OLYMPIA -  The Washington State Senate on March 3 approved Senate Bill 5536, sponsored by Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett. It represents the first major step this legislative session to address a …

OKANOGAN COUNTY – For the second time in less than a year the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) has been designated by a conservancy group as the custodial beneficiary of former tribal lands …

Editor’s note: The following meeting summaries of the Board of Commissioners of Okanogan County (BOCC) for the last week of February, are taken from notes provided by County Watch …

OKANOGAN – A suspect who said he was just released from jail and robbed the Okanogan branch of North Cascades Bank of some cash to pay for his way out of town is, instead, back where he …

SPOKANE – The U.S. Marshals Service-led Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of a man charged in the …

BREWSTER – Downtown development, a visitors’ center, and new salmon derby sponsors were among a host of topics on the table at the regular monthly meeting of the Brewster Chamber of …

QUAD CITIES – March is Ag Month and what better time and place to bring food to the forefront of life’s other basic needs of air, water, and shelter. In The Quad Cities and Okanogan …

OLYMPIA — After successfully advancing through three Senate committees this session, Senate Bill 5001, sponsored by Sen. Brad Hawkins, has been approved unanimously by the Washington State …

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently introduced the Rural Physician Workforce Production Act. This bipartisan bill aims to improve access to …

WENATCHEE - The Columbia River Drug Task Force (CRDTF) reports a long-term human trafficking investigation that has resulted in the service of five search warrants at various locations across the …

Editor’s note: The following meeting summaries of the Board of Commissioners of Okanogan County (BOCC) for the second week of February, and the Board of Health meeting of Feb. 24, is taken from …

Editor’s note: The following article regarding upcoming Medicaid changes in Washington state was provided by Caitlin Duffy, Director of Business Development at Community Health Plan …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), alongside Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Sharice Davids (D-KS), introduced the Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native …

BREWSTER – The latest addition to the ranks of the Brewster Police Department comes with extensive experience in law enforcement. Darren Curtis, former Tonasket Police Chief and Okanogan County …

BRIDGEPORT – About a year ago the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce got a new president following some years of dormancy when Carlos Henriquez, the co-pastor of the Foursquare Wellspring of Life …

BREWSTER – Lifelong Brewster resident Don Childers was selected to fill a Brewster City Council vacancy during the council’s regular monthly meeting on February 16.  He was sworn in …

BRIDGEPORT – In a surprise announcement last week the co-founders of the current Bridgeport Food Bank headquartered at the Wellspring of Life Church at 1300 Foster Avenue said the food …

Sheriff Mike Morrison reports on February 22 no rescuers were sent into the avalanche scene near Colchuck Peak. Two avalanche experts from Northwest Avalanche Center deployed to the Colchuck area to …

PATEROS – A public hearing about city development standards was on the agenda of the regular monthly meeting of the Pateors City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The hearing was held to review …

Pateros – Ives Landing Park is getting a new gazebo this spring similar to those in Lakeshore Park. Pateros City Council member Megan Sherrard who, along with council member Holly Bange, …