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Talks between the Washington Army National Guard and the Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority about bringing a permanent post for the Guard to Pangborn Memorial Airport continue. At the Port’s latest board meeting, discussions about how the Guard intends to facilitate the purchase of land and the lease of the Executive Flight building revealed the possibility of funding through the state legisla

The Wenatchee School District (WSD) is again offering free meals through their summer meals program. The effort is funded through federal assistance and offers a healthy breakfast or lunch to all kids age 18 and under. WSD communications director, Diana Haglund, says the waning pandemic has allowed the district to bring back a part of the program which had been absent the past two years ... Read M

Work on the Cascade Orchard Bridge deck preservation project began on Thursday. The two-lane span on Icicle Road in Leavenworth is being taken down to one lane with automated signals for the first 30 days of the project. A full closure of the bridge with a detour is planned for the final 30 days of work, which is scheduled for mid-August ...

An East Wenatchee man is in custody after allegedly calling in a bomb threat to the Chelan County government campus Wednesday afternoon. The campus was evacuated for over three hours before a search team with a K-9 concluded there were no suspicious items or packages at the location ...

Nominations are now being accepted for this year’s NCW Tech Alliance Innovator Awards. Program manager, Chanet Stevenson says the Tech Alliance is seeking nominees in five different categories. “We’re accepting nominations for Entrepreneur of the Year, Newcomer in Technology, STEM Champion of the Year, STEM College Student Innovator of the Year, and Future Technology Leader of the Year -  and that

Many of the region’s rivers and streams are running faster and colder than usual for this time of year. Spokesperson Robin DeMario of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says recreationists should be cautious when encountering moving water because looks can be deceiving. “ ...

The Wenatchee City Pool has been temporarily closed. The shutdown was necessary after the pool’s main boiler failed Monday night. The component is essential for keeping the pool at safe operating temperatures. The city’s recreation and cultural services director, Dave Erickson, says the pool could reopen soon if Mother Nature cooperates. “Best c ...

The Wenatchee Pride Festival returns the Valley on Saturday. The annual event, which is staged by the group Wenatchee Pride, was scrapped the last two years due to the pandemic. Pride’s Volunteer & Events Coordinator, Ashley Peterson, says the timing of the event has an historical influence. “The ...

The process of identifying how to redevelop the Chelan County PUD’s Fifth Street campus in Wenatchee is moving ahead. The PUD’s Shared Services Director, Dan Frazier, says much has already been done – including prior to the utility breaking ground on its new headquarters in Olds Station. “We started o ...

Fire destroyed a small structure and damaged two others Monday morning in Wenatchee. Crews with Chelan County Fire District No. 1 and Douglas County Fire District No. 2 were dispatched to the blaze in the 800 block of South Chelan Avenue around 7 a ...