New superintendents take helm at Basin districts
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 2 months AGO
Superintendents, from left to right, Kelley Boyd, Nik Bergman, Kim Casey and Monty Sabin are all leading their first year in Columbia Basin school districts. Boyd is taking on the Coulee-Hartline School District, Bergman the top seat in Quincy schools, Casey the Soap Lake School District and Sabin the Moses Lake School District.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — Four of the 13 superintendents taking over new jobs in the North Central Education Service District will be working at schools in Grant County. The NCESD has 29 schools in Grant, Okanogan, Douglas and Chelan counties.
The 2022-23 school year will be the first full year for Quincy School District superintendent Nik Bergman; Bergman was hired in January as the district’s interim superintendent. He is an 18-year veteran of the district and was the assistant superintendent before taking the superintendent’s job.
Monty Sabin takes over the job as the Moses Lake School District superintendent. Previously Sabin was the assistant superintendent in the North Thurston School District.
Kim Casey was hired as the new superintendent for the Soap Lake School District. Casey was the principal at Grandview High School prior to getting the Soap Lake job.
Kelley Boyd is the new superintendent for the Coulee-Hartline School District. She was the principal at Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School before being hired as superintendent.
New superintendents also are taking over in Brewster, Eastmont, Entiat, Chelan, Mansfield, Okanogan, Orondo, Tonasket and Wenatchee.
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.