The Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus (OVOC) storage building that collapsed under heavy winter snow last December in downtown Okanogan was demolished last week. Following the structure’s …

PATEROS – A new Economic Alliance report prepared by a committee of stakeholders addressing abandoned buildings and vacant land in Okanogan County communities was introduced to the Pateros City …

PATEROS – Three Rivers Hospital (TRH) staff members brought their case for a new hospital facility before the Pateros, Bridgeport, and Brewster city councils last week in their campaign to …

OKANOGAN – Bridgeport resident and Navy veteran Norman Elliott Marshall received some long overdue recognition at the Okanogan County Fair last Thursday, Sept. 7, when he and three fellow …

OKANOGAN – Scores of Quad City livestock exhibitors helped the 76 th annual Okanogan County Fair break market stock sale records during its four-day run last Sept. 7-10. The fair came together …

BREWSTER – The American Legion Columbia Post 97 welcomed representatives of the Royal Canadian Legion Enderby Branch 98 over the weekend of Sept. 8-10 for the International Gavel Passing …

Vitalant Blood Drive to be held on Sept. 29 PATEROS - There will be a blood drive on Friday, September 29 from 2-6 p.m. Donations will be done outside the Pateros School, 344 W Beach St., on …

OLYMPIA — In a tribute to U.S. Constitution Week, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs will unveil an extraordinary historical exhibition, the original 1889 Washington Constitution, at Olympia's …

After my election to the Senate seven years ago, I started an annual “listening tour” to help me hear directly from constituents on issues important to their communities. I recently …

BRIDGEPORT – The Bridgeport Planning Commission concentrated on the development of a city non-motorized pedestrian access plan at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 7. The first …

PATEROS – The Okanogan County Long Term Recovery Group (OCLTRG) celebrated what Executive Director Carlene Anders called “a bittersweet moment” when the group dedicated the last of …

BREWSTER – The bumper-to-bumper vintage Bentleys that slowly motored past rural mailboxes along the off-grid gravel road last Thursday, Sept. 7, was reason enough warrant a second look. One …

North Central Washington businesswoman Erica Mendoza leveraged community support to award $10,000 to the Women’s Service League of North Central Washington, a service organization that works to …

WINTHROP – For the second time in a shade over two years the Methow Conservancy has engineered a major land purchase of an iconic site in the Methow Valley – the 1,200-acre Sunny M Ranch …

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OKANOGAN – Broadband internet just got a broad boost in Okanogan County. It came in the form of money - more than $30 million -from the USDA ReConnect Loan and Grant Program that will allow …

PATEROS – Every year the Economic Alliance (EA) issues a request for Okanogan County entities and the Colville Tribes to submit a one-page pre-application letter for the annual Okanogan County …

BREWSTER – Complaints from residents about garbage piling up around disposal containers insufficient to handle the excess spurred the Brewster City Council to take action as its regular monthly …

BREWSTER – A $72 million bond to finance a new, but modest facility was the elephant in the room at the regular monthly meeting of the Three Rivers Hospital Board of Commissioners last …

OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded $15.4 million in grants to eight organizations across the state, expanding access to legal aid services for low-income …