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BREWSTER – Initial results from the first count of August 1 primary election ballots by the Okanogan County Auditor show the renewal of Three Rivers Hospital’s (TRH) the one-year maintenance and operations levy passing handily with nearly three-quarters of voters approving. Of the 2,368 votes...
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OLYMPIA - The BLS estimates Washington’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2023 is 3.8 percent. The revised estimated May 2023 unemployment rate is 4.1 percent. According to BLS estimates, the number of unemployed people fell by 10,500 in June 2023 compared to May 2023. At...
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Drug education and prevention work; it's proven effective. Parents' or caregivers' early conversations with their kids make a real difference. Amid the opioid epidemic, these conversations have become critical.
Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs are found in most drugs and are even made to look like...
OKANOGAN – Despite the smaller than usual attendance at the monthly meeting of the Broadband Action Team (BAT) on July 27, the group continues to make headway in its goal to bring broadband services to all parts of Okanogan County.
Economic Alliance Executive Director Roni Holder-Diefenbach...
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(Editor’s note: Quotes in the following story about the July 17 meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Okanogan County (BOCC) are taken from notes provided by Okanogan County Watch (countywatch.org.)
OKANOGAN – County Sheriff Paul Budrow wants a .2 percent increase in the county’s sales tax from...
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BREWSTER – The board of directors of Three Rivers Hospital (TRH) at its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, July 26, approved a resolution that will appear on the November 7 Special Election Ballot to issue bonds for constructing a new hospital.
Specifically, the resolution that requires a...
Westbound traffic on Highway 97 was diverted between Pateros and Brewster last Friday evening, July 14 as a crew responded to excess water and a minor mudslide encroaching onto the roadway. Mike Maltais/QCH
BRIDGEPORT – City Planner Kurt Danison advised the Brigeport City Council of the latest development regarding funds for upgrading Berryman Park that have “gone from red, to yellow, and - we will get a contract in the mail before too long - it is now green.”
Mayor Janet Conklin reminded the council...
Jim Labrie Mike Maltais/QCH
BREWSTER – Jim Labrie, director of last year’s first Brewster hydro races, addressed the regular meeting of the Brewster City Council last Thursday, July 20, about this year’s event.
The races were held on September 10 last year, the same weekend as the Okanogan County Fair. Labrie scheduled this...
Bruce Henne takes the oath of office as the newest Pateros city council member. Mike Maltais/QCH
PATEROS – The Pateros City Council swore in its newest member during opening proceedings of its regular monthly meeting on July 17. Bruce Henne took the oath of office from city clerk-treasurer Kerri Wilson and replaces the late George Brady, former mayor and council member who passed away on June...
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