Grapeview School boil water advisory in effect

A boil water advisory for the Grapeview School District, issued Nov. 8 due to E. coli, is still in effect, according to the state Department of Health.

Pumps recently installed in a well that supplies water for the school may have allowed the contamination, Superintendent Gerald Grubbs told the Herald in an email.

Students are receiving sack lunches from the kitchen until the advisory is lifted, he said.

The school’s kitchen has been closed by Mason County Public Health due to the advisory, Environmental Health Manager Ian Tracy told the Herald.

The kitchen can open once the advisory is lifted...