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Chelan Trails Group Pitches PUD on Plan for Recreational Trail
WENATCHEE, WA – PUD staff Monday outlined for commissioners plans to issue a permit for the Lake Chelan Trails Alliance to build 2.3 miles of new trail above the Chelan River on District land. The proposal reflects an extended effort by the community and the PUD to expand recreation opportunities in the Chelan Valley.
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Proposed Fee Hike for Department of Ecology Program
The Washington Department of Ecology is proposing changes to fees for the air quality registration program in central and eastern Washington to make them self supporting as required by law.
Right now, fees account for about 50 percent of the costs to run the program that tracks emissions and the effectiveness of pollution controls at over 500 facilities like landfills, data centers, cattle feedlot
Storm Sparks Small Fires in Chelan, Okanogan County
The weather system that passed through the region Monday morning produced a few small spot fires across Chelan and Okanogan County. Jim Duck, Assistant Operations Manager with the Central Washington Interagency Incident Command (CWICC) said an 1/8 of an acre fire was contained this morning in Fox Canyon near Leavenworth.
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Seattle Man Killed in Fall on Mt. Stuart
The Chelan County Sheriff's Department has identified the climber who died Sunday after a fall near the top of Mount Stuart as Varun Sadavarte, 32, from Seattle, WA. Sgt. Kent Sisson at Chelan County Emergency Management said Sadavarte was killed after he fell several hundred feet while descending Mount Stuart just before noon Sunday. Sadavarte's climbing p...
Salvation Army Food Drive at Tonight’s AppleSox Game
The Salvation Army Food bank shelves need to support. There is still time to bring non-perishable food supplies to the KPQ studios in exchange for a game ticket for tonight's AppleSox game.
It's Cherry Creek Media Night and we have partnered with the Apple Sox to help the Salvation Army Food Bank...
Link Transit Service Expanding July 2nd
Beginning July 2, hours of operation on many Link Transit routes operating within the Wenatchee/East Wenatchee area will increase. Also, there are additional trips coming to Route 21, which operates between Wenatchee and the Chelan/Manson area...
Chelan County Leads May Jobless Figures
New jobless figures in Washington State for May have been released by the Washington Employment Security Department. In North Central Washington, unemployment in Chelan County stood at 4.8% and 5.2% in Douglas County. The employment picture is not as bright in Grant County where 6.1% of the...
Suspect in Fatal Hit & Run Makes Preliminary Appearance
21-year-old Giovanni Reyes of Manson made a preliminary court appearance Monday in the fatal hit-and-run that killed a 29-year-old Seattle man. Our news partner iFiberOne News reports prosecutors suspect Reyes was under the influence. Reyes went before Chelan County Superior Court Judge Kristin Ferrera in a probable cause hearing...
Authorities Name Victim and Suspect in Fatal Manson Hit & Run
The victim and suspect in a fatal hit and run collision on Sunday in Manson have been identified by the Chelan County Sheriff's Office.
The victim was Andrew Murphy of Seattle, who was found around 3am Sunday on the roadway in the 500 block of Manson Blvd...
Good Guys Run With A Cop for Special Olympics
The Run With a Cop Fundraiser for Special Olympics on Saturday raised about $1-thousand dollars for local Special Olympians.
The event drew about 50 participants including Kristi Delozier and her seven year old son Wade who ran the 5K course in support of local Special Olympians, "My mother is with the Wenatchee Police Department so we're out here with her to support Special Olympics"
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