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  1. City of Moscow News
  1. Bike Tour

    Moscow Pathways Commission Celebrates Bike Month!

    Do you love to bike? The Moscow Pathways Commission will be celebrating Bike Month with three public events! Read on...
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    Moscow Tree Commission Launches New Heritage Tree Program

    The Moscow Tree Commission has recently launched a new Heritage Tree Program. Read on...
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    Artist Line-up Announced for Entertainment in the Park

    The City of Moscow and the Latah County Library District announced dates and artist line-up for Entertainment in the Park, to be held at Moscow’s East City Park on June 30 and July 7 at 6 p.m. Read on...
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    Registration Opens for 13th Annual Palouse Plein Air Event

    The City of Moscow Arts Department and the Moscow Arts Commission announced the opening of online registration for the 13th annual Palouse Plein Air painting event, with a deadline set for 5:00 p.m. on Sept. 1. Read on...
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    New Exhibition Opens on Apr. 21 at Third Street Gallery

    The City of Moscow and Moscow Arts Commission invite the Moscow community to view "Restoration" at the Third Street Gallery from Apr. 21 - July 8. An opening reception will be held on Thurs., Apr. 21 from 4-7 p.m. Read on...
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    Mayor’s Arts Awards Nomination Period Opens

    The Moscow Arts Commission and the City of Moscow announced opening of nomination process for the Mayor’s Arts Awards, with nomination deadline set for Fri., July 29, 2022. Read on...
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  1. City Construction Projects

News Flash

  1. LHSIP Third Street Safety Improvements Illumination Phase Begins week of May 2nd 2022

    The ongoing safety improvement project on Third Street is moving to the next step, upgrading the illumination on the corridor to historic style LED lighting. Read on...
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  1. City of Moscow Job Opportunities
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    Fleet Detailer - Seasonal

    Fleet Detailer assists in Fleet maintenance duties; including primarily, washing and detailing vehicles at the City Shop and various other City Departments. Read on...
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    Water Reclamation Facility Operator

    This position works as part of a team of Wastewater Operators to ensure efficient and safe wastewater treatment including compliance with the current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Read on...
  3. Aquatic Center

    Aquatics Maintenance Worker - Seasonal

    Assist pool maintenance duties; including chemical testing and dosing, maintaining vegetation and landscaped areas, and performing routine maintenance in and around the Hamilton Lowe Aquatic Center. Read on...
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    Water Operator

    Maintains and repairs the water production and distribution system to include all appurtenances and assures the water supplied to consumers is safe. Read on...
  5. Police

    Police Officer

    The City of Moscow Police Department is seeking qualified entry and lateral candidates for the position of police officer to serve the community. Read on...
  6. Roadwork

    Street Maintenance Worker

    Under the direction of the Street Supervisor, perform advanced duties in the maintenance and repair of City streets, signs, and traffic control systems; operate a variety of equipment including some heavy duty and hand and power tools. Read on...
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    Engineering Intern

    The Engineering Interns will be exposed to the operation of the Engineering Division and the City by working under the supervision of the Staff Engineering, GIS Coordinator, and with other City staff. Read on...
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    Parks Maintenance Worker - Seasonal

    Join the Moscow Parks Crew in maintaining our many green spaces, play spaces and more. This position is full-time temporary from April through October. Read on...
  9. Moscow School district Community Playfields 2

    Umpire

    This position assists in the overall operation of programming and implementation of the recreation sports program. Read on...
  10. The Only Thing Missing is YOU!

    Concessionaire

    This position will be responsible to perform tasks to support the day-to-day operation of the HLAC concession stand and main entrance collection of fees and charges. Read on...
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    Lifeguard

    This position’s primary responsibility is to safeguard the lives of individuals in the entire enclosed pool area and prevent accidents. Read on...
  12. Join Us For Summer Fun At The HLAC!

    HIRC Facility Attendant

    This position is responsible for computer registration of programs, supervision of facility, cleaning, and customer service. Read on...
  13. Eggan

    Eggan Youth Leader (Summer)

    Supervise, coordinate, and lead after-school program activities and special events such as Kids’ Kamp. Read on...
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    Eggan Youth Leader (School)

    Supervise, coordinate, and lead after-school program activities and special events. Read on...
  15. Hamilton-Lowe Aquatics Center

    Concessions Manager

    The Concessions Manager will be responsible for the day to day operation of the Hamilton-Lowe Aquatic Center concession stand and admissions. Read on...
  16. Aquatic Center

    Aquatics Manager

    Every wondered how the inner workings of a fantastic swimming pool work? Read on...
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  1. COVID-19 Dashboard

The City of Moscow continues to monitor COVID-19 concerns in the community 

Currently, the surge in the COVID-19 Delta variant is of significant concern. In Moscow, wastewater tests continue to show increased concentrations of the Delta variant, which is spreading much faster than the original COVID-19 Alpha strain. In addition, the CDC has reported that those infected with the COVID-19 Delta variant are more likely to be hospitalized than patients infected with other variants, including the Alpha, Beta, and Gamma strains. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/delta-variant.html. 

Bill Lambert, Mayor of the City of Moscow, Idaho, issued an advisory proclamation on Sep. 24, 2021, encouraging community members and businesses to do their part to help prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19.  

Lambert’s proclamation encourages the following: 

  • All eligible individuals, please choose to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
  • Follow the recommendations of our health care experts by: 
    • Getting vaccinated.
    • Wearing face coverings indoors when you cannot maintain a distance of 6 feet or more from those not in your household.
    • Frequently washing or sanitizing your hands.
  • Follow the guidelines specific to your situation and your business type provided by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Public Health-Idaho North Central District, and the CDC.

