News Staff The Road 11 fire near Mansfield is at 10,000 acres and is now being managed by the Southeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team. Officials say Level 2 evacuations are ordered for Mansfield and the surrounding areas meaning residents should be ready to leave if notified. The fire is west of State Route 172 but officials … Read more
The Saddle Mountain Fire in Grant County is close to 100% containment and consumed around 8000 acres. The Southeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team reported the acreage count was lowered after better mapping data was obtained. The team is now leaving the scene as they expect the fire to be fully contained within the next … Read more
The Chelan-Douglas Health District reports 7 residents at the Cashmere Care Center tested positive for COVID-19. Officials say all 7 are in isolation and no other staff members have tested positive following the facility-wide testing. Administrator Paul Foltz issued a statement saying the center’s aggressive infection control measures implemented continue to be their top priority. … Read more
Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones is elected to Sheriff At-Large on the executive board of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Executive Director Steve Strachan says Sheriff Jones’ election by his fellow law enforcement leaders reflects his commitment to service and enhancing the profession. The association was founded in 1963 and consists of … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports a seventh person has died from coronavirus-related complications. The individual was a Moses Lake man in his 70s, 28 additional confirmed coronavirus cases were reported on Thursday making the total now 755. The residency for the new cases wasn’t disclosed. In Adams County 29 additional cases were confirmed in … Read more
Congressman Dan Newhouse expressed his thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture Sonny Perdue for adding apple and potato producers to those eligible for payments under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Newhouse said apples and potatoes are two huge economic drivers for Washington state and producers have experienced significant damages. Newhouse and Senator Maria Cantwell led … Read more
The U.S. Small Business Administration released figures on how many jobs were saved as a result of the Paycheck Protection Program which was created as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. In Grant County more than 3,000 jobs were kept with around half of those in Moses Lake and close to 900 in Quincy, Othello … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports 30 additional new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday and removed 4 cases because the patients were from outside the county. The net total case count is now 729. The new cases are residents of Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake, and Warden. 13 patients remain hospitalized. … Read more
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s executive board voted this week to delay the start of the scholastic fall sports season. Fall football season will now start September 5 and all other sports will commence September 7. Schedules are being revised to adjust for the revised start dates. The association announced it will release more details … Read more
Firefighters were busy yesterday dealing with outdoor blazes near Crescent Bar and Wilson Creek. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported crews from Grant County Fire District 3 responded to Crescent Bay and were able to get the fire under control with no requests for evacuations. According to Inland Northwest Fire & News crews from Grant … Read more