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PASCO, Wash.-- Nearly 1,500 workers at the Tyson beef packing plant in Wallula have been tested for COVID-19, with 277 employees testing positive for the virus. According to a press release from Arkansas-based Tyson, 126 workers tested positive after experiencing symptoms and seeking medical treatment, while 151 tested positive after the whole plant was tested, and never experienced any symptom

PASCO, Wash.-- Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., announced that it will resume limited production Tuesday at its beef packing facility in Wallula. The facility temporarily stopped operations on April 23 to test workers for COVID-19.   The Benton-Franklin Health District is reporting 205 positive cases of COVID-19 and two deaths related to the Tyson plant, while the Walla Walla County Department of Co

PASCO, Wash.-- For more than 30 years, Jorge Guijarro-Castaneda was the only dad the Mercado children had really known. Jorge with Betty's children, nieces, and grandchildren at a KeHS football game For the past twenty years, Jorge worked at the Tyson Fresh Meats facility in Wallula as a utility worker, until he passed away from complications related to COVID-19 last week ...

WALLA WALLA, Wash.-- The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) is working with Tyson Fresh Meats in Wallula, to test about 1,400 employees at the plant. According to a press release from DCH, the agency started testing all employees on Friday, April 24 ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- The pressure is increasing on Gov. Jay Inslee to relax his Stay Home, Stay Health order-- at least in part. However, local health officials say Benton and Franklin Counties are not yet ready for that step. "Cases are still increasing in both Benton and Franklin Counties," said Rick Dawson with the Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) ... Read More ...