By Marcy Stamper
Local radio wants you to “give a hoot”
NEWS
Marijuana store buffer zones may shrink
A revision to the way buffer zones for marijuana-related businesses are measured could shrink the number of places where stores can locate. The size of the buffer has not changed – rules proposed by the Washington State Liquor Control Board still require 1,000 feet between a marijuana business and a school, playground or park, recreation […]
Shoreline man, 76, drowns at Pearrygin
A 76-year-old man from Shoreline drowned on Saturday (Sept. 14) while swimming at Pearrygin Lake State Park near Winthrop, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers reported. Charles J. Covello had been swimming when another person saw Covello go under the water and not come back up. Calls for emergency assistance went out at about 4 p.m. […]
PUD working on $61.7 million budget for 2014
By Marcy Stamper
Includes the Methow transmission line, Enloe Dam, power purchases and debt
Obituary: Emery Reginal Halterman
Emery Reginal Halterman, born Oct. 24, 1924, in Falls City, Wash., died Sept. 11, 2013, in Shelton, Wash., He married Naomi Park on Aug. 24, 1946. He is survived by his three daughters Sally Carl, Cherie Olsen and Vicki Plowman; seven grandchildren, Bill Woodworth, Cindy Titterington, Naomi Cooper, Emery Carl, Amanda Carr, Glenn Plowman and […]
Social service providers meet at Roundtable to keep in touch
By Laurelle Walsh
Organizations and volunteers work to find solutions to local needs
Busy month for Conservancy
The Methow Conservancy is offering several activities through the end of September. They include: • A sausage making class on Saturday (Sept. 21) from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost is $35 including materials and space is limited. Participants need to bring a cutting board, a sharp knife and a mixing bowl. • A field trip to […]
Community briefs
Community Action offers energy assistance Okanogan County Community Action Council offers two programs to help homeowners stay warm this winter. Enrollment for the 2014 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) begins on Oct. 1. The state program provides financial assistance to qualified renters and homeowners who heat with wood, oil, propane or electric heaters. […]
Record rain blocks roads and turns rivers brown
By Marcy Stamper
Torrential rains on the Methow Thursday night and Friday morning (Sept. 5–6) unleashed dense slides of mud and debris, closing Highway 20 and several U.S. Forest Service roads and making area rivers resemble chocolate pudding.
County could get five stores to sell marijuana
By Marcy Stamper
People may be able to shop for marijuana at up to five stores in Okanogan County, now that the state’s Liquor Control Board has divvied up the potential retail outlets based on population.
