McCleary News

A few miles west of the town of McCleary, Washington where the railroad tracks cross Church Street was the small town of Rayville.

That may be the wisest stand politically, given the electorate's recent distaste for new taxes.

It's the price tag for implementing enhancements to how we pay for public education in Washington, something the state is trying to do because it wants to and because it has to.

An important issue at the heart of the debate on public education in Washington is in the hands of a rather obscure group.

A little more than 60 percent of all money spent in schools goes to paying teachers' salaries and benefits.

About C.C.B.L.E stands for Concerned Citizens for Better Leadership and Education in McCleary.

A motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon when he plowed head-on into an oncoming SUV near McCleary in Grays Harbor County, the Washington State Patrol reported.

McCleary, WA - Employees of Simpson Door had about 3 minutes to get out from under a roof that collapsed yesterday... McCleary, WA - Employees of Simpson Door had about 3 minutes to get out from under a roof that collapsed yesterday under the strain of collecting water.

At yesterday's bill signing ceremony in which the contentiously negotiated supplemental budget became law, Governor Chris Gregoire boldly came out in favor of raising taxes to fund education : " We cannot meet our constitutional mandate on K through 12 and the McCleary case, our moral mandate for early learning and our economic mandate for higher ... (more)