News Staff A week from today Warden School District students in grades K through 5 will begin returning to the classroom in a hybrid learning model meaning they will be alternating time in-class and distance learning. Wednesdays will be all-distance learning to allow for disinfecting of the district facilities. Grades six through 12 will return to the … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 31 new coronavirus cases on Friday with the total now 3,413. Cases are residents of the Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake and Quincy. 19 people remain hospitalized and there are 24 COVID-19 related deaths. Officials say they are seeing an upward case trend. Adams County officials reported 1 more COVID-19 … Read more
A 78-year-old man from Moses Lake is dead after crashing his motorcycle on Saturday. Police say Edward Wright was on I-90 westbound near Vantage when he crossed from the right to the left lane then went off the roadway. The motorcycle then struck an embankment which ejected Wright who died at the scene. The motorcycle … Read more
A driver involved in a 3-car collision on State Route 281 in Grant County last week died from her injuries. Police say it happened Tuesday near Road 3 NW when a car driven by a Yakima woman which was northbound crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a second car with the third car hitting the … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 36 new coronavirus cases on Thursday with the total now close to 3,400. Cases are residents of the Coulee City area, Ephrata, the Mattawa, area, Moses Lake, Quincy area, and Soap Lake. 15 people remain hospitalized and there are 24 COVID-19 related deaths. Adams County officials reported 3 more … Read more
Ephrata School District Superintendent Tim Payne confirmed that a number of its staff members had or have contracted coronavirus. It’s not clear where these staff members worked or if any were teachers. Payne says those who have been infected have been quarantined and the proper safety protocols to prevent the spread of the illness within … Read more
Coulee City’s former police chief faces charges for collecting unemployment while on leave in 2012 from an on-the-job injury. Prosecutors say Brenda Lynn Cavoretto collected over $67,000 in benefits between 2015 and early 2020 as she worked photographing herself and others as pinup models. The state department of Labor and Industries began their investion into … Read more
Big Bend Community College is continuing distance learning into the winter quarter because according to officials there’s been a recent surge in COVID-19 cases regionally and nationwide. Some courses will continue on campus such as workforce and health education labs with social distancing along with the use of personal protective equipment. Contact tracing protocols will … Read more
Grant County settles a lawsuit with REC Silicon over property taxes the company paid between 2012 and 2015. The $13.5 million settlement calls for REC to pay Grant County $3 million by December 15 and $1.75 million each year for the next six years. The county brought a similar lawsuit in 2013 covering taxes for … Read more
You can kiss $30 car tabs goodbye after the State Supreme Count struck down I-976 which was passed by voters in 2019. The high court ruled the initiative authored by Tim Eyman violated the state Constitution’s requirement that initiatives be limited to a single subject and said its description on the ballot was misleading. 976 … Read more