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…





Alcohol Compliance Checks Bring Disappointing Results


Mar 24, 2016
On Friday March 18 Omak and Oroville Police Departments and Okanogan County Community Coalition conducted alcohol compliance…

Washington Community Tree Recovery Campaign Distributes Free New Trees


Mar 21, 2016
The Washington Community Tree Recovery Campaign – a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation, the Washington State Nursery…

SR 20 North Cascades Highway clearing begins


Mar 19, 2016
There’s good news for drivers of Washington’s northern-most Cascade mountain pass – crews are beginning efforts to reopen the…

Newhouse to Host Land Management and Wildfire Preparedness Roundtable in Okanogan


Mar 18, 2016
Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced that he will host a Land Management and Wildfire Preparedness Roundtable in Okanogan…

Westfork Road Sluffing Off Into Reservoir


Mar 18, 2016
Portions of the Westfork Road in Conconully have sluffed off into the lower reservoir, narrowing, but not destroying the road. …