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The Community Foundation of NCW has awarded $402,000 in Regional Impact Grants (RIG) to nonprofits addressing community needs and enhancing the quality of life in Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan counties.
The RIG provided core operating and project-specific support on a quarterly basis (from July...
Deer at the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve -John Kruse
Bordering Washington and Idaho, Northeast Oregon’s Wallowa County offers all sorts of outdoors fun. I visited there this week and had a fulfilling day and a half of outdoor recreation. I started off visiting with Brad Snook at the Sports Corral in Joseph to get a fishing report for Wallowa Lake, a...
WENATCHEE - These are the Chelan County Primary Election results as of Friday, August 4. Another count will be release on Monday, August 8. Voter turnout was 42.13%. The election will be certified on August 16.
For Statewide Election results in major races go to: https://results.vote.wa.gov/...
Kim Schrier
On June 16, the US House of Representatives passed the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act by a vote of 221-204. The bill assists agricultural producers with the cost of agriculture and renewable fuels infrastructure as well as creates a special investigator for meat and poultry within the USDA and...
In early June, Icicle Fund hosted an inaugural Long Spoons celebration at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts’ Snowy Owl Theater. Over eighty people attended; they were creators, educators and nonprofit organization representatives who are deeply committed to work connected to the environment,...
NEUHAUSEN – By Saturday evening, it was obvious how excited Uwe Löschner had become. He is the head of the Nutcracker Museum in Neuhausen. He was awaiting his now 97-year-old friend Arlene Wagner, who is the curator of the Nutcracker Museum in Leavenworth, which is in the US, State of Washington....
Q: My toenails are getting really thick and yellow. Are there any non-prescription products that can help?
Fungus infection of the toenails, called onychomycosis, often starts small, with little white spots on one toenail. As it takes hold, it changes how your nail grows out.
It’s common to...
The swim team met with city officials to discuss their concerns and to resolve differences last week. Meanwhile, community members continued to express concern about pool operations on Facebook, with a post in the Leavenworth Facebook group getting 71 likes and 62 comments.
The post by Derick Kuch...
One way traffic control on the bridge for the next 60 days
Work began on Thursday, June 16 to rehabilitate the bridge located one-mile up icicle road, the Cascade Orchard bridge. The surface of the bridge has deteriorated, and moisture easily penetrates the deck, interfering with the integrity of the steel in the bridge, according to the county.
Traffic...
The Leavenworth pool has been causing controversy between the city and swimmers
Over 20 community members packed the Leavenworth city council meeting on Tuesday, June 14 to discuss the future of Leavenworth Swim Team, with an additional eleven attendees on Zoom. Fifteen community members spoke up in person and three over Zoom about the future of Leavenworth Swim Team.
Many...
NCW Media Newspapers
- The Leavenworth Echo | Leavenworth, WA
- Cashmere Valley Record | Cashmere WA
- Lake Chelan Mirror | Chelan, Manson, Entiat, WA
- Quad City Herald | Brewster, Pateros, Bridgeport, Mansfield, WA
- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA