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WWCC reopens campus

WALLA WALLA–The Walla Walla Community College has re-opened its doors and is welcoming students and community members back to its campuses in Walla Walla and Clarkston following mandatory pandemic closures. Also, additional federal dollars make every student eligible for financial assistance. Summer quarter begins June 21 and fall quarter begins September 20.

Pioneer Day Ice Cream Social

PATAHA–In honoring the Pioneer Association and local museums, the Pataha Flour Mill will hold a good old fashioned ice cream social at the Pataha Flour Mill Prayer Park June 12 at 1:30 p.m.

Unemployment benefits claims decrease

OLYMPIA–There were 10,085 initial regular unemployment claims (down 13.6 percent from the prior week) and 381,640 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 8.4 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD) during the week of May 23 – May 29.

Vaccine data reconciliation between state and federal sources will take time

OLYMPIA–The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is aware there are differences between vaccination data displayed in the state’s data dashboard compared to vaccination data in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID Data Tracker.

The CDC reports 7,843,092 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Washington as of June 6, whereas DOH reports 7,253,646 doses have been administered as of June 5. The state’s data dashboard represents the most accurate information.