Eight people attended a unicorn-cake decorating the class on Saturday taught by local baker Jodi Johnston, who's appeared on the television show "Cake Wars."
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — A group of rafters escaped serious harm after they fell into the Wenatchee River in the middle of the night.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
CASHMERE — A Cashmere man died Saturday in a single-vehicle collision on Stine Hill Road after his car left the roadway and struck a rock wall, Chelan County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Andy Zimmerman said.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The new plaza at Pybus Public Market is now open.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Update, 8 a.m. Sunday: A juvenile fire fuel-eating goat that was loose near the Broadview neighborhood has been returned to its herd.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Last August the City Council voted to have members elected by district, and now it’s considering doing the same for planning commissioners.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The public can meet candidates for local mayoral, council and sewer district races at a free event the North Central Washington Association of Realtors is hosting next week.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Voting for the 2019 primary election begins today, July 19, and will end Aug. 6. The general election is Nov. 5. Here are all of our stories about local races.
One of three osprey chicks jumps over its siblings to find a different spot in their nest at Riverfront Park in Wenatchee Friday, July 19, 2019. The three and their parents are an attraction for people walking by as well as guests of the new Hilton Garden Inn where this photograph was taken. The hotel announced Thursday that their mascot is Oscar the osprey.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — Horticulturist Kate Evans will take over as interim director of the Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center on Aug. 26.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — A golf course, a resort, Fancher Heights 2.0?
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Write on the River’s Summer Workshop, “Reaching Readers,” is coming July 27 to Wenatchee Valley College.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
Sometimes the world seems mighty big. What can one or two people really do to make an impact?
WENATCHEE — Before Neil Armstrong took one small step for man 50 years ago today, a now-deceased Wenatchee resident helped make the giant leap for mankind possible.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
100 years ago — 1919
Linda Barta
World Librarian
SPOKANE — Four men who have never held elected office are vying for outgoing Spokane Valley City Councilman Sam Wood’s seat, and they all say homelessness is one of the most important issues facing the region.
CHELAN — “Roar! Vacation Bible School,” hosted by Chelan’s Seventh-day Adventist Church, runs next week, offering crafts, games and Bible stories to children ages 5 to 12.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Link Transit is looking to expand. New buses. Expanded routes. Longer hours. More days.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Cascadia Conservation District has received a $4,200 grant to help fund its award-winning Kids in the Creek and Kids in the Forest programs.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — As the opioid crisis ramped up, drug distributors supplied 23 million prescription pain pills to retailers in the Wenatchee Valley over a seven-year period, according to Drug Enforcement Administration data published Thursday by The Washington Post.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
This week: Rhythm & blues, biking, benefits, the moon, lost apples, playing with voice and time — and a game or two of corn hole. Summer has definitely arrived.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
The Discovery Center at Rocky Reach Dam has amazed and amused our Wenatchee Valley neighbors, and visitors from around the globe, since the 1960s. Hard to believe, but very little has changed there since it opened — when gas cost 30 cents a gallon and phones hung on the wall.
Leavenworth Summer Theater is thrilled to be producing one of the greatest musicals of all time, “Hello Dolly!”
NCW — People out enjoying the Columbia River may run into a strange sight: a flat boat with paddles on either side, pulling up aquatic weeds.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — A significant portion of RiverCom Dispatch’s funding is set to expire at the end of the year. The 911 call center is asking voters to renew its cut of local sales and use taxes so it can continue to pay for repairs and improvements.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
CHELAN — Groundbreaking for a moderate-income housing development in Chelan has been delayed, but there's still good news.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A Chelan County Planning Commission meeting for vacation rentals has changed locations.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
The west facing hillside, at right, bordering the Broadview neighborhood is pretty much devoid of vegetation Wednesday, July 17, 2019, after 300 goats have eaten their way down the canyon in the last week. The goats, part of vegetation management to reduce potential wildfire fuel, will be moved out on Thursday, finished with their eating task.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
CASHMERE — Cashmere Valley Bank is recruiting two business leaders, Kristine Loomis and Mike Neff, to join its advisory board of directors.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The “wurst” restaurant in Wenatchee just opened downtown — and it also might be the smallest.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A group working to put more water in Icicle Creek for fish could reach some milestones within the next three years.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
ORONDO — At this point, few people have seen it and even fewer have tasted it. But by next year there will be more than 2 million boxes of Cosmic Crisp apples on the market.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — The newly formed Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority is considering a sales tax to fund future capital projects at Pangborn Memorial Airport.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Leavenworth — Cascade School District is looking for residents in the Plain and Lake Wenatchee area interested in serving on the school board.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
CHELAN — Whispering Ridge has moved a little less than three inches in the last year.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
MOSES LAKE — Fifteen people were arrested Tuesday in Central Washington during a large-scale drug bust involving 300 officers and led by federal law enforcement agencies.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Chelan and Douglas counties will experience an increase in extreme heat events over the next century if nothing is done about carbon emissions.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — Free backpacks, school supplies, games and lots of information are in store for school-age children and their families Aug. 3 at the Columbia Valley Community Health’s annual Back to School Fair.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Teaching strategies to help children of all cultures find their voice is the focus of a free workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Wenatchee Valley College’s MAC Gallery.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — United Way of North Central Washington is losing at least one of its community partners following a second year of funding uncertainty.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Jenny Pratt, the longtime leader of YWCA North Central Washington, has retired.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer