The key to business success is often finding a niche idea, nurturing it, and following each progressive development as it leads to the opportunities that customers and markets demand. Such has …

OKANOGAN – Meeting for the first time since October 2023, the Broadband Action Team (BAT) video-conferenced on Thursday, Jan. 25, to discuss the latest developments on several fronts for …

BRIDGEPORT – The increased costs of small-town law enforcement is a major issue facing Bridgeport and other Douglas County municipalities in 2024 that do not have their own departments to …

BREWSTER – The city council approved the purchase of a network of security cameras to improve security and document lawbreakers by the city’s police department. During its regular …

WENATCHEE  — Chelan Public Utility District commissioners have greenlighted the purchase of a substantial parcel of undeveloped land, spanning 4,910 acres, in the foothills above Malaga …

CASHMERE – The Chelan County Fair and Rodeo will host a Rodeo Queen Fundraiser and Coronation Kickoff Party on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Mission Creek Community Club Building at 4724 Mission …

MANSFIELD – There is always something happening with the school’s FFA chapter. FFA/Agriculture instructor Jamey Jo Steele said her chapter officers just completed volunteering at the …

WENATCHEE – Chelan County and community partners will conduct the annual Homeless Point in Time Count from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, at Lighthouse Christian Ministries in …

WASHINGTON, DC -  In a move to enhance national preparedness and response to landslide hazards, U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier (WA-08), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Marie Glusenkamp Perez …

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) unveiled an innovative online tool, the WIC Clinic Locator, designed to bridge connections between individuals and the Women, Infants, …

BREWSTER - Every dog may – or may not – have its day. But every lucky dog has its special day when it schedules an appointment at the new Lucky Dog Grooming Spa now open for business …

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office     November 3 10:41 Agency Assist, SR 173 MP 2, Bridgeport 11:29 Fraud/ Forgery, 215 Cross St., Bridgeport Bar 12:40 …

  OKANOGAN – The $72 million bond measure for a new Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster picked up an additional 40 yes votes from Okanogan County since last week’s initial count …

OKANOGAN – The $72 million bond measure for a new Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster is facing an uphill fight with preliminary vote counts from both Douglas and Okanogan counties against …

BRIDGEPORT – Crews from all four stations in Douglass Okanogan Fire District 15 gathered at the Zahn Ranch near Bridgeport on Nov. 4 to hone their attack and suppression skills on a controlled …

BRIDGEPORT – When Superintendent of Public Works Stuart Dezellem told the October meeting of the city council that a Department of Ecology (DOE) award presented to the city’s wastewater …

OKANOGAN – The Broadband Action Team (BAT) — formed in 2019 to expand Internet services to all of Okanogan County — held its final meeting of the year on Oct. 26. Among updates …

Education is Washington’s paramount duty, according to our State Constitution. Providing adequate funding of education has long been debated in our state and eventually resulted in a landmark …

Brewster – Former one-term city councilman Emmanuel “Manny” Hurtado is once again running for Position 5 on the council now occupied by Don Childers. Childers was appointed …

BREWSTER – Lifelong resident Don Childers, appointed to fill unexpired city council Position 5 held by the late Tim Reib, is seeking election to that seat on the Nov. 7 ballot. In a …