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Editor’s note: The following meeting summary of the Board of Commissioners of Okanogan County (BOCC) for June 26, is taken from notes provided by Okanogan County Watch (countywatch.org). OKANOGAN - Maurice Goodall, Director of Okanogan Emergency Management, discussed evacuation routes in case of...

Marilyn Oestreich of Omak (center) received a $1,500 scholarship from Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association members Barbara Christensen (left) and Sibyl Wehmeyer (right). Currently a paraprofessional at Omak East Elementary, Oestreich hopes to teach at the same school after she receives her teaching certification from Grand Canyon University. Submitted photo
   

Albert Lin Courtesy LinkedIn
Editor’s note: The following was comprised from meeting notes by Okanogan County Watch: info&countywatch.org OKANOGAN – County prosecuting attorney Albert Lin spoke with the Okanogan County Commissioners on June 27 to request additional staff to handle appeals, civil cases, and the upcoming...

Roni Holder-Diefenbach Courtesy economic-alliance.com
Editor’s note: The following was composed using meeting notes provided by Okanogan County Watch, info@countywatch.org OKANOGAN – Members of the county’s Broadband Action Team (BAT) appeared before the June 27 meeting of the Board of Okanogan County Commissioners (BOCC) to report on its efforts to...
Editor’s note: The following quotes come from notes compiled by Okanogan County Watch, info@countywatch.org OKANOGAN – Military veterans in the county need help finding transport to the VA clinic in Wenatchee. That is the message Tom Even, the county veterans service officer brought to the June 26...
On June 30 at 2:45 p.m. an auto accident was reported in Orondo two miles up McNeil Canyon Road. On arrival firefighters found a semi and trailer through the guardrail and over a steep embankment. Both the semi tractor and trailer were ripped apart with a load of apples spilling down the canyon....
Editor’s note: The following meeting summary of the Board of Commissioners of Okanogan County (BOCC) for Tuesday, June 20, is taken from notes provided by County Watch (countywatch.org). OKANOGAN – The county may be entering a building boom according to figures disclosed to the Board of County...
Wenatchee - Beginning July 1, Confluence Health transitioned its naming conventions for its hospitals and some other locations to increase clarity and allow for smoother services for patients. Ten years after Wenatchee Valley Medical Center (now known as Wenatchee Valley Medical Group) and Central...

Looking southwest, the charred terrain in the distance shows where a lightning-caused wildfire was stopped as it crested the plateau on the Colville Reservation. Mike Maltais/QCH
BRIDGEPORT – Lightning strikes sparked wildfires in several parts of Okanogan County on Tuesday, June 27, as ground crews and aircraft mobilized to quickly suppress the flames. One blaze that ignited near the junction of Jack Wells Road and Delfield Road southeast of Bridgeport on the Colville...

A crew from Granite Construction is resurfacing a stretch of Old Highway 97 north from the Comsat access road. Traffic is restricted to one-way with some delays as vehicles make their way through rough road conditions. Mike Maltais/QCH

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