Three cases of coronavirus reported in Othello
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MOSES LAKE — Three new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Adams Count on Friday. In Grant County, 15 cases were reported, including cases in Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City and Warden.
Three new cases were reported in Othello, according to information from Adams County Health Department. Five Adams County residents with coronavirus are hospitalized. The county's total of positive cases was 883, and the total of negative tests was 3,552.
The total number of cases in Grant County since the pandemic began rose to 3,132. State officials reported Tuesday that 153 local residents have been hospitalized since the pandemic began. Fourteen people with the coronavirus are currently hospitalized, according to Grant County Health District.
The health district also on Friday reported another COVID-19-related death, that of a Moses Lake man in his 80s, bringing the total to 21.
The incidence rate of cases continues to fall, as it has steadily since mid-August, when Grant County logged nearly 600 cases per 100,000 people in the previous two weeks, one of the highest rates in the state. Since then, the incidence rate has declined to 312, with 98 of those cases — less than a third — in the last week.
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.