Inslee relents, moves eastern WA to Phase 2

ODESSA – Following a public uproar when Gov. Jay Inslee declared that the Puget Sound area was the first portion of the state to move to Phase 2 of his Covid-related economic re-opening plan, Inslee initially tried defending his decision but soon switched gears and declared that all of eastern Washington was moving to Phase 2.

This about-face means that the much-postponed fall sports season can finally get underway at Odessa High School (see additional sports coverage, p. 8) and that many other potential events can take place or at least be more accessible to more of the public. All of the school’s sports seasons will now be abbreviated and crammed into the final months of the 2020/2021 academic year and even extended into the summer.