Amanda Ray

Photos of the month | March 2020 Yakima Herald-Republic photographers Evan Abell and Amanda Ray selected 52 of their best images last month: Action from the state basketball tournament, sanitizer stations that sprung up as concern about

"Neighborhood Health and the mission are handling medical patients differently in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.

Both agencies are screening people while they wait in their cars, and neighborhood health is providing drive-thru testing when warranted, said Rhonda Hauff, deputy CEO of Neighborhood Health."

Caring for the Yakima Valley's homeless and poor during a public health crisis Lyle Wilcowski is wheelchair bound, frequently coughs and breathes with the help of a tube in his throat. He’s also homeless.

Standing in front of a mural, DJ Tye Walker prepares for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, on North Sixth Avenue in Yakima, Wash. ➡️ In the second image, Banice Garret holds a placard high on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. ➡️ In the last image, marchers honor Martin Luther King Jr. as they walk along the underpass on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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White Pass Ski Area’s snow statistics show 150 inches of new snow since Jan. 1, including more than 80 inches over the past week. ⬆️ In the image above, from left, Leslie Johnson, Gene Webb, Mike Pedersen, James Bardt, and Rick Webb prepare to ski at White Pass Ski Area Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Naches, Wash.

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Judy Mobley, left, embraces Sister Fe Sumalde in front of the St. Elizabeth’s School of Nursing building as people gather in memory of their time at Astria Regional Medical Center Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in Yakima, Wash. ➡️ In the second image, standing in front of emergency department doors, Valda Longsine holds a lit candle in memory of her time at the hospital.

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