Staff blogs
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Editor's Choice - May 7
Owners of the Wenatchee Wild say they want to put past differences aside and work out a new arena lease. ... When Seattle Children's Hospital opened a Wenatchee clinic it made a world of difference for one local family. ... Don't have a cow, but East Wenatchee is considering loosening ...
Common Ground
Misawa visitors teach us how to make Mochi
The sister city relationship with Misawa, Japan has provided the Wenatchee Valley with a wonderful international connection over the years. We're fortunate to have the Wenatchee Valley Misawa Sister City organization nurturing the relationship. On Sunday, the latest group from Misawa spent the afternoon at the RiverWest Retirement Center in ...
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Editor's Choice - May 6
We certainly would not allow you to enjoy the warm weather without telling you to expect flooding. ... Also, lots of trails are closed because of last summer's fires and the threat of flash flooding. ... A power outage Sunday near the airport was caused by — you guessed it ...
Winemaker's Journal
A toast to John Butler
Amateur winemaker's craft will live on at Chelan County Fair
Common Ground
Film on bullying challenges all of us to act
The Vox Docs film "Bully" on Friday night provided a riveting and disturbing look at the impact of kids being mercilessly picked on, both mentally and physically. I found it hard to watch but also impossible get out of my mind. There real-time scenes of a student getting bullied on ...
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Editor's Choice - May 3
Just for fun, let's head up north a bit and see what's going on. An Omak man has admitted to killing a former homecoming queen. ... An Omak man has been charged in a wreck that killed another Omak man. ... A pack of dogs is being blamed for killing ...
Winemaker's Journal
Recent wine awards
NCW wines rated among the Northwest's best Cabernet Sauvignons
Winemaker's Journal
Americans love their wine
Global wine study finds U.S. wine consumption continuing to rise
Editor's Choice
Editor's Choice - May 2
The Wenatchee Wild has resumed talks with the Town Toyota Center over a new arena lease. I'm for both sides. For both sides recognizing what a nice thing they have going and how mutually boneheaded it would be to not get a deal done. Thank you for your time. ...
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Editor's Choice - May 1
The Sears store at the Wenatchee Valley Mall is closing. The fact our story references a company slogan that was ditched 14 years ago may help explain why. Regardless, dang on that piece of news. ... To distract you from that unhappy development, I recommend you check out a story ...
Winemaker's Journal
Apple Blossom Wine and Beer Garden opens Thursday
Celebrate the Apple Blossom Festival with local wine
Editor's Choice
Editor's Choice - April 30
There was a nice turnout for the premier of a local anti-bully film. That subject is nothing to joke about. You know why? Because you wimps couldn't handle it, that's why. ... The city of Chelan is trying to bring better understanding of their lake to state officials and maybe ...
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Editor's Choice - April 29
Big wind gusts and cooler temperatures are expected to continue throughout the region. That's our prediction, which most likely means the winds will die down and warm weather return. You're welcome. ... A railroad crossing arm broke after smacking a school bus in Dryden. The bus driver is currently contemplating ...
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Editor's Choice - April 26
Hackers stole more than $1 million from the electronic bank account of Leavenworth's Cascade Medical Center. ... If you were looking for a good reason to eat funnel cakes, read this story. Turns out it's for a good cause, so not eating them would be sociopathic, actually. ... The Chelan ...
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Editor's Choice - April 25
Those who were predicting Chairmageddon this morning will be disappointed to hear people calmly and politely put their parade chairs out this morning. ... The guy who killed a Dryden drug dealer did not get the chair, but was sentenced to 27 years in prison. ... In a weird story, ...
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Editor's Choice - April 24
Let's make this "Good News Wednesday," just because that's how we roll here at The Wenatchee World. Pollyanna was Pollypessimistic compared to us. Our community paid a fitting and emotional tribute to a young Wenatchee man who died in the Korean War but whose remains were only recently returned home. ...
Common Ground
Startup Weekend promises to help local entrepreneurs
One gets the sense in this fast-evolving economy that figuring out ways to help entrepreneurs get their ideas to market might be a more fruitful strategy than hoping to land the occasional significant existing business that wants to relocate to our region. The challenge is helping people with creative ideas ...
An Apple a Day
Planning for the inevitable
First, I want to thank everyone who emailed, called or mentioned to me in person their condolences over my mother's death, and that they were glad that I wrote my experiences in An Apple A Day. When I started this healthcare blog, I really anticipated having many months to explore ...
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Editor's Choice - April 23
Central Washington Hospital banned smoking on its campus. It's all good, right? Not so much, say neighbors. ... The fun of the Apple Blossom Festival will go on as scheduled, despite the fact apple blossoms actually reached full bloom last Saturday. ... An Omak man has been accused of hitting ...
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