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…
Jail restrictions during pandemic frustrate local law enforcement
GRANT COUNTY — Months after the coronavirus pandemic began, law enforcement agencies are still regularly forced to let detained suspects go free due to jail restrictions imposed by state and federal officials.
Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day canceled for 2020
QUINCY — Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day, a longstanding annual celebration in Quincy, has been canceled for 2020.
Coronavirus: 20 new cases, including 8 in Moses Lake
GRANT COUNTY - There were 20 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday, including eight new cases in Moses Lake, eight in the Quincy a…
Coronavirus: 10 new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 10 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in Grant County on Tuesday, with residents in Moses Lake, Ephrata, Soap Lake and Quincy testing positive, according to Grant County Health Di…
Opening a water park has become unexpectedly complicated
MOSES LAKE — It seems like a simple enough question. When does the pool open?
Mattawa restaurant tries to manage COVID-19 restrictions
MATTAWA — Tiddaly Diddalys, a restaurant in Mattawa, tried not to miss a beat when restrictions on business and movement were enacted to help combat the COVID-…
Fate of Grant County livestock show still uncertain
MOSES LAKE — A meeting is scheduled for June 18 between officials of fairs canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and representatives of the governor’s office to look for ways to offer alternatives, a livest…
Coronavirus: Total rises to 337
MOSES LAKE — The total of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Grant County rose to 337 on Monday.
Moses Lake Alzheimer’s facility patient sickened with COVID-19 dies
MOSES LAKE — A patient at Summer Wood Alzheimer’s Special Care Center sickened with the novel coronavirus has died, according to Grant County Health District. …
Adams County declines Phase 3 application
ADAMS COUNTY — Adams County did not apply to move into Phase 3 of reopening its economy Friday due to a higher number of new cases confirmed in the last two weeks, according to officials with the county health depa…
Coronavirus: one death, 18 new cases reported in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — One patient in Grant County sickened with the novel coronavirus has died, Grant County Health District announced Friday. The patient was the fif…
Adams County will not apply for Phase 3 Friday
ADAMS COUNTY — Adams County will not apply to move into Phase 3 of reopening its economy Friday due to a higher number of new cases confirmed in the last two weeks, according to officials with the county health dep…
State superintendent recommends schools reopen in the fall
OLYMPIA — The state schools superintendent is recommending that schools across the state open this fall.
Health district: Grant County will not apply for Phase 3 this weekend
GRANT COUNTY - Grant County will not be applying to move into Phase 3 of reopening its economy this weekend due to a surge in cases of the novel coronavirus in…
Coronavirus temporarily closes popular Moses Lake restaurant
MOSES LAKE — A popular Moses Lake restaurant will close for two weeks after an employee tested positive for coronavirus.