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…




DNR bans outdoor burning east of the Cascades


Jun 30, 2016
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today instituted a burn ban on DNR-protected lands in eastern…

TRIBAL CHAIRMAN JIM BOYD PASSES AWAY


Jun 23, 2016
The Colville Business Council  has announced  today that the Chairman  of the Colville  Tribes,  James L. Boyd, has passed  on. …

Tribe Bans All Fireworks on Reservation This Year


Jun 16, 2016
The Colville Business Council announced today a ban on all fireworks on the Colville Indian Reservation. According to…

Appeals Court Strikes Down County ATV Ordinance


Jun 16, 2016
Stating that local governments must consider more than the narrow, limited environmental impact of their action, a three judge…

Timm Ranch Fire Nearly Contained


Jun 09, 2016
Crews were able to get a good jump on a lightning sparked fire in the Kartar Valley on the Colville Reservation Wednesday…