COVID-19 NEWS
Keep up with all the fast-moving novel coronavirus news, particularly as it impacts the Columbia Basin.
Smoky skies give way over the weekend to Cars Under The Stars
After two consecutive viewings were rescheduled due to oppressive wildfire smoke, the Grant County Fairgrounds’ ...
Coronavirus: New cases in Grant, Adams counties
There were 67 cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County over the weekend.
1,500 rally in Moses Lake Sand Dunes for annual Bounty Hole
Around 1,500 people from across the region rallied to the Moses Lake Sand Dunes Saturday for the local off-road vehicle group’s largest event of the year, ac...
Health officials perform nearly 800 coronavirus tests during weekend events
Nearly 800 Grant County residents were tested for the coronavirus at mass testing events hosted by the Grant County Health District over the weekend, part of an effort to get a better understanding of the true pr...
First day of school starts with questionnaire
MOSES LAKE — The first day of school for 2020-21 at Frontier Middle School started with waiting in line.
Northwest Berkley Big Bass Tournament canceled
Northwest Berkley Big Bass Tournament on Oct. 3 at MarDon Resort on Potholes Reservoir has been cancelled this year after being postponed already this May. Marilyn Meseberg, an owner at MarDon Resort, said there ...
Coronavirus: Eleventh Adams County coronavirus-linked death reported
An Adams County resident has died due to complications from the coronavirus, the 11th thus far, Adams County Health Department officials announced Thursday.
Thursday COVID-19 test event in Moses Lake canceled, later events still on
Due to poor air quality, a free COVID-19 testing event planned for Moses Lake Thursday has been canceled, the Grant County Health District said in a statement.
Eighteenth coronavirus-linked death reported in Grant County
An eighteenth Grant County resident has died due to complications as a direct result of the coronavirus, the Grant County Health District reported in a Tuesday evening press release.
Coronavirus: 14 new cases in Grant County
There were 14 cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Tuesday.
Ritzville woman uses time away from college to start business
RITZVILLE — When the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this year, 20-year-old Peyton Curtis, an animal studies student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, really did...
Coronavirus: New cases reported over weekend
There were 97 cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County over the weekend, including new cases in nearly every community in central and southern Grant County, according to the Grant County Health District.
Adams County reports case numbers
In Adams County, 33 new positive test results for coronavirus were confirmed over the weekend and into Monday.
Library system to expand curbside pickup hours
MOSES LAKE — Libraries in the NCW Library system will be expanding the hours they are open for curbside pickup, beginning today.
Moses Lake Alzheimer's walk postponed
The 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Moses Lake has been rescheduled to Sept. 27.