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OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday, April 8, that moving a county backwards for at least three weeks in his phased reopening plan may provide the impetus to improve vaccination rates. During his press conference, the governor said there has been a recent increase in coronavirus cases in some counties. And as a result, he’ll be looking at the “numbers” Monday to determine which counties should be bounced backward toward closure. “This is not judgment day Monday,” he said. “The score is the score… The numbers will be the numbers.” All c...
COLFAX — Whitman County could drop a phase in the state virus reopening stages. Whitman County Public Health Director Chris Skidmore gave an assessment to county commissioners Monday morning. "What phase are we going to be in this evening, Chris?" asked commissioner Michael Largent. Skidmore reported local case numbers continued on "a downward trend" but the county was still at more than 350 cases per 100,000 in population. "That would technically put us into Phase One," Skidmore said. "...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to sign a bill today, April 14, that would begin the process of removing statues of perhaps the state's most prominent figure from the Capitol building and the National Statuary in Washington, D.C. The governor has called an 11:30 a.m. signing ceremony, where he will sign House Bill 1372 into law. The bill would replace the statues of Pacific Northwest pioneer, teacher and missionary Marcus Whitman. They will be replaced with statues of Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually tribal fishing rights activist. The g...
SPOKANE VALLEY — State Highway 27 is closed five miles south of the city due to multiple wildfires. The highway is currently closed between Belmont and Gibbs roads, the Washington State Patrol reported at 2:20 p.m. today, April 14. "Multiple brush fires spreading and causing low visibility," the patrol reported. An estimated time for reopening is not yet available. Highway 27 connects Spokane Valley to areas of Whitman County, including Tekoa, Oakesdale and Garfield....
