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Totem Pole Road in Manson has been getting much busier over the past several years, but is still narrow with little-to-no shoulder area.

Chelan County has a plan in place to auction off pieces of land it owns that have been identified as surplus property.   County commissioners signed a resolution Monday authorizing the public auction or transfer of 35 pieces of land.   Che...

Fire danger is on a downward trend in Chelan County, with the County Fire Marshal’s Office lowering the fire risk rating late last week.  Fire Marshal Stephen Rinaldi offered a resolution to County Commissioners Monday morning to officially drop the level from Very High.  "Esse...

Commissioner Kevin Overbay says a major problem is that Medicare and Medicaid coverage from the national level is stripped out for people incarcerated in county jails.

The 2-1 vote means the department known as the Behavioral Health Unit will be supervised by the sheriff's office.

Commissioners unanimously approved the changes Monday, which are not directly connected to the current Excessive Heat Warning in place for most of the area.

A decision on Chelan County's proposed “after-the-fact” inspection fee for short-term rentals is now delayed by a week. Commissioners were expected to review any written comments and potentially take action on the proposed new fee at their regular meeting Tuesday, but two of the three Commissioners were absent. Commiss...

This year's primary election in August will have one less candidate in the Chelan County Commission District 2 race. Business owner Zachary Miller is dropping out of the race over what he called "a recent health scare" in an email to KPQ...

Chelan County is getting $2 million from the state Department of Ecology to use for services in support of the Icicle Creek Watershed in the upper Wenatchee Valley. Commissioners signed a contract this week with the department to coordinate the funding for members of the Icicle Work Group who use the resources of the watershed ...

This year's race for the Chelan County Commission in the 2nd District has three candidates so far. Zackery Miller and Shon Smith both ran for the post and fell short in 2018. The newcomer to the race is Leavenworth City Councilor Anne Hessburg, who thinks the County Commission needs to make better personnel decisions ...