The Observer

CWU cancels spring commencement

Mariah Valles and Nicholas Tucker
March 7, 2020

Note: This story will be updated as information becomes available. March 20, 2 p.m. - CWU cancels in-person commencement CWU will not host an in-person graduation ceremony in spring due to COVID-19. The...

Update: Two more Kittitas residents under investigation for COVID-19

Mariah Valles, Managing Editor
March 3, 2020

COVID-19 test results came back negative for the Kittitas County resident who was tested on March 2, according to a Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD) press release. The March 2 test makes...

COVID-19 results pending for Kittitas County resident

Mariah Valles, Managing Editor
March 2, 2020

A COVID-19 test was sent out today for a Kittitas County resident. The Kittitas County resident is being hospitalized in Western Washington and is in critical, but stable condition, according to a press...

Inslee declares state of emergency following first COVID-19 death in U.S.

Mariah Valles, Managing Editor
February 29, 2020

A man died from COVID-19 at the Evergreen hospital in Kirkland, Washington, marking the first death by the virus in the U.S. Gov. Jay Inslee responded by declaring a state of emergency. “This will...

CWU student test results negative after week of isolation

Mariah Valles, Managing Editor
February 12, 2020

Test results for the CWU student who was tested for the novel coronavirus came back negative on Friday. Immediately after the results came in, the student was released from isolation, according to Kittitas...