BRIDGEPORT – A zoning amendment request brought a lengthy discussion to the table at the regular monthly meeting of the Bridgeport city council last Wednesday, May 17. Mario Martinez, a …

OKANOGAN COUNTY - Our government is designed to function as a representative republic. It is important to have citizens willing to step up and represent their friends and neighbors. If you are …

Editor’s note: The following meeting summaries of the Board of Commissioners of Okanogan County (BOCC) for the first week of May 2023 are taken from notes provided by County Watch …

BREWSTER – Army PFC John Timothy “Tim” Lane, 20, was killed in action in Vietnam 55 years ago on May 4, 1968. Lane was stationed in Hua Nghia Province when he and three other …

Sheriff Mike Morrison reported on Thursday, May 4 at approximately 4:15 p.m. an overturned raft was reported on the Wenatchee River near Dryden. It was reported four subjects were floating downstream …

Editor’s note: The following meeting summaries of the Board of Commissioners of Okanogan County (BOCC) for the last week of April 2023 are taken from notes provided by County Watch …

PATEROS – The three home dedications in Monse, Bridgeport, and Coulee City by the Okanogan County Long Term Recovery Group (OCLTRG) on April 28-29 were just the latest in an eight-year campaign …

BREWSTER – Local governments have until May 26 to apply for state funding through the Washington State Archives to upgrade their records management and retention to allow better response to …

PATEROS – The meeting of the board of directors of the Pateros Brewster Community Resource Center (PBCRC) on April 26, was short but consequential. After dispensing with the election of …

PATEROS – At the annual meeting of the Okanogan County Long Term Recovery Group (OCLTRG), Michelle WhiteEagle, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Region 4 Board Chair, delivered a report of MDS …

PATEROS – The United Methodists Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has donated more than half a million dollars toward rebuilding homes lost in the 2020 wildfires in the greater Okanogan area. Three …

OLYMPIA -- Candidate Filing Week is May 15-19, and the Office of the Secretary of State is joining county elections offices across Washington to accept applications for public office.  …

Legislation passed in Olympia this year will provide more dental-care access to underserved communities. House Bill 1678 authorizes dental therapists to work in community health clinics or …

WASHINGTON, DC - The United States House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Kim Schrier’s, M.D. (WA-08) bipartisan bill aimed at improving emergency services in rural communities on April …

WENATCHEE – The 2023 Flywheel Investment Conference, held April 20, awarded over $300,000, bringing the total to over $1.3 million that has been awarded to Washington based companies through …

BREWSTER - Gamble Sands , one of the "Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America" located in Brewster, recently welcomed Chris Lamkin as its new Executive Chef. Lamkin will oversee menu …

OKANOGAN – While they have been focused on rebuilding their concerts and musical, Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus will now also focus on rebuilding their main structure in Okanogan. …

OLYMPIA – After nearly seven years of grief and frustration combined with determined dedication, Twisp resident Deana Knowlton was invited to witness the signing of a homicide victims’ …

MONSE – Nine-hundred-and-sixty-three days after he lost his home to the 2020 Cold Spring wildfire James McCraigie was handed the Certificate of Occupancy to his newly rebuilt home in a …

OLYMPIA - The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently launched an updated Opioid and Drug Overdose Data dashboard that includes county level data on hospitalizations …