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In the spring of 2018, floodwaters, and runoff overtopped Eightmile Dam. Submitted Photo
LEAVENWORTH - How to repair a deteriorating, 90-year-old dam in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Leavenworth is the subject of a draft environmental impact statement released today by the Washington Department of Ecology.
The Eightmile Lake Dam is one of several small dams located in the Cascade...
David Severance and his twin sister Lynn were born in 1943 in Seattle, Washington. David had public service in his blood and upon graduating from High School in 1961, he joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve for 8 years. David and his sister moved back to Seattle to attend the University of...
Loop trail extension concept drawing Courtesy Chelan County PUD
WENATCHEE - Chelan PUD set aside nearly $3 million from the utility’s Public Power Benefit Program to advance three projects:
• Wenatchee Riverfront Park, $1.51 million: This project will build a new splash pad and pavilion as part of a three-phase masterplan at Riverfront Park. The PUD and City of...
The Leavenworth City Council met for their biweekly regular meeting on Tuesday, April 11 in City Hall. The meeting began with discussion of the Affordable Housing Grant Agreement for Upper Valley MEND. Earlier this year, the Council voted to ask to receive a grant of $600,000 for 31 affordable...
Blake Wallace Courtesy CRDTF
In 2022, the Columbia River Drug Task Force began receiving and collecting information from School Resource Officers and other sources of adult drug dealers providing a variety of drugs to juvenile students in the Wenatchee and Leavenworth areas. The drugs that were being given and sold included...
Kristen Taylor
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) announced on April 5 that Kristen Taylor, Managing Director/Investments with the firm’s Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated broker-dealer subsidiary, was named to Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list for the third consecutive year.
The 2023 list...
This is an update to the officer-involved shooting that took place in Chelan County on March 28. The investigation is continuing into the officer-involved shooting incident that took place in the 16000 block of the Chumstick Highway on March 28. The incident involved the arrest of Abel Wilkes for...
Wenatchee — Confluence Health will be recognized jointly along with Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake for the Excellence in Community Partnership Award from LifeCenter Northwest, a non-profit organ procurement organization. This prestigious award is typically given annually to only one hospital...
Caroline Menna in Fairbanks, Alaska Photo by Engman Photography
Every March, the future of American cross-country ski racing gathers to determine who among them are the very best. Individual female and male title holders across three different teenage age groups are crowned in each of three different events: an individual distance race, a sprint tournament, and...
The Leavenworth City Council met for their biweekly regular meeting on Tuesday, March 28 in City Hall. The meeting opened with some comments from public citizens voicing concerns about changes in housing policies and prices. The concept of a moratorium for bed and breakfasts has come into...
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