Mayor Lambert explains, “Let’s set aside our political differences and beliefs to unite as a community, to make the choice to do our part to protect ourselves, our community members, to support our community partners and businesses, and to keep our kids in school.”

In support of the proclamation, effective Fri. Sep. 24 masks are required in all City facilities for employees and the general public.

Community concerns and recent developments that prompted the issuance of the Mayor’s advisory proclamation include the following: 

  • Sep. 1, 2021, the Moscow School District opened its doors for five (5) days a week of in-person instruction with the requirement of wearing face coverings within their buildings. As a result, the schools to date have reported zero (0) in-building transmissions and have been able to remain open. The Moscow School District Board of Trustees voted to retain the requirement to wear face coverings throughout the first semester of the school year.
  • Sep. 6, 2021, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen declared that conditions exist in Public Health Districts 1 and 2 to activate crisis standards of care. The conditions in North Idaho, specifically at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’ Alene, were identified as particularly dire.
  • Sep. 7, 2021, Gritman Medical Center issued a statement indicating it has not moved to Crisis Standards of Care at this time.  
    • Gritman has established a dedicated COVID-19 patient care unit in its hospital, which has been at capacity on several occasions. 
    • Gritman has reported the vast majority of its hospitalized and seriously ill COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated. 
    • Gritman strongly recommends choosing to receive the vaccine to protect yourself, wearing a mask, washing your hands, keeping social distance, and limiting gatherings with those outside your immediate household as effective methods to help slow the spread.

COVID-19 was first declared a public health emergency of international concern on Jan. 30, 2020, by the World Health Organization (WHO). On Mar. 11, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The pandemic continues to threaten all in our community, including health care systems and schools. The vaccine for COVID-19 was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 23, 2021, and is considered the most effective tool to manage COVID-19.

Information below includes local data counts from the City of Moscow's Water Reuse and Reclamation Facility, Gritman Medical Center, and the Idaho North Central Health District Department.

COVID Regional Wastewater Testing Program

Since July 2020, the City of Moscow Water Reuse and Reclamation Facility has partnered with the University of Idaho Biological Sciences and Civil & Environmental Engineering Departments, in partnership with the Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Interaction, to coordinate a regional wastewater testing program to monitor wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Prior to the U of I partnership, the City worked with Biobot Analytics, Inc. beginning in May 2020. 

Results shown in the graph here present the concentration of the COVID-19 viral fragments found in Moscow's wastewater from January 2020 to present. The Moscow Water Reclamation and Reuse Facility serves the area within Moscow City limits and the Southeast Moscow Sewer District located just outside of Moscow's east city limit boundary. These viral fragments are shed from infected individuals at or even before symptoms' onset. Viral fragments are also shed from individuals who never show symptoms. Because it detects both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections, wastewater-based detection provides an agnostic assessment of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in a community. However, wastewater testing does not provide a method to determine the number of infected people, as people shed the virus at different rates and the wastewater concentration is affected by changes in flows and dilution such as a significant rain event. What we can determine from the chart, however, is the changing rate of infection in our community. A comparison of infection rates – based on clinical test results – to the wastewater test results shows the concentration of viral fragments in wastewater increase at the same time or in advance of the community experiencing an increase of infection rates. In short, the wastewater studies provide complementary surveillance to monitor the spread of the virus in our community; results can help community leaders and health care providers in making more proactive decisions to protect the community.

The City of Moscow began variant testing with GT Molecular in April of 2021, submitting samples about every 2 weeks. The below table shows the copies per liter, the predominant variant found at the time of testing, and the 7 day average of confirmed positives as reported to USA facts. The attached graph indicates the changes in confirmed cases in Latah county as reported by USA facts and the copies per L of covid over time as determined through GT Molecular.

COVID Copies per L- per GT Molecules - 1 May 2022


GT Molecular Variant Data

DATE

Normalized Viral Copies/L

7-Day County Confirmed Moving Avg.

Predominant Variant Strain

4/8/2021334,2416Wuhan
4/22/2021227,9486Wuhan
5/6/2021131,5954Wuhan
5/20/202151,4175Wuhan
6/3/202145,8701Alpha-UK
6/17/202119,8160Alpha-UK
7/1/2021BDL0None
8/10/2021313,7936Delta
8/26/2021666,53512Delta
9/6/20211,323,94211Delta
9/20/20211,336,35016Delta
10/5/2021567,39917Delta
10/17/20211,017,93811Delta
10/31/2021228,81713Delta
11/21/2021906,0815Delta
12/1/2021192,4885Delta
12/12/2021290,4897Delta
12/27/2021484,6842Omicron
1/10/20212,667,88023
Omicron
1/24/2022
1,678,343
81Omicron
2/11/20221,306,38544Omicron
2/21/2022351,21612Omicron (BA.1)
3/7/202228,2463Omicron (BA.1)
3/20/2236,6610Omicron (BA.1 + BA.2 present)
4/3/2022115,8240Omicron (BA.1 + BA.2 present)
4/17/2022104,8261Omicron (BA.1 + BA.2 present)
5/2/2022156,9624Omicron (BA.1 + BA.2 present)

BDL =Below detectable levels

GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER

***Update on 3/24/22: Shown below is the most recent data from Gritman, who has stopped gathering new data due to low numbers*** 

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