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Sprucing up downtown
MOSES LAKE — Samatha Underwood said one lesson she’s learned in three years of planting the flower boxes in downtown Moses Lake is that people really are paying attention. “People actually do appreciate this,” she said. “We actually had somebody in a truck roll down the window and yell, ‘Thank you.’”
‘Guaranteed maximum price’ accepted for jail construction
EPHRATA — The maximum cost for building the Grant County Jail and Grant County Sheriff’s Office - just for construction, not equipping it or paying construction fees — will be $131.56 million. The Grant County Commissioners approved an agreement for the “guaranteed maximum price” for construction Tuesday.
Firefighters respond to polyurethane netting fire in Royal City
ROYAL CITY, Wash. – Royal Slope Fire responded to a small polyurethane netting fire on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters waited for the fire to burn down before using water to extinguish it to avoid contaminating runoff water. The fire was out by...
Desert Oasis High School students look to inspire people with their stories
OTHELLO, Wash. - A group of students in Othello, with the help of Wake-Up Nation Founder Isaac Butts, got together to figure out a way to help inspire people by writing a book. The book is called "A Walk in My Shoes".
Small fire scorches land near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — A small fire broke out Monday near Soap Lake but was quickly extinguished, according to a statement from Grant County Fire District 7, which serves the Soap Lake and Coulee City area. Firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the area of Road 19...
Aerobatics coming to Ephrata this weekend
EPHRATA — The International Aerobatic Club Washington Chapter No. 67 begins their slate of activities at the Port of Ephrata this weekend with an aerobatic camp set to begin Saturday and run through the following Saturday. Additional events are scheduled in June with practice days scheduled for June 4-6,...
Moses Lake School District approves layoffs after budget deficit
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The Moses Lake School Board passed a budget resolution on Saturday that could lead to over 100 teachers and staff being laid off. The Reduced Education Program Resolution begins the process to approve budget cuts needed to address the $20 million deficit in the 2024-2025 budget.
Uzbek delegation visits Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — Interest in a longtime Big Bend Community College educational exchange program brought a delegation of business owners and university professors from the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan to campus Tuesday. “The delegation, impressed with Big Bend’s Japanese Agricultural Training Program, made time to stop during their...
MLSD to cut about 100 teachers; further cuts coming
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District will start the next school year with about 100 fewer teachers, according to an MLSD press release. Non-renewal notices are expected to be issued to about 100 provisional teachers, according to the release. A provisional teacher is one who is either in their first three years of teaching in Washington or who has received a low evaluation and meets certain other criteria, according to RCW 28A.405.210.
Ephrata School District hires two new campus leaders
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District officials have announced the selection of Ashlie Miller as the new principal at Ephrata High School. Levi Spencer has been hired as the new assistant principal at Ephrata Middle School. Miller will replace Aaron Cummings, who was hired as the ESD’s assistant superintendent. Currently...
Garden Party highlights new things coming for CBAA
MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Allied Arts Garden Party brought folks together from all over the Basin to further the local arts scene Saturday. The event has so far raised nearly $29,000 and donations are still being accepted to help CBAA meet or exceed its $30,000 goal, Columbia Basin Allied Arts Director Shawn Cardwell said.
STUDIO BASIN: Moses Lake School Board, swatting incident and district playoffs
MOSES LAKE — On this week’s episode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, senior reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Sports Reporter Ian Bivona break down recent headlines in the Columbia Basin Herald, including recent Moses Lake School Board meetings, an officer-involved shooting in Moses Lake, a swatting incident in Ephrata and Boeing firefighters picketing at the Moses Lake facility.
Othello seeks contract mediation with ACFD 5
OTHELLO — The city of Othello is seeking third-party mediation for contract negotiations with Adams County Fire District 5 after giving two-year notice May 8 that the city will be terminating its current contract due to increasing costs. Othello Mayor Shawn Logan said in the May 8 announcement that...
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