News Staff Firefighters have the upper hand on a brush fire near Waterville in Douglas County. It broke out Tuesday in the area of Highway 2 at Milepost 151 and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports all evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted. Over 1,500 acres were consumed. No one was hurt and no buildings … Read more
What started out as a domestic disturbance call in Soap Lake on Tuesday turned into a tense situation where an officer stopped a man from taking his own life. According to Chief Ryan Cox the officer who had joined the department less than 2 weeks after graduating from the academy convinced the man to let … Read more
The Adams County Health Department announced 2 residents of Coventry House Assisted Living in Othello died from coronavirus-related complications. As of Sunday 17 residents and 6 staff members tested positive for COVID-19 and those individuals are now isolated from other residents and staff. Additional testing took place Wednesday and Thursday and health officials say testing … Read more
Quincy Police announce this year’s National Night Out event which normally takes place on first Tuesday in August will not happen this year because of the coronavirus outbreak. Chief Kieth Siebert posted on social media that there were several discussions about holding the event but with the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases it was in … Read more
The State Department of Natural Resources issued a burn ban for all 12 million acres of land under its management statewide. The ban is in effect through Sept. 30 or until the risk of wildfire lessens. Commissioner Hilary Franz says the prolonged hot, dry weather combined with gusty winds prompted the statewide ban and asked … Read more
When school resumes in Othello next month classes will be held online until officials see coronavirus case counts drop significantly. That according to Superintendent Dr. Chris Hurst would be a level below 25 new cases per 100,000 people over a two week period and Hurst says Adams County is a long way from that. Fall … Read more
A brush fire broke out Tuesday near Waterville in Douglas County. It’s in the area of Highway 2 at Milepost 151 and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports a Level 3 Evacuation notice has been issued for 1275 Road 2 NW. No other structures are threatened at this time. Road 2 NW from Highway 2 … Read more
A former Frontier Middle School teacher is charged for using an explicit photo to get a student removed from a sports team. Loni Koziol appeared in Grant County Superior Court on Tuesday where a cyberstalking charge was brought. Koziol was let go by the district after an investigation into the incident. Neither the Grant County … Read more
Coronavirus cases in Adams and Kittitas County are increasing as a result of outbreaks at long term care facilities. 40 new cases were reported in Othello on Monday but officials didn’t say how many of those were tied to an Othello facility as contact tracing is still under way. There have been 12 deaths COVID-19 … Read more
Washington State University officials announce the fall semester will start off with distance learning for all undergraduate courses due to the coronavirus outbreak with extremely limited exceptions for in-person instruction. The original plan was to begin with a mix of online and in-person classes with a transition to all online after Thanksgiving break. One issue … Read more