News Staff More than 160 confirmed coronavirus cases were reported Monday by the Grant County Health District. They are residents of Coulee City, Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake and Warden. 21 people are hospitalized which is 2 more than Friday. There remains 65 people who’ve died from COVID-19 related symptoms but … Read more
Big Bend Community College went into lockdown on Monday as the search was on for a robbery suspect. Police say the unidentified man held up Airport Grocery on Patton Boulevard and he was wearing a blue jacket, pajama pants and a Seahawks hat or beanie. The search included areas of the Larson Housing Community. If … Read more
Moses Lake businesses are being warned about a scam e-mail demanding repayment of federal government coronavirus relief money. According to the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce the scammers claim to be attorneys with the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department and the the assistance money granted from the CARES Act was not intended for that … Read more
Nealy 60 additional COVID-19 cases were reported Friday by the Grant County Health District pushing the total case count to nearly 5,800. Cases are residents of Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, Quincy, Warden and Wilson Creek. 19 county residents are hospitalized and 65 people have died from COVID-19 complications with 12 pending death certificate review. Adams … Read more
Othello Police issue a warning about leaving cars unattended while warming them up. The state has an unattended vehicle law that calls for fines at a minimum and other sanctions should the vehicle cause damage. The department says they know new vehicles have report start capability and those will not be cited as long as … Read more
The Grant County Health District is reporting 11 additional confirmed COVID-19 associated deaths as of Thursday with all but 1 associated with Long Term Care Facilities outbreaks first reported on November 20th. There are now 65 confirmed deaths. Close to 100 new COVID-19 cases were added Thursday and those individuals were from Coulee City, Ephrata, … Read more
New Hope/Kids Hope in Moses lake is partnering with Columbia Basin Foundation for assistance with fundraising. New Hope/Kids Hope offers services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, victims of crime and child abuse. Thanks to the Foundation New Hope/Kids Hope received $40,000 in funding and donations for their new therapy dog, Valor. The two … Read more
The suspect in the Spokane Democratic Headquarters bomb threat earlier this week is a 45 year old Grand Coulee man. Police say Peter Yeager didn’t have a real bomb in his backpack when he delivered a manifesto to employees but it did contain flammable materials that were used to start a fire in the building. … Read more
By this time next year more than 4 in 10 Washington State restaurants will be permanently closed. That’s according to the Washington Hospitality Association which reports more than 2,000 restaurants have closed since the start of COVID-19. 25 of those are in Grant County while 6 have closed in Adams County. Most of those are … Read more
Over 4 dozen Grant County coronavirus cases are now linked to a Ritzville wedding on Nov. 7 that officials are now calling a “super-spreader” event. That includes 2 workers at Lake Ridge Center in Moses Lake where 15 residents have died from COVID-19 related complications. Nearly a dozen cases were tied to Moses Lake School … Read more