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With data indicating a decline in cases and COVID-19 related hospitalizations, the state is entering a period where restrictions can be lifted, Gov. Jay Inslee said. While there is no date to end the universal indoor mask mandate, Inslee said the pause on elective surgeries and procedures at hospitals will end on Feb. 17. Additionally, the mandate requiring masking for outdoor events with 500 people or more will expire a day later. “I think it would be helpful for Washingtonians to have a goal and helpful for them to do whatever planning is n...
There were two more cases of covid-19 reported in Wahkiakum County this week, bringing the cumulative total to 303 official cases. Nine of those are considered potentially active. There were 20 patients being treated for covid-19 at St. John Hospital on Tuesday. The Washington Department of Health is reporting 24 hospitalizations and five deaths attributed to covid-19 in Wahkiakum. It is also reporting that 72.7 percent of the state’s population age 5 years and up is fully vaccinated while t...
The amount of force a police officer uses must be “proportional and reasonable,” a bill approved recently by the State Senate says. The bill also specifies officers will also be allowed to engage in vehicular pursuits as long as there is “reasonable suspicion” when making a traffic stop. The Senate voted 31-18 on Senate Bill 5919 on Feb. 9 with a handful of Republicans joining the majority Democrats. The bill cleans up language adopted last year on the use of force that many in the law enforcement community said was confusing and contradictory....
In the wake of the pandemic, Seattle Children's Hospital reports an increasing number of children need outpatient mental health treatment, but not enough providers exist to meet the demand. “The devastating consequence of the inability to access outpatient care is that you’re likely to get worse and need emergency department or crisis level care,” said Kashi Arora, from Seattle Children's Hospital. House Bill 1800, now under consideration in the state Legislature, creates a behavioral workgroup to identify barriers to behavioral health servi...
A forfeit from the Washington School for the Deaf on Friday automatically advanced the Naselle girls in the district tournament. On Monday, they continued with a win against Mary M. Knight, 62-8. The girls faced Mossyrock on Wednesday, but the score was not available by press time. A win sends them to the district championship game on Saturday, and guarantees regional play on February 25-26. A loss means the Comets will play for third and fourth place on Saturday, with only one of those teams...
Wahkiakum will send a contingency to the Mat Classic XXXIII State Championships at the Tacoma Dome this weekend after regional competition wrapped up this past weekend. The tournament, which pits western and eastern Washington against one another, will take place beginning Friday, with champions crowned Saturday night. Vying for the crown from Wahkiakum will be senior Cayden Mendez, who finished second in the regionals in the 285 lb. class. Senior Gabe Moon, who finished third in the 195 lb....
Photos by Todd Wilson Making it to regionals has been the Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team's goal all season, and they've been making up for an initial loss in district play while ending seasons for Onalaska and Forks in the past week in their singular drive to reach that objective. The Mules advanced last Wednesday when they beat Onalaska 62-48 in the first of a series of loser out games. "We definitely got off to a slow start," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "They had us on our heels a little bi...
Photos by Todd Wilson The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team pulled ahead of Chief Leschi early in their district semifinal game on Tuesday, but the Warriors picked up momentum in the second half and a last second shot put them over the Lady Mules 40-38. Emmie Niemela scored nine points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Reigha Niemeyer had eight points. Miya Kerstetter added seven points. Megan Leitz had six points and five rebounds. Courtney Carlson scored five points, and Amirah Abdul-Kariem...
