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The Leavenworth City Council met on March 14 for their regular biweekly meeting. With Mayor Florea absent for this session, Anne Hessburg led the charge as Mayor Pro Tempore. The meeting began with a public safety report from Chief Dave Nalle of Fire District #3. He discussed the upcoming...
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WENATCHEE — Deanna Walter, Chelan County assessor and interim director of Chelan County Community Development, is the new permanent director of the county’s planning and building department.
Walter, who was appointed as interim director of Community Development in March 2022, will step down from...
Change is coming to the intersection of US 2/97 and Easy Street in Wenatchee. The multi-lane roundabout will replace the existing traffic signal, creating a more consistent flow of traffic. The project will also add improvements like transit pullouts and an extension of the Apple Capital Loop Trail to provide better options regardless of how you get around. Courtesy WSDOT
WENATCHEE - Change can be hard. Whether it’s adjusting to a new job, learning a new city or having to replace your beloved old phone with a new one, figuring out how to navigate your new world can take some time.
Change is coming to the intersection of US 2/97 and Easy Street in Wenatchee, and we...
PLAIN - The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office reports on March 17, Deputies were dispatched to a report of a body discovered in the16000 block of Camp 12 Road in Plain. Chelan County Sheriff’s Office detectives and The Washington State Crime Lab responded to the scene to investigate.
The deceased...
Photo submitted by Chad VanderPoel, Special Olympics Washington Daniel Anderman received a special award, surrounded by volunteers from the Sheriff’s Department and the Nile Shriners during the Leavenworth Olympics.
Special Olympics Washington athlete from Leavenworth Daniel Anderman who is on the Icicle Trackers Team is an Inspiration for the Upper Valley Connection - Enriching the lives of our special needs community. Daniel has participated in Special Olympics Cross Country Skiing since 2004, but...
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WENATCHEE- Chelan County commissioners announce the hiring of Ron Cridlebaugh of Quincy, who will fill a newly created administrator position titled economic services director.
Cridlebaugh currently serves as the director of economic and business development for the Chelan Douglas Regional Port...
NCW Libraries has added a collection of light therapy lamps to its Library of Things.
The HappyLight Touch Plus lamp provides UV-free light with 10,000 lux intensity with adjustable brightness and a timer. The lamps can be checked out for up to 28 days with a library card, and can be picked up and...
Dylan Harrington is wanted on two counts of first-degree murder. Courtesy U.S.Marshals Service
SPOKANE – The U.S. Marshals Service-led Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of a man charged in the February 2022 murder of an elderly couple at their property in Okanogan County.
Dylan Harrington, 27, is...
The Leavenworth City Council gathered on January 28 for their regular biweekly meeting. The council sought to discuss multiple topics relating to approvals needed in different departments. The Ecology Office of Columbia River/Icicle Work Group was granted $582,000 to mainly cover the water source...
Leavenworth is in her blood!
Our small Alpine village, the gem of the valley, is most certainly an echo of April Watson. She lights up when she speaks about our town, explaining how she feels so honored to live in a place simply everyone seems to love.
She laughed when I asked if she finds it a...
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- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA