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…
Inslee announces delay to tighter wedding, funeral restrictions
OLYMPIA — Newly announced restrictions on the size of weddings and funerals will be delayed until Aug. 10, four days later than was previously stated, Gov. Jay Inslee posted on social media Sunday.
Coronavirus: 40 new cases in Othello over three-day stretch
OTHELLO — There were 40 new cases of coronavirus in Othello over a three-day period, according to Adams County Health Department.
Coronavirus: 67 new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 67 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Monday — one on Friday, 21 on Saturday, 28 on Sunday and 17 on Monday — with positive test results from across the county, accor…
Warden High School seniors end unusual year with graduation
WARDEN — Alexys Gibbons’ family went all out decorating the truck for the Warden High School graduation parade Friday night — signs, congratulatory messages wr…
Coronavirus: one death, 24 new cases
MOSES LAKE — A ninth Grant County resident with the coronavirus has died, according to Grant County Health District. The patient was an Ephrata man in his 60s and had underlying conditions that increased his risk f…
Firefighters golf tournament canceled
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Firefighters Golf Tournament has been canceled, according to tournament chair Jason Koziol.
Coronavirus: 33 new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 33 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Friday, with positive test results from across the county, according to Grant County Health District.
Moses Lake School District looks at three options for reopening
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School district is looking at three different plans as ways of restarting school in the fall.
State to require masks be worn more, tighten limits
Washington state will be tightening a number of restrictions on businesses, face masks and certain religious services in the face of a surge of the coronavirus…
Adams County sees first death linked to COVID-19
OTHELLO — An Othello man has died after becoming infected with the coronavirus, the first Adams County resident to die with COVID-19, Adams County Health District stated in a press release.
Ninth COVID-19-linked death in Grant County announced
GRANT COUNTY - The Grant County Health District is reporting the 9th COVID-19 associated death in a Grant County resident.
Northwest Ag demolition derby canceled for 2020
MOSES LAKE — The Northwest Ag Demo Derby, a longtime event at the Grant County Fair, has been canceled for 2020. The Moses Lake Roundup Committee announced the…
Coronavirus: 12 new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 12 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday: seven in Moses Lake and five in the Quincy area, according to Grant County Health District.
Giant ‘thank yous’ to public servants
MOSES LAKE — There probably isn’t an envelope around that would fit the “thank you” card Hannah Fountain created for the area’s public servants and first respo…
Official causes of death: Eight local cases were direct results of virus
GRANT COUNTY — All eight Grant County residents who were sickened by COVID-19 and later died passed away as a direct result of the coronavirus and not circumst…