Stories for April 11, 2012

Local headlines

Stanton to seek fourth term on Douglas County Commission

By Michelle McNiel | April 11, 2012 7:36 p.m.

EAST WENATCHEE — Douglas County Commissioner Ken Stanton has announced that he will seek a ...

Library wins suit; it can filter porn

| April 11, 2012 1:56 p.m.

By The Seattle Times The North Central Regional Library may continue to filter the Internet ...

East Wenatchee council endorses arena tax

By Michelle McNiel | April 11, 2012 1:54 p.m.

EAST WENATCHEE — The East Wenatchee City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse a regional ...

Lucky us: Tax returns can be mailed late

By Mike Irwin | April 11, 2012 11:12 a.m.

WENATCHEE — Rest easy, procrastinators. Those last-minute tax returns can be postmarked here up till ...

Lawmakers have a deal

All-night session ends with bipartisan package that cuts enough to cover shortfall, but spares funds for schools

The Associated Press | April 11, 2012 11:08 a.m.

OLYMPIA — The Washington state Legislature adjourned a double overtime session today after finalizing a ...

Spring in their step

By Mike Bonnicksen | April 11, 2012 11:06 a.m.

John Lunt of Wenatchee walks Rosie at Riverfront Park in Wenatchee past daffodils in bloom ...

Haiti Journal: Arrival and settling in

By Russ Hemphill | April 11, 2012 11 a.m.

Editor’s Note: Educator, musician and anthropologist Mary Resk is accompanying her husband, Dr. John Rompala, ...

30 under 35

By Cal FitzSimmons | April 11, 2012 11 a.m.

Wenatchee Valley Business World has opened nominations for the 2012 version of 30 Under 35. ...

Teeming trail

By Mike Bonnicksen | April 11, 2012 10:34 a.m.

Thatching ants on their mounds are a common site in the foothills this time of ...

Twisp’s community compassion soothes pain of vandals’ cruelty

By K.C. Mehaffey | April 11, 2012 9:53 a.m.

TWISP — A Twisp barber whose business signs were spray-painted with anti-gay slurs says the ...

Attorneys spar in Cowell murder motions

By Jefferson Robbins | April 11, 2012 9:43 a.m.

WENATCHEE — In dueling court filings, lawyers in the murder case against Christopher Scott Wilson ...

Old news

By Linda Barta | April 11, 2012 9:23 a.m.

100 years ago — 1912: The L.C. Clinginpeel 16-acre tract near the cemetery was sold ...

Local sports

Tuesday’s prep box scores

By Brian Adamowsky | April 11, 2012 9:40 a.m.

Tuesday’s prep box scores

Wild’s road record to be put to the test

Wenatchee heads to Game 4 in Alaska with season in balance

By Brent Stecker | April 11, 2012 9:11 p.m.

The Wenatchee Wild have been plenty successful on the road this season, and they’ll need ...

Preps: WHS fastpitch can’t hold late lead

Chiefs capture sweep as WHS pitcher departs

By Brian Adamowsky, Doug Flanagan | April 11, 2012 10:31 p.m.

WENATCHEE — Not a lot of things went right for the Wenatchee fastpitch softball team ...

Opinion and Editorials

Safety Valve: Letters from readers

| April 11, 2012 9:48 a.m.

An evening of delights: On Saturday, March 24, we put our “glad rags” on and ...

The sorry values of Amazon

By Rufus Woods | April 11, 2012 9:49 a.m.

The Seattle Times produced a thought-provoking series last week on the business practices of Amazon, ...