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May 14, 2021 9:17 PM Kaitlin Knapp
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SPOKANE, Wash. A much-needed boost to our economy could be coming if Washington fully opens back up by June 30th. Though the move is not set in stone, people in Spokane are planning for it in different ways. One of those ways is with Hoopfest.
Tournaments bring in millions of dollars to our economy, like the Pacific Northwest Qualifier, a volleyball tournament happening this weekend. With tournaments like this and Hoopfest, money is slowly starting to come back into our economy and benefiting businesses along the way.
“My thing about life is just have high expectations of everything,” said Robert Hemphill, owner of Chicken-n-More.
Credit Spokane Regional Health District As authorization for children over 12 to get vaccinated against the coronavirus nears, health officials urge families to consider getting the vaccine, and for currently eligible 16 and 17-year-olds who are eligible to get vaccinated now.
Dr. Gretchen LaSalle, a family physician with Multi-Care said during a Health District briefing Wednesday, that children usually have milder cases of COVID, but that can still lead to long-term impacts.
“Even though they tend to suffer less severe consequences than adults do when they have COVID infection, they still can suffer very severe consequences, not only health wise, it takes them out of school, it sets them back educationally potentially. There’s both that sort of health, and social, emotional academic piece.”
Credit Spokane Regional Health District
A preliminary Washington Board of Health investigation released Tuesday found that Spokane Regional Health District Administrator Amelia Clark likely violated state law when she removed Dr. Bob Lutz from his role as health officer.
Lutz was Spokane County’s health officer until October 29 of last year. He was removed from his post because of ongoing clashes with the administrator, Clark, and differences of opinion with some health board members.
The investigation was started after a complaint over Lutz’s firing was filed with the state board of health. The investigators reviewed emails, footage from a virtual press conference, press releases and interviewed most of the people involved.
The class of 2020 had its graduation canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Author: Ian Smay Updated: 7:07 PM PDT May 9, 2021
MEAD, Wash. Bagpipes welcomed Gonzaga University graduates and their families on Sunday at Mead s Union Stadium as the university held multiple graduation ceremonies for the class of 2021.
It marked Gonzaga s 128th Commencement, with the university conferring degrees to about 2,200 students. For the graduates, the in-person ceremony was the perfect end to what s been a difficult final year of their collegiate career. Oh, its incredible. The fact that we even have the chance to be in-person, it was something we didn t even think was going to happen. So, now that we get to be together as a community and share this moment, it s incredible, Gonzaga graduate Catalina Bala said.
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May 5, 2021 1:31 PM Erin Robinson
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. A COVID-19 outbreak at West Valley High School has forced the school to turn to remote-only learning for the next week and a half.
In a letter to parents, the high school said there were five positive cases in a two-day span, which required the school to move to “Level 3.” That resulted in 30 classes being closed and 500 students going into quarantine.
The decision to move to remote learning for 10 days was a decision made in conjunction with the Spokane Regional Health District.
The closure began Wednesday morning and will continue through Monday, May 17. It also affects high school sports. Students will be able to participate in competitions and athletics starting May 15.