COVID-19 NEWS
Keep up with all the fast-moving novel coronavirus news, particularly as it impacts the Columbia Basin.
COVID-19 update
RITZVILLE — Adams County Health Department administrators have reported another death related to COVID-19, raising…
Adams County reports 18 COVID-19 cases
Eighteen new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Othello, and two new cases were confirmed in Ritzville on Friday.
Coronavirus: 32 new cases reported in Grant County
Grant County Health District officials announced that 32 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the county Friday.
Moses Lake Chamber accepting grant applications
MOSES LAKE — Businesses and community organizations in Moses Lake will have another chance to apply for grants to help cover losses due to COVID-19 related closures.
ACH coach discusses delayed season
Brandon Walsh, head football coach and athletic director at Almira Coulee-Hartline High School, said he's just working on getting set up for virtual learning t…
Additional CARES Act funding to be awarded to local governments
Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced nearly $190 million will be awarded from the state’s federal stimulus funding to local governments that did not receive direct distributions under the CARES Act, including around …
A new test in town: Confluence Health provides some patients with rapid COVID-19 tests
MOSES LAKE — Confluence Health clinics, in Moses Lake and elsewhere in the state, have begun providing a less-intrusive type of coronavirus test that produces …
Coronavirus: Early signs of deceleration
GRANT COUNTY — There were 43 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday, including 16 cases in Royal City, nine in Moses Lake, eight in the Quincy area, four in the Mattawa area, three in Ep…
Two deaths linked to coronavirus in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY — The Adams County Health Department reported two more deaths in the county as a result of complications from COVID-19.
Two More Adams County Covid Deaths
ADAMS COUNTY — The Adams County Health Department is reporting two more deaths in the county as a result of complications from COVID-19.
Nurse helps in a different way: masks for kids
MOSES LAKE — April Knigge isn’t able to a lot of nursing right now. So she is making face coverings for kids.
Youth mental health also a key concern amid the pandemic
As discussions rage over the best ways to protect the physical health of students returning to school amid a global pandemic, many also worry about the effect that the coronavirus had had and will continue to have …
Coronavirus: 26 new cases in Grant County
There were 26 new cases of the coronavirus confirmed in Grant County Tuesday, bringing the total cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,385.
Othello teacher tests positive for coronavirus
OTHELLO — A teacher at Scootney Springs Elementary has tested positive for the coronavirus, and a second Scootney Springs teacher is displaying COVID-19 symptoms. Both are under quarantine, and so are seven other S…
State agency adjusts its work during pandemic, as school returns
MOSES LAKE — As families prepare for students returning to school this fall under unprecedented conditions, the Washington State Department of Children, Youth,…
Families line up for Mobile Market in Quincy
Volunteers from Army and Air Force National Guard directed the line of traffic backed all the way out to First Avenue Southwest in Quincy on Monday afternoon f…