Local News

Utilities collaborate on power planning

Sheila Corson
Okanogan County PUD

Jul 01, 2021
With questions and concerns swirling in the community, representatives from power utilities, fire districts and city and county…




WDFW plans controlled burns on wildlife areas in eastern Washington


Mar 16, 2017
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) plans to conduct controlled burns this spring on parts of three wildlife…

FORMER VICE PRINCIPLE OF LAKE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY


Mar 14, 2017
Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Nathan…

Operations at Zosel Dam switch to spring mode


Mar 08, 2017
Operators at Zosel Dam are slowly increasing the water level of Lake Osoyoos from winter to spring operating elevations to…

POETRY READING SPOTLIGHTS HOMELESS EXPERIENCE


Mar 08, 2017
Omak writer Elsie Ford will read from her collection of “My Homeless Poems” during an event to benefit Manfisher Ministries’…

FOUR MONTH DRUG INVESTIGATION LEADS TO NINE ARRESTS


Mar 03, 2017
The North Central Washington Narcotics Task Force began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization (DTO) in November…