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Quincy takes next step toward water, sewer upgrades
QUINCY — Design work is beginning on a project to upgrade sewer systems in the city of Quincy. The city’s water system will be getting some upgrades, too, among them a new water tower. Quincy City Council members approved a contract for about $356,300 with HDR Engineering to...
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.
Basin races have mix of challengers, unopposed incumbents
MOSES LAKE — The filing period for the 2024 election closed Friday with a mixed grouping of candidates at the county and state levels. Some will run against multiple challengers while a few incumbents have exclusive spots on the ballot. Grant County. Incumbent Grant County Commissioner Rob Jones will...
Warden High School blood drive sees one of its largest turnouts
WARDEN — Warden High School hosted a Vitalant blood drive April 30 in the blood donation organization’s mobile bus center. Warden District Nurse Janna Benzel said the drive was possibly the district’s biggest yet. “We actually had one of our best turnouts for our blood drive and...
News briefs, May 15, 2024
The Quincy Senior Center serves lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays, no reservation needed, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for dining in or takeout. The center serves dinner Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. – reservations are required for dining in. May 15: Grilled cheese sandwich, carrot raisin salad and...
Desert Aire hosts fire preparedness informational event
DESERT AIRE — Representatives from the Desert Aire Owners Association, the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Grant County PUD, as well as Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and community members from Desert Aire met Wednesday for a fire readiness informational event at the DAOA building. Jake Hardt, a community...
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.
Royal Intermediate School welcomes new principal
ROYAL CITY — Royal Intermediate School will have a new principal next year, according to an announcement from the Royal School District. Karl Edie will take over the reins at RIS in the fall, the RSD wrote. Edie, who is the assistant principal at Walter Strom Middle School in...
Warden School District state audit reports no findings
WARDEN – The Washington State Auditor’s Office audit on Warden School District for the period of Sept. 1, 2022 through Aug. 31, 2023, released Thursday, reported no findings of noncompliance, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the district’s financial statements and federal award uses. The audit report...
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