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…




Keller Ferry to resume service Monday


Jan 03, 2020
Keller Ferry service, on SR 21, will resume service at 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. The M/V Sanpoil was removed from service…

Record Temperatures to Ring in New Year


Jan 02, 2020
It was a record start to 2020 in the Okanogan Valley according to the National Weather Service which saw highs reach 49 degrees…

Flu Activity Picking Up in Washington


Dec 27, 2019
Okanogan County Public Health has learned that an elementary-school-aged child in King County has died from complications of…

Oroville Girl Dies in Rollover Accident


Dec 24, 2019
Photo: Washington State Patrol  A 9-year-old Oroville girl died in a car crash near Mossy Rock Road,  just south of the…

PUD Finalizes Budget


Dec 20, 2019
The 2020 budget for the Okanogan County PUD was finalized at the Dec. 16 meeting of the board of commissioners, including $58.3…