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Chelan settles with teacher accused of making sexual advances

A former Chelan teacher accused of making sexual advances toward a fourth-grade boy and other ...

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Former Chelan teacher negotiates continuance

A former math teacher for the Lake Chelan School District who was arrested for hitting ...

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Burning computer starts basement fire

Wenatchee firefighters say they think an electrical problem started a fire in the basement of ...

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Malnourished boy in critical

MOSES LAKE — A search warrant obtained by a Grant County sheriff’s detective provides a ...

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Wash. unemployment rate falls to 8.1 percent

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state's unemployment rate fell in April to 8.1 percent), despite ...

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Wildcats strong to open state

WENATCHEE — If ever there was a team that plays better after going down a ...

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Panthers stack up more titles

WENATCHEE — Doubles play has always been a trademark of the Wenatchee boys tennis team, ...

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Wenatchee advances 2 girls to state

RICHLAND — For the third and final time in her high school golf career, Wenatchee ...

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, May 16

INSIGHTS to Health and Wellbeing
Colonial Vista Retirement Community, Vista 2 Activities Room, 11 a.m.

Wednesday, May 16

WVC Hepcats Swing Dance Classes
Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 16

Community Outreach Meeting
Chelan County District #7 Fire Station, 232 E Wapato Ave., 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 17

BNI Better Business Boosters
Red Lion Hotel, 7:30 a.m.

Thursday, May 17

BNI High Noon Achievers
Red Lion Hotel, noon

Thursday, May 17

Military Officers' Association of America
Wild Huckleberry, Leavenworth, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 17

Apple Blossom Musical "Xanadu"
Riverside Playhouse, 7:30 p.m.

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All dressed up

All dressed up

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EAST WENATCHEE — Amber Anderson never went to a formal dance. She dropped out of high school after her freshman year in Mount Vernon and grew into a troubled young ...
High on the water

High on the water

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Rafters were out Saturday along the Wenatchee River, here going through the rapids called Snowblind near Cashmere. With warm weather, rivers around the region are running fast, deep and cold, ...
Today's topic: Habitat for Humanity

Today's topic: Habitat for Humanity

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Publisher Rufus Woods talks with Natalie Narby about Habitat for Humanity.
Nearly 200 sign up to Get Fit!

Nearly 200 sign up to Get Fit!

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CHELAN — When doctors look for that teachable moment, they don’t expect a patient to grab on and run with it quite the way Ben Higgins did. After a blockage ...
Park and hike

Park and hike

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Brian Burke, left, and Sean Collins of Wenatchee Fence Inc. install fencing around the perimeter of the new parking lot for 20 cars at the base of Saddle Rock.
Gardens around the world and the Northwest provide inspiration

Gardens around the world and the Northwest provide inspiration

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I returned recently from spending a week in the Garden of Eden. Eight years ago, I was privileged to visit a fabulous garden in Argentina (La Carolina, a private estate), ...
Panthers stack up more titles

Panthers stack up more titles

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WENATCHEE — Doubles play has always been a trademark of the Wenatchee boys tennis team, and the Panthers put it on display Monday afternoon. Wenatchee won a doubles title and ...
Explorer unit trains youth for search operations

Explorer unit trains youth for search operations

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WENATCHEE — As it often is with boys in a group of peers, no one complained about hauling a wheeled litter up the hills below Castle Rock last Tuesday. The ...