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Both the Douglas County Coroner's Office and the Columbia River Drug Task Force hope to move in to the remodeled building by August 1st

The project will also include replacing the intersection's blinking 4-way stop light with a full traffic light

Although the city had estimated the bid would be around $800,000, Apollo Inc.'s bid ended up being just over $506,000

One person is in custody after a bomb threat led to an evacuation of the Chelan County government campus Wednesday afternoon. The evacuation lasted well passed the 5 pm closing time for the government offices before a search team with a K-9 concluded there were no suspicious items or packages ...

The East Wenatchee City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the city's share of American Rescue Plan funding. The city will get a little over $3 million from the federal government, with roughly $215,000 of that already spent within the community ...

Chelan County Fire District 1 and Douglas County Fire District 2 Chief Brian Brett is continuing his push to convince voters to combine the two districts as well as approve a rate increase in the upcoming August election. The rate increase would bring the two districts' levy rate to $1 ...

The use, purchase, sale and possession of fireworks are now banned at all times in the City of East Wenatchee except for non-aerials during New Year's after the city council voted 5-2 to approve the measure Tuesday night. The new ordinance essentially extends the city's existing fireworks ban to include non-aerial fireworks during the 4th of July ...

The East Wenatchee City Council is waiting to work through some finer details before voting on an ordinance that would ban all fireworks within the city except for non-aerial fireworks during New Years. The council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to table discussion of the measure until after the council meets with staff next Thursday, with Council Member John Sterk among those voting in favor ... Read Mo

Non-aerial fireworks are still legal during the 4th of July and New Year's in East Wenatchee after the council failed to reach a consensus on a ban Tuesday night that would have included fireworks like sparklers and fountains. The council did however vote to give the mayor the authority to impose an emergency ban off of a fire official's suggestion ...

The East Wenatchee City Council will hear two future proposals on a potential fireworks ban. The council ordered staff to begin working on two potential ordinances. One would ban the sale and use of all fireworks year-round, while the second proposal would ban the sale and use of fireworks around the 4th of July, but not New Year's, and would not include aerial fireworks in the ban ...