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RV park host Sue Stanley Mike Maltais/QCH
BRIDGEPORT – Vehicle parking on city rights-of-way, the growing number of event applications, and cemetery policy and practices took up a fair share of discussion as the regular monthly meeting of the Bridgeport City Council last Wednesday, April 19. RV park host Sue Stanley updated the park status...

Blake Wallace Courtesy CRDTF
In 2022, the Columbia River Drug Task Force began receiving and collecting information from School Resource Officers and other sources of adult drug dealers providing a variety of drugs to juvenile students in the Wenatchee and Leavenworth areas. The drugs that were being given and sold included...

Deana Knowlton QCH File Photo
OLYMPIA – A six-year campaign waged by trauma victim Deana Knowlton took a big step forward with the passage of SHB 1501 that was unanimously approved by the state Senate 49-0 on April 10. HB 1501 passed the House earlier on February 28 by a unanimous 97-0 vote. The bill is now on Governor Inslee’s...

Matthew Schuh QCH File Photo
BRIDGEPORT -  City of Bridgeport council member Matthew Schuh recently earned a Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). AWC’s Certificate of Municipal Leadership program recognizes city and town elected officials for accomplishing training in five core...
SPOKANE – Word is getting around about the City of Brewster as a place to visit. Chamber of Commerce President Mike Mauk manned an information booth at the recent Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show in Spokane last March 16-19 and reported back to the regular Chamber meeting last Wednesday, April 12....
Wenatchee — Confluence Health will be recognized jointly along with Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake for the Excellence in Community Partnership Award from LifeCenter Northwest, a non-profit organ procurement organization. This prestigious award is typically given annually to only one hospital...

The Easter Bunny holds a young fan at the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt held on Sunday, April 9 in Berryman Park. Photo's by Mike Maltais/QCH

The ribbed metal roof is almost halfway installed arching over the end-to-end 40-foot containers that serve both as walls and storage for the new winter barn on Industrial Way. Mike Maltais/QCH
PATEROS – Passersby on Highway 97 are noticing that work on the public works winter barn located on Industrial Way east of the city has resumed this spring. The initial work that began last fall was suspended over the cold months. Methow Valley Industrial was hired last year to begin installing the...

Reservoir solar project Photo Mike Matais
PATEROS – The solar panel project installed at the new Pateros reservoir is 95 percent complete as of the latest update from the city administrator at the March meeting of the city council. Jord Wilson said the remaining parts to get the array online should arrive and be installed soon. The city...

Would it really be Easter without a chance to get a photo with the Easter Bunny? Photo's by Mike Maltais/QCH

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