CASHMERE — Somewhere inside the Chelan County Fair, a prize-winning chicken sculpture sat on a toilet smoking a cigarette. Not far away were enormous pumpkins, carefully arranged peppers, rows …

LEAVENWORTH — The City of Leavenworth is accepting letters of interest for positions on two new steering committees that will help guide development of the Upper Valley Community Center and a …

LEAVENWORTH —- U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) met with constituents at Leavenworth’s Cascade High School on Sept. 9 to answer questions about public lands, healthcare, voting, immigration and …

LEAVENWORTH — Personnel costs are expected to increase nearly 10% in Leavenworth’s next two-year budget, which staff says is the city’s highest cost center. This comes as staff requests …

CASHMERE — Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Bishop Gretchen Rehberg stood before a crowd at Cashmere’s Spirit of America Memorial on Friday with someone else’s lungs. …

WENATCHEE — As wildfires continue to impact the region, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is asking farmers, ranchers and landowners to prevent accidentally feeding impacted …

WENATCHEE — Friends of Lake Wenatchee Y Camp has established its first endowment fund with three founding gifts totaling $20,000, the organization announced Sept. 10. The Camp Magic Fund will …

LEAVENWORTH — In an effort to reduce bear habituation to human food sources, the City of Leavenworth is considering making bear-resistant cans a requirement for garbage collection. The …

CHELAN COUNTY —- The Board of Chelan County Commissioners is asking Washington’s Congressional delegation to support changes they believe will better protect communities, natural resources and …

LEAVENWORTH — Road repair on Icicle Road will remove rock and landslide debris remaining from the December 2025 storm starting Sept. 9. The work will occur at milepost 7.9 near Eightmile …

LEAVENWORTH — The  Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Chapter JF - Leavenworth has announced the recipients of its local scholarship for the 2026-27 academic year. P.E.O. is …

WENATCHEE — The American Red Cross has scheduled blood drives in Chelan, Grant and Okanogan counties this month as the organization works to maintain its blood supply following a summer shortage. …

OLYMPIA — The State Fire Marshal’s Office is urging parents and educators to review fire safety with children as the new school year begins. About 5% of fire-related deaths in Washington …

LEAVENWORTH — Favorable weather conditions over the holiday weekend have contributed to slower fire growth on the Little Giant and Sisi Fires, helping firefighters make significant progress on …

CHELAN COUNTY — The members of Ponderosa 4-H, based in the upper valley, have been working hard in between periods of smoke to prepare for the Chelan County Fair. According to Ponderosa 4-H …

CASHMERE — Cashmere FFA will bring 59 market animal exhibitors to the Chelan County Fair this year, an increase from the chapter’s participation two years ago. The fair runs Sept. 9-13, with …

CASHMERE — A new Cashmere 4-H club will be among the local groups represented as young people from across Chelan and Douglas counties bring a year’s worth of projects to the Chelan County Fair. …

When the 2023 Eagle Bluff wildfire burned over 16,000 acres in Okanogan County, it swept through a portion of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Scotch Creek Wildlife Area, …

LEAVENWORTH — The Friends of the Leavenworth Library will hold its annual used book sale Sept. 25 through Oct. 4 in downtown Leavenworth. The sale will be held at the corner of Eighth and …

LEAVENWORTH — Community partners are hosting a feminine hygiene product drive Sept. 5-19 to provide essential products to women and girls through Upper Valley MEND’s Community Cupboard and …