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In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories from the week:
RIDGEFIELD — Buying groceries hasn’t been much of a trek for Tammy Swanson since she moved to Ridgefield about a year ago, but she’s still excited for the convenience brought on by Rosauers, the city’s new supermarket.
Swanson used to travel about 15 minutes to shop at Fred Meyer or Safeway in another city. Now she’s got a new 52,000-plus-square-foot store much closer.
“I can walk here,” Swanson said. “This is my grocery store.”
Find out more about the new store.
Dozens of students are out sick at three Vancouver Public Schools elementary schools, prompting cleaning, disinfecting and, in one case, a letter to parents warning them of the symptoms of the stomach flu.
At Harry S. Truman Elementary School, at 4505 N.E. 42nd Ave., 72 of the school’s approximately 520 students were out Wednesday, 61 on Tuesday and 82 on Monday. Students have fever, coughing and flu-like symptoms, district spokeswoman Pat Nuzzo said.
Some students also had vomiting and diarrhea, symptoms of viral gastroenteritis, prompting the district to send a letter to parents. District staff are advising that parents keep ill children at home until they’re well for a full 24 hours, and that everyone wash their hands, particularly before preparing food and eating, and after using the bathroom.
Learn more about what the schools are doing.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced new rules Wednesday requiring employers to pay overtime to some salaried employees who would otherwise be exempt from state wage and hour laws.
The rules update standards last updated in the 1970s that required overtime pay for salaried employees making no more than about $13,000 a year. The new threshold will start at just over $35,000 a year and increase to an estimated $83,356 a year by 2028, when the new rules will be fully phased in.
Get more details on which workers will be effected.
