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In the face of a significant budget deficit for 2025, the Chelan County Commissioners are turning to their reserve fund to make up the difference. Projections for next year's budget show the County has roughly $55.1 million in revenues and about $59...

The Chelan County Commissioners are adding a little more time to their schedule to handle hearings regarding the County's 2025 budget. County spokesperson, Jill FitzSimmons, says the hearings had originally been planned exclusively for Monday, Dec...

Chelan County Veterans Services Office to undergo extensive renovations for ADA compliance and energy efficiency.

Correction:  An earlier version of this story stated K9 Gambit and Deputy Jacob Lewis were part of the Chelan County Sheriff's Department.   Both are with the Chelan County Regional Justice Center where Lewis is a Corrections Deputy and is Gambit's partner and handler Over a half-dozen school districts in North Central Washington have renewed the services of the Chelan County Regional Justice Cent

Drivers in Chelan County who try to avoid an intersection with a stop light or sign by cutting through a parking lot or other property can now be cited. On Monday, the Chelan County Commissioners voted in favor of adding a new chapter to the municipality's traffic codes making the action illegal...

Chelan County has awarded $1,182,000 in grants to five recipients for a variety of projects that focus on economic development and affordable housing. The awards were made by the Chelan County Commissioners earlier this week. The money is coming from existing revenues that fund the County's Cascade Public Infrastructure Fund (CPIF) grant program, which allocates annual awards to projects that faci

Now that the reintroduction of grizzly bears to the North Cascades is inevitable, local communities are taking measures to prepare for the potential impacts of their presence. Next month, Chelan County will hold a series of public meetings regarding the reintroduction of grizzly bears...

Chelan County is allocating money for a Tourism Impact Study. The County's Board of Commissioners approved the move at their weekly meeting on Monday (Aug. 19). Commissioner Kevin Overbay says the study will help the County in several ways...

County commissioners approved the purchase of the 2.75-acre site from a local developer who had made infrastructure upgrades for a planned business park.

Commissioner Shon Smith says the final Environmental Impact Statement on the project last month did not consider local concerns about the bears.