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African drumming events set for WVC campuses

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College will host African drumming performances and workshops at its campuses this month as part of Black History Month celebrations, featuring ethnomusicologist …

WENATCHEE - The Community Foundation of NCW is seeking new volunteer Local Advisory Board members to review and make decisions on local grants impacting their communities through its Legacy Fund …

WENATCHEE - RiverCom, the region's essential 911 call-taking and emergency services dispatching provider, is seeking state and federal support to help fund a new Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) …

Pateros School requests bids for $6 million modernization project

PATEROS – School Superintendent/Principal Scotti Wiltse and Maintenance, Custodial, and Transportation Supervisor Nolan Tonseth addressed the city’s second annual Community Open House on …

Pateros holds second annual Community Open House

PATEROS – The city council chamber held about two dozen people who listened and contributed to two hours of presentations and discussion at the second annual Community Open House on Jan.28. …

Federal funds freeze felt at Okanogan County nonprofit

OKANOGAN – The sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump freezing federal grants and loans effective Tue. Jan 28, is being felt in the other Washington and closer to home in …

OLYMPIA - Two Democratic state lawmakers are trying again to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, including when it is disclosed to them by a congregant during …

Okanogan Conservation District unveils new wildfire protection plan

OKANOGAN - After a year-long effort led by the Okanogan Conservation District, the 2024 Community  Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Okanogan County was officially approved on January 7 and …

Brewster Senior Center takes its case to Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT – Brewster-Bridgeport-Pateros Senior Center President Klair Wicks-Lowery addressed the Jan. 15 regular meeting of the city council on behalf of the three-community center to deliver …

Senior Center addresses proposed City of Brewster ownership, property lines

BREWSTER – The Brewster-Bridgeport-Pateros Senior Center kicked off its first meeting of 2025 with a couple of weighty carryover issues from 2024. One is the offer discussed last year with the …

OLYMPIA - Building more housing in rural parts of Washington is again top of mind for some state lawmakers. Bills to allow backyard cottages in new areas, to expand where developers can receive …

Genealogy educator to present land records program Feb. 10

EAST WENATCHEE. — The Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society will host genealogy educator Lisa Gorrell for a presentation on using the Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office website on …

OLYMPIA - When workers go on strike, they’re often making a bet to temporarily lose their wages to fight for better ones.  This year, the Washington Legislature is again trying to …

Washington farmers want agritourism law reforms

OLYMPIA - Farmers across the state say regulations are getting in the way as they develop products they can sell directly to the public. From pumpkin patches to u-pick berry farms, the impacts …

Proposal loosens controls on birth control prescriptions

OLYMPIA - Insurance companies will be required to fill up to a 12-month supply of birth control pills, if a bill by Sen. Emily Alvarado, D-Seattle, is approved.  “I experience …

Winthrop set to host International Fly Fishing Film Festival

WINTHROP — The International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) will make its 2025 appearance in Winthrop on February 18, showcasing seven films centered on fly fishing culture and conservation. …

Pateros Peninsula Park beach improvements scheduled for 2025

PATEROS – Peninsula Park beach is among the projects the city has on its 2025 improvement list, and one discussed at the Jan. 21 monthly meeting of the city council. City Administrator …

Forest Service seeks public comment on proposed changes to Northwest Forest Plan

PORTLAND, Ore. – The United States Forest Service (USFS) is currently taking comments on its proposed changes to the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) through March 17. The NWFP dates back to …

OLYMPIA - Following an arson attack ahead of last November’s election that torched hundreds of ballots in a southwest Washington drop box, state lawmakers are looking at modest ways to better …

OLYMPIA - Lawmakers have begun another hard conversation on what it may cost the state to amply fund basic education in public schools as required by Washington’s constitution. A state …

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