• A contractor for WSDOT continues to replace guardrail in the Tumwater Canyon. The work schedule is 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plan for automatic flagger assistance …

CHELAN - Chelan City Council met on Tuesday, August 8, at 6 p.m. at Chelan City Hall Council Chambers. Of priority were agenda items:  Sundance Slope Annexation Public Hearing and Resolution No. …

CHELAN - Community Financial Group, Inc., the Spokane-based holding company of Wheatland Bank, has entered into an agreement to join the Glacier Bancorp, Inc., the Montana-based holding company of …

CHELAN - A vibrant downtown commercial district in Chelan serves as an economic driver for the Lake Chelan Valley. Imagine Downtown Chelan is the transformational strategy adopted by the Historic …

BRIDGEPORT – An evacuation order was issued for a portion of the City of Bridgeport Tuesday afternoon, August 15, while personnel from the U.S. Army’s 53rd Ordinance Company (EOD) removed …

WENATCHEE – The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of a suspect vehicle and driver involved in a hit-and-run fatality. Sheriff Mike Morrison reports that on …

WENATCHEE - The 2023 AI (Artificial Intelligence) Expo, hosted collaboratively by the NCW Tech Alliance, North Central ESD, and the Apple STEM Network, will be held from 12:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, …

NCW Media Inc., a prominent media company in North Central Washington, has finalized the sale of its five well-established local newspapers to Ward Media LLC, owned by Terry Ward and Amy Yaley. The …

Week of August 7 Bridge Inspections: The week of Aug. 7, a consultant will be completing routine bridge inspections on a variety of Chelan County bridges. The work requires one-lane, …

CHELAN - On July 30, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Chelan County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 52-year-old Darren D. Hunter, on charges of Rape 1st degree and Assault 2nd degree. Hunter, …

MANSON – After initial complications to the purchase of Leffler Field, the Manson Parks and Recreation Department came out triumphant in partnership with the Manson School District to retain …

CHELAN - Washington STEM and the Apple STEM Network are pleased to announce that Alexandra (Natalie) Vazquez, a senior at Lake Chelan High School, has been recognized as the 2023 Apple STEM Network …

CHELAN - Mikayla Gonzalez, a Chelan resident, was recently named Executive Director by the Board of Directors at Thrive Chelan Valley, an organization which supports youth. Mikayla received a …

MANSON - Chelan Valley Republican Women (CVRW) will hold their August  club meeting at Wine Girl Wines, 222 E. Wapato Way, Manson, on Friday, August 11 at Noon.   Their guest speaker …

CHELAN - In the Chelan mayor race Erin McCardle and incumbent Bob Goedde are leading in the Primary Election results as of Friday, August 4. McCardle has 440 votes, Goedde 393, John R. Olson 312 and …

District 1 (Wenatchee) The crew will continue to clean up after recent seal coating and will be patching potholes.  District 2 (Cashmere) The crew will be skip patching Wednesday …

WENATCHEE - The annual community fundraising campaign for the Chelan County Regional Justice Center’s narcotics-detecting canine is kicking off early this year with a heavy focus on raising …

 CHELAN - On July 25, the Chelan City Council commenced its meeting at 6 p.m. The meeting opened with a Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call, and moved to Agenda Changes, of which …

WENATCHEE — Charles Dickens published his classic A Christmas Carol in December 1943. The masterpiece’s opening stave shows Fred exhorting his Uncle Scrooge to view Christmas as the only …

OLYMPIA - The BLS estimates Washington’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2023 is 3.8 percent. The revised estimated May 2023 unemployment rate is 4.1 percent. …