Staff blogs
Editor's Choice
Editor's Choice - June 18
If you need a reason not to throw a glass against a wall, how about because your father might shoot you in the stomach, what with it being a time for non-glass-throwing grieving, considering the father’s father and son’s grandfather had died just the day before. So, the shooting father ...
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Editor's Choice - June 17
Someone apparently set fire to a beaver lodge at Daroga State Park, a timely reminder the human race is taking place in a handbasket on a sharply downhill track. Firefighters saved the beavers, however, which may slow, just a bit, the unweaving of that handbasket. … The search for a ...
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Editor's Choice - June 14
Now would be the wrong time to be tying yellow ribbons ‘round trees in downtown Wenatchee. You see, they’re using red ribbons for trees they want removed and green for trees they want replaced. Yellow would just confuse things. … Police say they’ve busted a major meth operation. … Those ...
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Editor's Choice - June 13
A Wenatchee attorney has plans for restoring the Conrad Rose mansion, which long served as a funeral home. Please note, I avoided saying "bring back to life," "resurrect," or "unearth its buried past." I did that out of respect to you, dear readers. ... I cannot tell a lie. Someone ...
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Editor's Choice - June 12
It turns out the official Wenatchee slogan is whatever you want it to be. Hey, that’s not bad. “Wenatchee: Whatever You Want It To Be.” While you wait for that to be added to the mix, “What Will You Pick Today?” “Always Fresh. Always Growing,” and perennial favorite “Apple Capital ...
Everyday Business
Peshastin inventor introduces 'personal lounger'
The Sphinx offers back and book support.
Common Ground
The World is partnering with statewide civic engagement organization
One of the most important roles this newspaper can play is to foster and support civic engagement throughout North Central Washington. We believe in the value of bringing people together around ideas and possibilities, a philosophy which led us to develop the Community Connections project. Community Connections allows individuals to ...
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Editor's Choice - June 11
The guy in prison for killing Mackenzie Cowell wants a do-over on his guilty plea, saying he didn’t realize it would mean spending as much time in prison as the plea bargain specifically said it would. … We have anecdotal proof — the best kind of proof! — there are ...
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Editor's Choice - June 10
An arrest has been made in a Sun Cove neighborhood killing where it appears tempers, guns, fighting and other non-Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood things were in abundance. ... Have you ever heard the expression "there's no such thing as small news?" Neither have I. Which brings us to the rest of ...
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Editor's Choice - June 7
Somebody broke into a local restaurant, tried unsuccessfully to get into the cash register, stole some hamburger buns and hamburger and opened the beer taps, creating a big mess. Mensa members have been ruled out as suspects. ... A guy convicted of possessing a bunch of stolen property, an illegal ...
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Editor's Choice - June 6
A Winthrop man found what he thought might be ricin in his garage. He called the sheriff's office and the feds were quickly involved. So quickly, you'd think they were monitoring the phone call or something. Hmm. ... Don't you hate it when your lunchtime is interrupted by a wandering ...
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Editor's Choice - June 5
A Bridgeport city employee was fired after being cited for shoplifting and now he's suing the city. The shoplifted item was a $1.69 cherry pie. The charge was dropped. Cherry pie is tasty. ... There's a nifty display on the history of local theater at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & ...
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Editor's Choice - June 4
A musical fundraiser at a place on the Wenatchee waterfront was shut down early after someone in East Wenatchee complained about the noise. I'm no history major, but didn't Poland complain about noise from a German polka band in 1939 and that started a whole thingy? ... The Grant County ...
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Editor's Choice - June 3
During his visit to our region, the ambassador from Kyrgyzstan was kind enough to point out his country grows better apples than we do. Also, diplomacy. They're much better at that, too. ... Leavenworth's hospital stands little chance of recovering much of the $1.03 million it lost in an online ...
Living Images
Contest winners
I have been asked by a few people to post the photographs that were submitted and won first place in the portfolio category for the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists regional competition. Here they are: Jordan Carrell, Wenatchee, takes a stroll through the blackened Sage Hills Trail off of Horse ...
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Editor's Choice - May 31
The guy involved in the siege near Manson this week appeared in court Thursday. He has some interesting thoughts on things, as we like to say in polite company. He lives on Moonbeam Road, in case you were wondering which guy we're talking about. ... A man in the country ...
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Editor's Choice - May 30
The Wenatchee Planning Commission gave its OK for a big riverfront apartment complex project but with fewer parking spaces than normally required because it's expected many residents will walk, ride buses or bike. None of which require parking a vehicle, unless those residents own a vehicle, in which case it ...
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