(Donna Gordon Blankinship / Crosscut.com) A new Crosscut/Elway poll found vaccination interest in the state is much lower than needed for herd immunity under federal
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SPACE: Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter form “triple conjunction” this weekend
Mercury will appear to align with Jupiter and Saturn this weekend in the early evening sky. (File photo) (STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent) There will be more
Inslee addresses Washingtonians following day of violence in both the state and nation’s capital
(PRESS RELEASE/Governor’s Office) Gov. Jay Inslee addressed the state today following a day of unrest and violence in both the state of Washington and Washington, D.C. Rioters
Election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris certified by Congress
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) After a mob of people stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday delayed the process for several hours, Congress certified the 2020 presidential
WIAA announces that fall sports will begin on Feb. 1 and end on March 20
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) More changes are coming to high school sports, with the WIAA Executive Board once again switching the season schedule and moving traditional
Poll: WA voters are divided on new taxes to address COVID-19
(MELISSA SANTOS/Crosscut.com) In a new Crosscut/Elway poll, voters named the pandemic as the state’s No. 1 issue, but favored only 1 of 4 tax measures
2020: A year we won’t soon forget
The NEOWISE comet soared over the skies in Northeast Washington in July. (KS Brooks photo) (KS BROOKS/Chewelah Independent) MOMENTS DURING A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER:
STATE NEWS: Governor Inslee changes state reopening plan
(RICK BANNAN/The Reflector) Series of Metrics Will Determine When Regions, Not Counties, Can Move Into Subsequent Phases Washington state has a new regionalized reopening procedure
WEEKLY WEATHER: It’s going to be wet this week
(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent) Seasonally warm temperatures will bring rain and some snow showers as highs will be in the 40s all week. Highs over the
While new cases of the virus have started to decrease statewide, the governor asked Washingtonians to not party with friends for New Year’s.
(By Melissa Santos / Crosscut.com) Fewer new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Washington during the past few weeks but that improvement is not