OTHELLO — Othello School District patrons will be asked to approve or reject a three-year “educational programs and operations levy” in a special election in February.
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OTHELLO — Othello School Board members will hold a special meeting to discuss options for a proposed “educational programs and operations” levy. Board members tabled a discussion on the proposal during the regular Nov. 25 meeting. That, said board vice-chair Mike Garza, will allow all five board members to take …
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MOSES LAKE — The agriculture program at Big Bend Community College will have an additional $2,000 for equipment for its brand-new plant and soil science lab. The “rural community grant” was awarded to the program by Northwest Farm Credit Services.
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OTHELLO — While a construction bond proposal was rejected in February, the conversation still continues about addressing facility needs in the Othello School District.
OTHELLO — Othello School Board members will hold a workshop at 6 p.m. Jan. 7 to discuss the recommendations of a committee tasked with reviewing facility needs in the Othello School District.
OTHELLO — Othello School District voters will be asked to accept or reject a proposal to change the director districts on the Othello School Board at a special election in February.
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OTHELLO — The maintenance and operations levy, and how much it will cost property owners in 2019, was a topic of discussion at the Othello School Board meeting Oct. 12.
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ROYAL CITY — Royal School District patrons may be asked to accept or reject a $16.58 million construction bond proposal in a special election Feb. 12. The bond resolution will be considered by the Royal School Board at its meeting Monday.
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RITZVILLE — Janis Rountree has been named the business development and marketing coordinator for the Adams County Economic Development Council. The job’s primary focus, Rountree said, includes working to bring new business to Adams County and supporting businesses that are already here. It’s also important to promote opportunity for workers, …
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OTHELLO — Members of a committee asked to recommend options to meet facility needs in the Othello School District are asking for help in the form of a facilitator.
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OTHELLO — Students at Desert Oasis High School were looking for a project, something that would benefit the community and teach some lessons at the same time. The results of that project will be installed around Othello before the end of the school year.
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OTHELLO — The Othello community garden got a new shed to help store the paraphernalia that goes along with gardening, but it looked a little plain. Pretty darn plain in fact, so the people running the garden decided to ask the students in McFarland Middle School art classes to spruce …
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OTHELLO — A committee asked to identify facility needs in the Othello School District will continue to livestream its meetings, and the meetings will be open to the public. But it will not be considered subject to the provisions of the state’s Open Public Meetings Act. That was the outcome …
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MATTAWA — The Mattawa Community Medical Clinic’s use of interest-bearing warrants prompted expressions of concern from the Washington Auditor’s Office during the audit of the clinic’s 2017 finances. Interest-bearing warrants can be issued by junior taxing districts - like the clinic, which is Grant County Hospital District No. 5 - …
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MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Museum & Art Center officials have extended the deadline for submissions to the upcoming update of one of the museum's most popular exhibits. The new deadline for “Reheated: Baked, Mashed or Fried” is Oct. 6. The museum is located at 401 S. Balsam St.
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MOSES LAKE — Dance, classic country, Celtic holiday music and a Columbia Basin talent show will be among the performances presented by Columbia Basin Allied Arts for the 2018-19 season. Columbia Basin Allied Arts turned 40 in June, and will be presenting its 41st season of performance. The organization sponsors …
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OTHELLO — There’s a meteorological date for the end of summer - which in 2018 is Sept. 20 - and the date summer really ends, which is the opening of school. And after a week or so, school seems to be going OK in the Othello School District. District superintendent …
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WARDEN — Warden School District teachers will make a minimum of $45,166 for the 2018-19 school year, under the terms of a three-year contract approved by Warden Education Association members and the district. The two sides reached tentative agreement June 28, and the contract was ratified by the Warden School …
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EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners will approve, reject or send back for more work a proposal for a new “emerging industries” rate class at the Aug. 28 commission meeting. Opponents and proponents of the new Class 17 had something to say about the proposal at the commission’s Aug, 14 …
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OTHELLO — Othello School District patrons are being invited to join a committee to look at the facility needs of the district and make recommendations how to address them. District superintendent Chris Hurst said a plan to convert the district’s elementary schools to kindergarten through eighth grade will be suspended …
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OTHELLO — The Othello School Board will form a community committee to study the district’s facilities and make recommendations to accommodate future needs, possibly including a new construction bond. That followed the release of a draft analysis that estimated it would take about $32.6 million to convert the district’s four …
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MOSES LAKE — In any war, real or metaphorical, somebody gets caught in the crossfire. And in the 2018 trade wars, that could include Washington agricultural exports. Like hay.
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YAKIMA — The 2018 Washington apple crop is projected to clock in at about 131 million boxes of fresh-packed fruit, according to the estimate released Tuesday by the Washington State Tree Fruit Association.
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ROYAL SLOPE — Cherry season 2018 is winding down; it looks like a big crop and a good quality crop – but while that’s important it’s not the most important thing about cherries right now.
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OTHELLO — Othello School Board members will review recommendations for changes to district facilities, and eventually district patrons will get a look at those recommendations also.
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MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake physician has agreed to give up his license to practice medicine. Physician David Earl agreed to surrender his license July 17, and has 10 days to transfer his patients to other doctors and close his practice, according to a press release from the Washington …
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MATTAWA — Volunteers packed and distributed more than 9,200 pounds of fresh and frozen food to families in Mattawa during a one-day food bank sponsored by Microsoft and Second Harvest.
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MOSES LAKE — Opioid medications and abuse, and what Samaritan Healthcare is doing to reduce the chances for abuse, was the subject of discussion at the regular hospital district commission meeting Tuesday.
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OTHELLO — The Othello Community Museum will open the 2018 season with an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the museum, at the intersection of Third Avenue and Larch Street.
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OTHELLO — Portable classrooms, tennis courts and a survey where district patrons can give their opinions of the Othello School Board and the job its members are doing were the topics of discussion at the regular board meeting Monday.
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OTHELLO — An effort is underway in Othello to start a new non-profit organization that would help kids and families prepare for school, and what comes after graduation.
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OTHELLO — Othello School District patrons are being invited to a series of community meetings to determine what might be in a possible construction bond proposal.
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OTHELLO — Participants on a community committee recommended the Othello School District go ahead with a study of a possible capital levy. A capital levy would be offered to voters at a date to be determined if the Othello School Board decides to proceed. The committee presented its report at …
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OTHELLO — Othello High School has a new principal, Desert Oasis High School has a new-old principal, and Wahitis Elementary has a new interim principal. Those changes, occurring at the end of the first semester last week, prompted some questions from the high school representatives to the Othello School Board.
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OTHELLO — Whether or not to ask voters to approve a separate levy for a new sports complex was the subject of discussion at the regular meeting of the Othello School Board Wednesday.
OTHELLO — Traffic, traffic flow and pedestrian safety, especially for elementary students, were the subjects of a lengthy discussion at the Othello School Board meeting Monday.
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board has approved an agreement to purchase 81.14 acres of land along 14th Street and Lee Road. The district will pay $2.4 million to the current owner, Terra Gold Farms. The draft agreement was approved during the regular board meeting Monday. The land is located …
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OTHELLO — Former Othello High School wrestling coach Mike Williams and district psychologist Jenny Marsh were recognized by the Othello School Board during the regular board meeting Monday.
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OTHELLO — The Othello School Board is scheduled to review a draft purchase and sale agreement for 78 acres of property along Lee Road at its Oct. 10 meeting.
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