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Entiat agrees to put arena tax to voters

ENTIAT — The Entiat City Council unanimously agreed Thursday to put to voters a proposed ...

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City approves $20 car tab hike

WENATCHEE — A $20 increase in car tabs for Wenatchee drivers will go into effect ...

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City angling to contract out pool operations

WENATCHEE — The City Council went against a recommendation from its parks advisory board and ...

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Arena board asks city to chip in through April

WENATCHEE — The Town Toyota Center’s governing board will ask the city of Wenatchee to ...

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NCW voters asked to replace school levies

NCW — Several school districts in North Central Washington are asking voters to support tax ...

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Old landfill complicates city’s plan to sell land

WENATCHEE — An old, buried landfill is hampering Wenatchee’s plans to sell its waterfront property. ...

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SPORTS

WHS swimming slips by 'Cats

EAST WENATCHEE — Derek Savage put on a show Thursday at Eastmont YMCA Aquatic Center, ...

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Big Nine breaks apart

Another week, another twist for the Columbia Basin Big Nine’s fate. The longtime athletic league ...

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EHS wrestling wins donnybrook

EAST WENATCHEE — When it comes to league dual meets, Eastmont certainly saved the best ...

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, Jan. 27

BNI Wenatchee Valley Friday
Smitty's Pancake House, 7 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 27

Mariachi Huenachi Performance
ilyn S. Mcintyre Music Building Concert Hall, Ellensburg, WA, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28

Jazz in Wine Country
Vin du Lac Winery, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28

An Evening of Jazz and Wine
Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 29

Chicks On Sticks
Icicle Trails at Leavenworth Fish Hatchery, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 29

Author Event at Wenatchee Public Library
Wenatchee Public Library, 1:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 30

Douglas County Commission
Waterville Courthouse, 8:30 a.m.

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Crews patch up avenue mess

Crews patch up avenue mess

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WENATCHEE — City crews are patching up and cleaning up after a 3 a.m. water main break Thursday left hotels and businesses without water along a part of North Wenatchee ...
Colville Tribes hope to boost small bighorn herd near Omak

Colville Tribes hope to boost small bighorn herd near Omak

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OMAK — A small herd of about 20 California bighorn sheep living on the rocky ridges above Omak Lake on the Colville Indian Reservation is about to get some new ...
Styx keeps on sailing

Styx keeps on sailing

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WENATCHEE — James Young caught the first glimpse of Styx’s impending fame as he stepped out of a taxi in midtown Manhattan. It was the late ’70s, the band had ...
A slurp in the sun

A slurp in the sun

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WENATCHEE — All’s ducky Thursday as a mallard, sipping in the sun, takes advantage of snowmelt in the parking lot of Walla Walla Point Park.
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WHS swimming slips by 'Cats

WHS swimming slips by 'Cats

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EAST WENATCHEE — Derek Savage put on a show Thursday at Eastmont YMCA Aquatic Center, picking up his fifth state qualifying time of the winter, but it wasn’t enough to ...
City’s aging fire trucks frequently down for repairs

City’s aging fire trucks frequently down for repairs

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WENATCHEE — When a warehouse fire exploded and threatened surrounding businesses near Chelan last October, fire officials asked Wenatchee to send a ladder truck and crew. But the Wenatchee Fire ...
River ford

River ford

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Deer cross the Methow River in front of a common merganser near Twisp on Saturday.