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PATEROS – The city council voted to give Pateros volunteer fighters their first pay increase in 15 years at its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, Jan. 22. In Ordinance 770 of the Pateros Municipal Code (PMC) council members raised drill training rates from $1.25 to $5 per event and turnout...
PATEROS – The Pateros School Board elected its 2019 officers in its annual board reorganization during the group’s regular meeting on Dec. 10, 2018.
Grace Larsen, 2018 board chair person was appointed as board chair for the coming year. Chad Miller was appointed board vice-chair.
No board members...
This view of Eveline Street where it intersects with West Warren Avenue shows the straight, steep incline where a sled-vehicle collision claimed the life of a Lake Stevens youngster over the Christmas holidays.
PATEROS – A sled-vehicle collision at an active city intersection claimed the life of an 11-year-old Lake Stevens youngster visiting relatives over the Christmas holidays, Dec. 26.
According to a report released by the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 16, the fatality occurred on a snowy...
Brewster resident Ron Paslay’s home shown here at 410 Lakeview Drive is one of several located in the C2 commercial zoning area that will be allowed more flexibility under the newly approved zoning amendment.
BREWSTER –At its regular monthly meeting on Jan. 9, the city council put its final stamp of approval on a zoning code amendment that will give owners of residential property currently located in a C1 commercial zone more flexibility to purchase, repair, and sell their holdings. The new amendment...
With the help of a little imagination – O.K., a lot of imagination – a viewer might still see remnants of what was once an eye-catching billboard, set along the south side of State Route 173 coming into Bridgeport from the west side. A Bridgeport resident recently suggested that city council members remove what now is considered more of an eyesore.
BRIDGEPORT – A decision on the final disposition of Atomic Way, a small parcel of real estate located on Columbia Boulevard between 20th and 22nd streets may finally be in the works, thanks to recent actions taken by the city council at its regular meeting on Jan. 16.
Council members voted to...
Brewster Police Chief Nattalie Cariker, back left, with city councilman Tim Rieb, Brewster Police Department Administrative Assistant Juana Escobar, and city councilman Manny Hurtado, joined Brewster Elementary School students for lunch and to celebrate National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D) on Wednesday, Jan. 9. L.E.A.D. was founded in 2015.
Sen. Brad Hawkins
OLYMPIA – The 2019 Washington state Legislature dropped the gavel to open its 105-day session last Monday, Jan. 14. Representing the Quad Cities in the 12th Legislative District are Senator Brad Hawkins (R-East Wenatchee), and Representatives Mike Steele (R-Chelan) and Keith Goehner (R-Dryden)....
City councilman Manny Hurtado is a 2019 director for the Brewster Chamber of Commerce.
BREWSTER – The Brewster Chamber of Commerce announced its new 2019 officers and set to work planning the year’s upcoming events, starting with a January membership drive, the summer circus, and other projects.
Following a vote of members last month, the Chambers 2019 officers include:
President:...
Council member Tim Rieb filled in as mayor pro tem for the absent Mayor Art Smyth on Jan. 9.
BREWSTER – City council member Tim Rieb served as mayor pro tem for the absent Mayor Art Smyth at the regular monthly meeting of the city council last Wednesday, Jan. 9.
Smyth’s absence prompted city clerk/treasurer Misty Ruiz to request that the 2019 city fee schedule on the docket for approval,...
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