News Staff Moses Lake School District students may be getting an early holiday break if officials move ahead with plans to pause learning due to poor remote learning participation and higher than normal failure rates. Superintendent Josh Meek recommended transitioning the three middle schools and high school to full remote learning through Jan. 11 Several elementary schools … Read more
Grant County adds 65 COVID-19 on Tuesday in Grant County with the total now nearing 5,100. The Grant County Health District reports new cases are in Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake and Warden. Over two dozen are hospitalized which is a new record. Adams County topped 1400 total cases … Read more
The 2020 election results in Washington State are now officially certified. Secretary of Stage Kim Wyman signed off on the returns yesterday with the final ballot tally topping 4.1 million which is a new record. The percentage of voters record set in 2008 remains intact with 2020 coming in at less than a half percent … Read more
The Grant County Sheriff’s office is warning about a phone scam that involves their department. The caller claims to be e Lt. Phil Coats and asks for donations. While Lt. Coats is a real person it is not him who’s soliciting for donations so if you get one of these calls hang up. Law enforcement … Read more
Midway Elementary School in Moses Lake is switching to full remote learning this week due to COVID-19 and an increase in absences. According to the district’s COVID-19 dashboard, two students and one staff member tested positive in the past 14 days. In person learning is to resume next Monday. Preschool will remain open this week. … Read more
All Grant County Superior Court jury trials are suspended through Jan. 11 due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. Presiding Judge David Estudillo said although the court implemented procedures to limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19 during jury trials, there remains significant concern about the potential risks associated with gathering persons for jury selection … Read more
The state launches a coronavirus exposure app in the ongoing effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Washington Exposure Notifications app uses technology created by Apple and Google by employing Bluetooth to detect when someone who downloaded the app has spent time near another app user who later tests positive for the virus. Officials … Read more
The Grant County housing boom continues with the scheduled opening of the Gateway Apartment complex in Moses Lake. The 2-building complex at Patton Blvd. and State Route 17 has one bedroom and two bedroom units with detached covered parking included. Crews broke ground in March and leasing of the units will begin in the middle … Read more
Grant County’s total coronavirus case count passed 5,000 on Monday after 115 new cases were recorded since last Friday. According to the Grant County Health District the cases include residents of Ephrata, Grand Coulee, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake and Warden. 18 people are hospitalized with 36 confirmed COVID-19 related … Read more
The State Department of Corrections takes the staff at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell to taks for its response to a COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year. According to a Seattle Times story a report from the department’s Ombuds found corrections officials were slow, confused and ineffective in their response and were slow to … Read more