Author: Kayla Snider

At this time, Kittitas County is experiencing outbreaks in three different Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF). An outbreak is defined as two or more non-household cases epidemiologically linked within 14 days in a workplace,...

Kittitas County Public Health Officer Dr. Mark Larson has directed the City of Ellensburg to close all access to Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park, which includes Carey Lake. This decision was made as a result of increasing...

It’s the pandemic that brought more than illness. Across the United States, millions of people have lost jobs as COVID-19 shutdowns threw the economy into a recession. For those left unemployed – from hourly workers to...

COVID-19 has now touched three Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) in Kittitas County. The Kittitas County Incident Management Team (IMT) has been notified of two positive residents of Pacifica Senior Living (Pacifica) in...

In the United States, 99.9% of businesses are considered “small businesses.” The COVID-19 outbreak has had a massive impact on those small businesses, with many temporarily closing their doors to adhere to the social distancing...