Education
Strategic Plan Outlines Goals, New Name for North Central Regional Libraries
A new mission, vision statement and a temporary move. North Central Regional Libraries laid out goals and objectives for the next few years in a new strategic plan, while the Wenatchee Public library gets an overhaul. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read More2019 Legislature: Sen. Hawkins on Budgets, Deadlines, Education Levies
12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joins Dan Langager every Tuesday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today Hawkins talks about crunch time for many bills and budgets in the Legislature this week. One proposal would provide hydro-power projects similar benefits as solar and wind power and another would increase…
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Wenatchee River Institute Hires New Executive Director
The Wenatchee River Institute outdoor learning center in Leavenworth named Carolyn Griffin-Bugert as their new Executive Director. From January through March of this year, she acted as the WRI Interim Executive Director.
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NCRL Reads Brings ‘Educated’ Author Tara Westover to Wenatchee High School Tonight
Each year, North Central Regional Libraries choose a book that they invite everyone in North Central Washington to read, then they bring the author of the book to come and speak. This year they chose Tara Westover and her award-winning memoir Educated, covering her transformation from an unschooled, fundamentalist, rural Idaho upbringing to a Cambridge…
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WVC Bachelor of Science in Nursing Taking Applications Until April 15
For full-time working nurses, going to school to complete their Bachelors In Nursing isn’t easy. A program at Wenatchee Valley College is geared at making things easier. Marcus Bellissimo has the details.
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Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council Seeking Input on Social Service Needs
The Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council wants the entire community involved as it determines what social services are needed the most in the two-county region, said their Executive Director Alan Walker. The Community Action Council will hold a public forum from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, at the Wenatchee Community Center, to get input…
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‘Start By Believing Day’ Working to End Cycle of Silence for Sexual Assault Victims
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Victims are often reluctant to share their ordeal with others. Start by Believing provides an opportunity for communities across the country, and around the world, to unify with a single voice for those who have been the victims of sexual violence. Marcus Bellissimo has more.
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Frustrated Community, Tech-College Staff Picket in Olympia Today Over Teacher Salaries, Investment
Staff at community and technical colleges across Washington state are asking lawmakers to invest in their schools and provide living wages. They plan to picket in Olympia today, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreWen. Police Bust Drug House Near High School, Put Schools On Lock-Down During Raid
Police raided a drug house near a couple of schools in Wenatchee, a drug house where the dealing was being done by a juvenile, as Marcus Bellissimo reports. Wenatchee High School and Pioneer Middle School were under a “shelter in place” notice Thursday afternoon at the request of the Wenatchee Police Department. Officers were serving…
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Apple STEM Network: Steering Local Students Down Computer Science ‘Pathways’
Dr. Sue Kane, Executive Director of the Apple STEM Network, swings by the KOHO studios to talk about computer science education in schools across North Central Washington. Kane said they’re working with local schools to train teachers and provide students with pathway options to computer science and other tech jobs.
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Whitman Professor Says Celebrate Environmental Success Stories, While Taking Action Now On Climate Change
It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the threats of climate change, as well as how it’s portrayed in the media, how we talk about it as a society. But one expert in Washington says it’s not all doom and gloom. Whitman College Professor Dr. Frank Dunnivant has a new book out – “Environmental…
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