been singing her heart out. Starting in middle school, the senior vocal performance major at Central Washington Unive…
MLSD levy election today
MOSES LAKE — Ballots are due today in a special election for a two year levy proposal for the Moses Lake School District. If the levy is approved, property owners would pay $2 per $1,000 of assessed property va…
Warden High to host Vitalant open blood drive April 30
WARDEN – Warden High School will be hosting a blood drive April 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., run by nationwide blood center Vitalant. The drive is open to both st…
McFarland students make Technology Student Assn. nationals, need funding
OTHELLO – Othello students in McFarland Middle School’s Technology Student Association, an ASB club focused on technology skills, qualified for the TSA nationa…
MLSD levy voting closes April 23
MOSES LAKE — Ballots should be returned by Tuesday in a special election that will decide the fate of a two-year educational programs and maintenance levy prop…
Literary youth: Othello and Mattawa to host Day of the Children celebrations
MOSES LAKE — Both Othello Public Library and the city of Mattawa are holding free events this year for El día de los ninos/El día de los libros, otherwise know…
Ephrata schools security officers foster connections
EPHRATA – Mike Crowder and Greg Hutchison are familiar faces at Ephrata High School. The two security officers, both of whom have law enforcement experience, h…
Gwen Jenson of Othello makes the honor roll at SFCC
SPOKANE – Gwen Jenson, of Othello, Washington, has earned a place on the Spokane Falls Community College honor roll for Winter quarter 2024, according to an announcement from SFCC. According to the statement, stude…
Big Bend instructors win state awards
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College math/science division chair Tyler Wallace and Basic Education for Adults Director Jody Bortz will be recognized for the…
WSU professor warns of fire blight antibiotic resistance
MOSES LAKE – Frank Zhao, a professor of plant pathology at Washington State University, spoke at the April 4 Fire Blight Webinar hosted by Michigan State Unive…
Remodeled Ephrata Middle School shown to district patrons at ribbon cutting
EPHRATA — Ephrata Middle School Principal Tina Mullings got help from her predecessors and current students to cut the ribbon - actually a paper chain - on the…
CWU partners with NMPC for medical physics program
ELLENSBURG — Not all physics majors want to pursue a career in research or teaching. Some prefer to use the skills they learn in college to study living system…