135 Basin students make EWU Dean’s List
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Basin students are proving that Eastern Washington University isn't just about sports and hanging out in downtown Cheney and Spokane - it's about academic excellence. More than 100 Grant and Adams counties students made the Deans List.
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CHENEY — Eastern Washington University has released its Dean’s List for fall quarter 2025, with 135 Columbia Basin students receiving honors. To qualify for the Dean’s List, an undergraduate student must earn 12 quality hours and receive a grade point average of 3.5.
Almira: Terri Bohnet, Emily Hurt
Beverly: Landon Ogles
Ephrata: Olivia Castro, Lexie Diem, Yeidckol Evangelista Hernandez, Landon Evenson, Molly Evenson, Jamie Farias, Magdalena Hernandez, Chloe Ho, Eric Jenn, Krista Jenn, Kyler Kolves, Samantha MacNeil, Zarah Martinez, Chase Moser, Danica Rupard, Galilea Sandoval Vasquez, Beatrice Smith
Lind: Kaylee Monroe
Mattawa: Humberto Barajas, Tony Cruz, Esme Islas Badillo, Marissa Magana, Siera McGinnis, Stephanie Salazar, Alejandro Tapia-Suarez, Yoselin Tlatenchi-Benitez
Moses Lake: Alex Aceves-Reyna, Allison Ausere, Miriam Baeza, Sarai Barahona, Emma Bauer, Colin Beck, Noah Bingham, Madison Bond, Shana Carlile, Edna Castro, Aniston Dana, Alex Demchuk, Cedric Eklund, Ashton Fisk, Jazzlyn Gonzales, San Gonzalez, Alyssa Gross-Wassink, Preston Habowski, Jaimisen Harris, Shelbie Harum, Natalie Holmes, Reina Howard, Madyx Leseman, Bradford Lucas, Sydney Macdonald, Erica Macias, Addi Nighswonger, Adalee Noyes, Kade Pack, Elias Perez, Vanessa Perez, Jamilet Santana Ibanez, Maria Sarmiento, Brooklyn Serrano, River Smith, Dez Strnad, Hayleigh Throneberry, Daniel Villanueva
Othello: Marisol Alcala-Mata, Briana Angeles-Gutierrez, Angel Arevalo, Lucrecia Atanacio-Lopez, Lizeth Basurto, Dannae Cano, Adriel Deleon, Kayla Delint, Miriam Garcia, Jackson Garza, Sophie Garza, Galilea Gonzalez, Liliana Gonzalez, Olivia Gonzalez, Caden Lewis, Elizabeth Maldonado, Favian Martinez Torres, Angel Mejia, Maria Melendez-Torres, Justine Monday, Rubi Mondragon, Cade Rodriguez, Oscar Ruiz, Lydia Ruppert, Anamaria Torres-Perez, Jason Valdez-Garza
Quincy: Melissa Avalos-Ramirez, Traicy Delarosa, Carol Duenas, Dulce Ferreyra, Patrick Frerks, Elizabeth Galicia, Olga Gonzalez Cepeda, Jesus Gutierrez, Fabiola Hernandez-Mendoza, Juliza Herrera, Sarah Maharjan, Brooke Melburn, Robert Tavera Corona, Brenda Uribe
Ritzville: Olivia Balfe, Alison Bartlett, Madison Bartlett, Emilia Klewin, Michael Nichols, Shawn Steinberger
Royal City: Caden Allred, Magdalena Barragan-Lopez, Zayra Carmona, Brian Cedillo, Diana Gonzalez-Castaneda, Gerrit Larson, Santana Luna, Alexis Romero-Orozco, Sinthia Sanchez, Cristian Villalobos, Katley Zuniga-Calderon
Soap Lake: Ellis Anderson, Annette Carpenter
Warden: Josh Estrada, Jannet Hinojosa, Aliza Leinweber, Alyssa Martinez, Maybelle Wilkinson
Washtucna: Cooper Jessop, Myra Miller
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Two injured in crash near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — A two-vehicle collision sent both drivers to the hospital Wednesday near Soap Lake, according to a statement from the Washington State Patrol. A little before 4 p.m., Jose F. Machado Ayala, 42, of Soap Lake, was driving a 2008 Nissan Versa westbound on state Route 28 near the intersection with Road A Northwest when he left the roadway to the right, according to the statement. Machado Ayala overcorrected and entered the eastbound lane, where he collided with a 2016 Dodge Dart driven by Ginger L. Calderon-Goodman, 18, also of Soap Lake.
135 Basin students make EWU Dean’s List
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University has released its Dean’s List for fall quarter 2025, with 135 Columbia Basin students receiving honors. To qualify for the Dean’s List, an undergraduate student must earn 12 quality hours and receive a grade point average of 3.5.
Collision closes SR28/Road A NW
EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office released a statement announcing that SR28 and Road A NW between Soap Lake and Ephrata has been closed temporarily due to an injury collision.