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 …

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.  …

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 …

WENATCHEE - Chelan PUD set aside nearly $3 million from the utility’s Public Power Benefit Program to advance three projects: • Wenatchee Riverfront Park , $1.51 million: This project …

PATEROS – The Pateros City Council held two public hearings and passed two ordinances and one resolution as its regular monthly meeting on Monday, April 17. A public hearing on the 2023 …

OKANOGAN - Whether it’s healthcare, education, remote work or just chilling out with a streaming service, the world is getting more connected with broadband, and Okanogan County is no …

BREWSTER – Ice pigging and a well house project change order that saved the city $8,130 were among items on the Brewster City Council agenda for the regular monthly meeting last Thursday, April …

BREWSTER – Police Chief Marcos Ruiz solved a one-man crime wave and recovered four stolen vehicles – three from Brewster Flats and one from downtown Brewster – taken by a suspect …

PATEROS – A Pateros homeowner asked the Pateros City Council to revisit its nightly rental zoning code for R-1 zoned properties during the regular monthly meeting of the city council on April …