The State Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that nearly two dozen fishing and land use violation citations were issued last month in Grant, Chelan, and Douglas counties following Governor Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home executive order. 16 of those infractions were subject to a $150 fine. Officials did not disclose the location of the violations and … Read more
Fraudulent unemployment claims continue to mount in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and officials at Big Bend Community College are asking staff to be vigilant in safeguarding their personal information after the school received 20 fake claims. Officials say all affected employees have been notified of the false claims. Tthe Moses Lake School District … Read more
Governor Jay Inslee orders a state hiring freeze effective Monday along with stopping all personal service contracts and purchasing for departments in his control. Inslee says the freeze is necessary because of an impending budget shortfall due to the coronavirus outberak. Exceptions will be granted for hiring in critical areas or purchases needed for essential … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported no additional confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday and two cases from Quincy on Tuesday. There has been 188 positive cases with 76 recoveries and 3 deaths. Just over 100 tests are pending results. Health District officials say they have performed contract tracing even before the COVID-19 outbreak for individuals … Read more
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office will be accepting appointments for fingerprinting related to background checks and new Concealed Pistol Licenses starting Monday, May 18. Appointments will be scheduled every twenty minutes, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 pm Mon-Fri. Citizens entering the Sheriff’s Office will be required to wear a mask and use … Read more
Nonprofit organizations in Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan Counties will share in $22,000 awarded by the Community Foundation of North Central Washington. The 8 organizations include food banks in Entiat and Tonasket along with arts and entertainment groups. This is the third round of funding from the Helping Hands Grant which is funded by Microsoft, MJ … Read more
A no-cost webinar on healthcare costs and retirement takes place today thanks to the Moses lake Parks and Recreation Department. It’s being presented by Edward Jones financial adviser James Shank and begins at 5:25 p.m. Shank will cover steps investors should take to prepare for health care costs, including Medicare and long-term care costs, to … Read more
The Moses Lake City Council is asked to consider allocating land in Longview Tracks to construct a homeless camp site. A request for proposals was opened from contractors interested in partnering with the city to manage the camp and city staff asked the council to approve one of those proposals. The camp is being paid … Read more
The driver charged for fleeing the scene of a Desert Aire crash takes a plea deal. Prosecutors say Vivian Duarte took an Alford plea to vehicular assault and felony hit-and-run in connection with the June 2019 crash which critically injured a passenger. An Alford plea means Duarte doesn’t admit to committing the crimes but believes … Read more
Governor Jay Inslee announced a force of more than 1,300 contact tracers is ready to work with area health departments once a case of coronavirus is confirmed. The majority are state or local health professionals with hundreds of National Guard members and Department of Licensing personnel also being deployed. Inslee says the goal is to … Read more