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  • Schools to close on Tuesday

    Jeremy Burnham and Roger Harnack, The Journal|Updated Mar 13, 2020

    RITZVILLE—Due to safety concerns over COVID-19, Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered all K-12 schools closed statewide from Tuesday, March 17, until at least April 24. Gatherings of 250 or more are now prohibited statewide, as well. The order comes after Inslee had perviously ordered schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties to close. While there are currently no lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Adams County according to the Washington State Department of Health, the Adams County Health District released a statement Thursday s...