Kevin Rounce
Chelan County Surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 Cases During Pandemic
Chelan County surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the pandemic with 45 new cases announced on Thursday.
The County has now had 1,020 positive tests, nearly 400 in the past two weeks.
Douglas County has 716.
The two-county area has had about 575 cases per 100,000 people over the past 10 days as of Thursday
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Quick Thinking by Maintenance Worker Quells Fire at St. Paul’s
Quick thinking by Frank Dofelmeyer, a maintenance worker at St. Paul's Lutheran School, contained a fire that started when a light fixture caught fire on the first floor of the building Wednesday night.
Chelan County Fire District 1 Information Officer Kay McKellar says Dofelmeyer was wrapping up his day on the 2nd floor when the alarm went off
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Unemployment Improving, but Economy Still Recovering
After record-breaking unemployment in April and May, the numbers for the month of June showed improvement, though were still worse than last year.
Regional Labor Economist Don Meseck says the worst hit sector was leisure and hospitality which lost 40% of their jobs over the year, while the federal government was stable or added jobs
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Moses Lake Police Investigating Theft of Tools
The Moses Lake Police Dept. is investigating thefts of tools from multiple Lower Basin homes.
Officers believe the tools were recently sold on the Facebook group, Moses Lake: Buy, Sell and Trade.
All but one of the tools are Ryobi battery-powered and include a Stapler, Reciprocal Saw, Impact Drill, Drill, 4 batteries, and a Corded sander
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Multiple Agencies Called to Rescue Injured Climber on Mt. Stuart
Chelan County Emergency Management was called out to rescue a climber on Mt. Stuart late Tuesday night.
Sgt. Kent Sisson says the person suffered major injuries including a fractured leg, fractured arm and head injuries.
"A Navy rescue helicopter attempted a rescue night but due to the location of the injured subject, they weren't able to safely complete the rescue
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Wenatchee Area Could See Record Heat Thursday and Friday
The National Weather Service has forecasted highs well into triple digits to end the week, but is it a record?
Meteorologist Steven Van Horn said, "The record for July 30th is 105 and for the 31st it's 106. Currently the high temperature for Wenatchee both Thursday and Friday are going to be going for 105 on Thursday and 104 on Friday
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Chelan Parks Closing After Lots are Full Beginning Aug. 7
The City of Chelan will be closing their day-use parks, Don Morse and Lakeside, to additional visitors once the parking lots are full.
City Administrator Wade Ferris says it will what the state parks in the area are doing.
"We're going to monitor in the coming few days how many folks are in there and let the council decide if we want to do it seven days a week, or just on weekends
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Quincy Police Chief Announces National Night Out Cancellation for 2020
Quincy Police Chief Keith Seibert announced Tuesday that they are canceling the 2020 National Night Out event which is annually set for the first Tuesday in August.
In a Facebook post announcing the cancellation, Chief Seibert said they had discusses postponing the event, but the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in the community, it was best to cancel for this year
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City of Leavenworth Extending Window to Purchase Osborn Property
The City of Leavenworth and Cascade School District have extended the deadline to close on the sale of the Osborn property that is owned by the District.
The City is asking to delay a potential closing date to the end of the year to allow for more community input on the future of the property after the School Board was asked about guaranteeing no development, but rather the creation of a green sp
Woman Taken Near Stevens Pass, Could be in Eastern Washington
The King County Sheriff's Office says they are looking for a missing woman whose vehicle was found west of Stevens Pass on Highway 2.
Gia Fuda was last seen July 24th when she left to drive over the Pass. Detectives believe her car ran out of gas on the highway and it is not known who picked her up, but her purse was still in the vehicle when it was discovered
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