Parents of home-schooled students are invited to bring unneeded curriculum and educational materials and supplies (still usable and good shape, please) to buy, sell or trade while meeting and connecting with other homeschool families at an event Tuesday (Aug. 27) at the Omak Library Pioneer Room, from 3-7 p.m. For more information, call (509) 560-0046 […]
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Cascade River Road open
The Cascade River Road, closed by a washout on Aug. 11, is now open to all vehicles to its end at Cascade Pass Trailhead, the National Park Service announced. The road, reached from Highway 20 at Marblemount, had temporarily been closed at the Eldorado Trailhead. The washout stranded hikers and their vehicles until a temporary […]
Mudslides close Highway 20, crews work to clear 6-mile stretch
By Ann McCreary and Laurelle Walsh
Weekend landslides closed the North Cascades Highway and caused a harrowing experience for a Seattle family.
County’s ATV ordinances face legal challenge
By Don Nelson
The Methow Valley Citizens Council and Conservation Northwest have joined forces to file a lawsuit challenging recent actions by the Okanogan County commissioners to allow all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on most county roads.
Conservation groups seek stronger wolf protections
By Ann McCreary
A coalition of conservation organizations is advocating amending some provisions of Washington’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan to make them legally binding.
Different conditions call for different burn bans
By Marcy Stamper
State, feds take different approaches to fire risk.
Accusations fired at Winthrop councilman, building inspector
By Laurelle Walsh
Temperatures rose at the Winthrop Town Council meeting when Sheri’s Sweet Shoppe proprietor Doug Mohre accused council member Rick Northcott and building official Dave Sandoz of “abuse of power.”
District 6 reviews fire hall proposals
Proposals from two architects for a new fire hall on Horizon Flats Road in Winthrop will be reviewed at a special meeting of Okanogan County Fire District No. 6 commissioners on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at the Twisp Fire Hall to discuss two proposals for a new fire hall, said […]
Three Rivers Hospital improving its finances, general manager says
By Ann McCreary
Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster improved its financial standing last year, reducing annual operating losses from $1.1 million in 2011 to $115,000 in 2012.
More questions about water flows at Enloe Dam
By Marcy Stamper
PUD dam project faces another hurdle over water flows.
