News Staff The Grant County Health District reported 11 new coronavirus cases as of Tuesday with the total now 3,108. Cases are residents of Grand Coulee, Mattawa and Moses Lake. 13 people remain hospitalized which is down 5 from Tuesday. Officials say the daily case count and incidence rate over the last 14 days is continuing to … Read more
Grant County’s annual outdoor burn ban will be lifted as of midnight. The burn restrictions passed by county commissioners in 2017 goes into effect every year on June 1 and lasts through Sept. 30. Officials say burning restrictions that are normally in place and imposed by the Washington State Department of Ecology will remain in … Read more
Adams County records its 12th death from coronavirus-related complications. Officials say the man was in his 90s and was at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland when he died Sept. 21 from respiratory failure and a COVID-19 viral infection. Information on the man’s residency was not released. As of Wednesday Adams County has 872 confirmed COVID-19 … Read more
Word is out that French fry maker, McCain Foods, will continue construction on the $300 million expansion of its plant in Othello this month. The Capital Press reports McCain issued a press release saying the 170,000 square-foot plant addition will add a new production line meaning more jobs and more demand on local potato growers. … Read more
Minimum wage workers in Washington will see a a 19-cent-per-hour increase starting Jan. 1, 2021 to $13.69, This increase is the first to not be mandated by I-1422 that was approved in 2016 but instead by inflation. According to the state department of labor. That difference means the increase could affect some salaried employees who … Read more
Fires over northern California are sending smoke northward and forcasters say they will produce hazy skies over Eastern Washington for today and likely for some of the following days. The smoke will mainly be aloft so the Department of Ecology is expecting minor smoke impacts in the valleys but nothing like the levels earlier this … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 10 new coronavirus cases as of Tuesday with the total just over 3,100. Cases are residents of Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City and Warden. 18 people remain hospitalized which is up 2 from Monday. Officials say the daily case count and incidence rate over the last 14 days is … Read more
2 workers at the Moses Lake Domino’s Pizza tested positive for the coronavirus. Management said those employees worked one to two days a week and the first worker went on quarantime 10 days ago with the second testing positiv last Friday. The remaining workers are being tested. The store is closing early at 5:00 p.m. … Read more
Washington State Parks is offering a free day on Saturday, Oct. 10 in observance of World Mental Health Day. The free day is the 10th of 12 free days in 2020, when visitors do not need a Discover Pass for day-use visits by vehicle. The free days do not include overnight stays. This is the … Read more
Moses Lake’s Stratford Road bridge crossing will be completely closed to all traffic between 6:30 PM to 6:30 AM Monday through Friday nights for construction. This work will close Stratford Road between Broadway Avenue and Valley Road. Allow for extra travel time and plan to use an alternate route. From 6:30 a.m. on, Stratford Road … Read more