The Wilbur Ellis fertilizer plant outside Moses Lake burned to the ground Sunday afternoon when the building collapsed, and smoldering continued well after the fire was under control.
The district has issued a "Closure" for the swimming beach at the park and a “Warning” for the rest of Moses Lake, with signs having been posted around the lake.
The Grant County Health District is reporting four additional confirmed COVID-19 deaths.
According to the health district, all four deaths occurred in January. Three of the four victims had underlying health conditions.
The passings bring Grant County's total to 237 since the start of the pandemic
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The Grant County Health District is reporting 14 additional confirmed COVID deaths.
According to our news partner iFIBER ONE, the deaths occurred in November and December and included twelve men and two women. All the victims ranged in age from their 40's to their 70's
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Grant County is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, similar to the spike now hitting Chelan and Douglas counties.
Numbers out Thursday from the Grant County Health District show there have been about 180 new cases per day in the past week
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The Grant County Health District is confirming the presence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant for the first time in the county.
PIO Misty Aguilar said Omicron detections have been increasing in Washington throughout this last month.
"We knew it was only a matter of time before it showed up in our county
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The Grant County Health District is making the community aware of all the places within the county that are now offering COVID-19 vaccines for ages 5-11 years old.
According to the district, eight locations within Moses Lake, Quincy, Mattawa and Ephrata can provide the child vaccinations
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The Grant County Health District is reporting that nine more residents have been confirmed to have died of COVID-19.
According to data released by the district Wednesday, the victims were all in their 50's or older and two thirds of the deceased were residents of Moses Lake
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The Grant County Health District is reporting that nine more residents have been confirmed to have died of COVID-19.
According to data released by the district, the victims were all in their 40's or older. Two victims were fully vaccinated, while the remaining seven were unvaccinated
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