Davenport, Reardan schools closed due to combination of wind and virus
Last updated 1/13/2021 at 11:11am
DAVENPORT--The school district here is closed to in-person learning today due to a wind storm that began last night and has swept through Eastern Washington. The district asked students on its Facebook page to check in with teachers by 10 a.m. to get work done, if possible.
Meanwhile, the Reardan-Edwall School District has gone remote through at least Friday, Jan. 15 after multiple staff and students tested positive for COVID-19, according to the district office. An in-person closure would have likely occurred today due to wind and resulting road conditions, as well. District staff will re-evaluate a return to in-person learning Sunday night ahead of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Inland Power is reporting 48 power outages in Lincoln County, all in rural areas around Davenport, Odessa, Wilbur, Edwall and near the Spokane River on the north part of the county. Avista, meanwhile, is reporting two outages in Odessa and two toward Stevens County near Ford.
The wind caused a momentary closure of the Keller ferry, but the ferry is back up and running, per the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
Both companies have power outage trackers that can be found here:
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