NCW Libraries will re-open libraries throughout Okanogan, Grant and Ferry counties on Nov. 2. Customers will be able to browse the shelves, access computer stations, read the newspaper, or pick up a DVD. Several safety measures will be in place. Customers will be required to wear a mask, practice social distancing, and limit their visit […]
New location for The Cove’s Food Bank
The Cove will move its Food Bank to a new location a few blocks away, in the old Riverbank building at the corner of Third Avenue and Glover Street, beginning on Oct. 22. Also new also will be an available drive-through service at the back of the building. Clients will enter the parking lot from […]
Catherine Marie Olson
Catherine Marie Olson, 70, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Catherine was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Cecil Varley Lybarger Jr. and Elnora Martina Hill. Catherine and her family moved to Washington state when she was 3 years old. She grew up in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle and Edmonds, Washington, where she […]
Q and A: Katie Haven
Katie Haven is challenging incumbent Andy Hover. Please provide information about your background. I grew up in Washington and had a successful career as chief engineer in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Having spent 15 years as an appointee to a federal advisory committee taught me how to work with diverse points of view to achieve […]
Q and A: Andy Hover
Andy Hover was elected to the District 2 seat on the Okanogan County Commission in 2016, when he defeated Ashley Thrasher. Please provide information about your background. I was born in Brewster and grew up on a ranch just outside of Winthrop. After high school I attended Washington State University where I got a Bachelor […]
Q and A: Adrianne Moore
Biography For more than a decade, I served as a director of social service and community health organization in Okanogan County. I’ve advocated and helped build solutions for key community issues like affordable housing, child care, health care access and mental health resources. After the 2014 and 2015 wildfires, I worked across the region to […]
Q and A: Keith Goehner
Biography Education: Peshastin-Dryden High School; Wenatchee Valley College; Seattle Pacific University, BA in Education. Professional experience: elementary school teacher; third-generation orchardist; president of K&L Orchards Inc.; Realtor; Washington Agriculture & Forestry Education Foundation (participant and Board of Trustees member); Leavenworth Coffee Roasters (partner); Washington State Horticulture Association member; Farm Bureau member. Elected experience: House of […]
Harts Pass: October 14, 2020
By Erik Brooks
Cartoon: October 14, 2020
By Len Baublitz
Letters to the editor: October 14, 2020
Edelweiss roads Dear Editor: Hunting season is fast approaching. Edelweiss subdivision residents would like to remind non-resident hunters that the roads within the subdivision are privately owned and maintained. Residents of the subdivision pay for the continued and increasing maintenance of these roads. Last year, traffic using Highland Road to access the Rendezvous area doubled […]
