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Inslee signs bipartisan bill to support business and workers
-Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today signed legislation providing relief for businesses and workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. SB...
Feb 8, 20214 min read
Big Bend Community College to stay remote for spring quarter amidst COVID-19 cases
- Moses Lake North, WA Big Bend Community College has announced that their spring quarter will be held remotely. The announcement was...
Feb 4, 20212 min read
Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission
- AP NEWS AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shows a hint that it may reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three...
Feb 3, 20214 min read
State health department warns of cutting vaccine doses to hospitals not following strict guidelines
- Seattle WA AP Authorities in Washington state are warning hospitals and other facilities giving coronavirus vaccinations not to give...
Feb 1, 20211 min read
North Central Region not advancing to Phase 2 on Monday / Update on Grant Co. Vaccine distribution
- Moses Lake, WA Today Governor Jay Inslee held a press conference to announce two regions will be moving into phase 2 of Washington's...
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Inslee announces metric changes to Healthy Washington's plans to reopen the state
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced several changes to the state’s Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recovery. The governor first...
Jan 28, 20212 min read
One year into the pandemic, Grant County has surpassed 100 deaths/ city's response to press update
- Moses Lake, WA Grant County as a whole has surpassed 100 COVID deaths. The news came on Wednesday night when the Grant County Health...
Jan 27, 20212 min read
GCHD reporting 53 positive COVID-19 cases, no new deaths today.
- Moses Lake, WA The GCHD (Grant County Health District) is reporting fifty-three (53) additional cases of COVID-19 since their last...
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Two COVID-19 mutation cases from the U.K. found in Washington State
-Snohomish County, WA The Mutation of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 that spreads easier and has a higher rate of transmission and is 15%...
Jan 23, 20211 min read
Inslee extends 26 emergency proclamations supporting long term care and behavior health facilities
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee issued a total of 26 emergency proclamation extensions, which were extended by the Legislature on Jan. 15...
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Trump Admin. Lifts travel ban for Travelers from European Schengen Area and UK. Biden disagrees
- Washington D.C. USA Two days before the inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States, the outgoing...
Jan 19, 20212 min read
11 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ephrata, Mattawa, Quincy, and Royal City
- Moses Lake, WA The Grant County Health District is reporting eleven (11) additional cases of COVID-19 since our last update (PCR=8,...
Jan 14, 20211 min read
U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st time
More than 132,000 people nationwide are hospitalized with the virus. ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. topped 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a...
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Governor Inslee announcing a new phase opening strategy for Washington. Breaking down into regions.
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a new phase reopening strategy that will get rid of the current sole county reopening style...
Jan 5, 20215 min read
Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse voted against raising stimulus checks to $2,000 from $600
- Kennewick, WA Congressman Dan Newhouse (R) of Central Washington voted against raising the stimulus checks to $2,000. On Monday the...
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Governor Inslee extends state wide COVID-19 restrictions for one week till January 11th
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a one-week extension of the "Stay Safe–Stay Healthy" proclamation, along with the statewide...
Dec 31, 20201 min read
West coast states approve Moderna’s MRNA vaccine for use
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States Scientific Safety...
Dec 21, 20201 min read
One inmate tests positive for COVID-19 at Grant County Jail, six others exposed.
- Ephrata, WA One COVID positive case and six COVID exposures at Grant County Jail One inmate at the Grant County Jail tested positive...
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Inslee announces COVID-19 vaccine approval in Washington State by multi-state workgroup
- Olympia, WA Governor Jay Inslee announced the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States Scientific Safety...
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Great Britain is the first to approve Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (AP) — Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be...
Dec 2, 20205 min read
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