Cashmere’s annual Founders’ Days returns with food, art, shopping and a Saturday parade to top it all off.
On your property you’ve no doubt noticed south-facing areas protected by a fence, home or hedge where plants leap up earlier in spring than an area just around the corner. Bet these areas are protected from wind and have a southern exposure!
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee police are advising residents to use caution over the phone after scammers reportedly claimed to be Wenatchee police sergeants.
This page will be regularly updated as new COVID-19 cases in North Central Washington are reported by health officials.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
Firefighters remove a smoking press used to mount prints from the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center Wednesday morning.
According to museum curator Kasey Koski, she thought the press's switch malfunctioned, turning the machine on and burning the protective sheets and foam padding inside.
It was located in a lower level workshop next to pipe organ parts that were removed in the recent remodel. When firefighters arrived, she said she told them to do what they could to save the parts.
Firefighters then carried the heat press outside where they sprayed water on it.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — Animal control is looking for a husky-like dog after it reportedly attacked a woman and her small dog Thursday in Wenatchee.
About a week away from the state's full reopening, local health officials are beginning to feel hopeful about the COVID-19 situation as planning for the summer's vaccination campaign begins to get underway.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
AUBURN — Gov. Jay Inslee toured an Auburn pop-up clinic on Tuesday as the state continues to take a targeted approach to vaccinate harder-to-reach populations in areas where vaccination rates are down in Washington.
YAKIMA — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are offering a cash reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a firearms burglary in Sunnyside earlier this month.
LEAVENWORTH — After a year away due to the pandemic, the Oktoberfest is coming back to Leavenworth in 2021. But beyond this year, the city of Leavenworth is searching for a new vendor and potentially new kind of festival.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — A California man was hospitalized Tuesday after suffering an injury while hiking in the Enchantments.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Chelan-Douglas Health District will offer the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at two clinics this week.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
POINSETT COUNTY, Ark. — A former Wenatchee man died Sunday in a rollover collision in Arkansas.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Two moose spotted behind the Lowe’s Home Improvement store Tuesday morning were slowly herded north by state wildlife officers into the Horan Natural Area.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — Campfires are now prohibited in many lower elevation areas in Chelan County as the danger of fire increases.
WENATCHEE — The public will be able to comment on Chelan County’s proposed short-term rental code at a 10:15 a.m. June 29 hearing.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Summer’s coming in hot, over 100 degrees hot. Temperatures are set to rise from a high of 96 today, up to a toasty 107 by Monday.
NCW — National, state and local agencies are coordinating one of the largest vaccination campaigns in history. This page will be updated with the latest information for North Central Washington as it becomes available.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
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Journalist product manager
BELLINGHAM — Some progress appears to have been made between Bellingham Cold Storage and its workers after a 30-hour strike took place over the weekend.
SEATTLE — Starting next month, most families with children in Washington state can expect to begin receiving up to $300 in monthly payments as part of the new expanded child tax credit.
PENDLETON, Ore. — A fully-grown chimpanzee was shot by Umatilla County deputies after it attacked a woman.
OLYMPIA — Thirty-one wineries, breweries, cider houses, agritourism farms and farmers markets in Chelan and Douglas counties received a combined half a million dollars in pandemic relief grants this month from the state Department of Agriculture.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — About 70 people gathered Saturday for Wenatchee’s second annual Juneteenth celebration. The Pioneer Park event came just two days after President Joe Biden signed into law a bill making Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday.
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The first day of summer was marked by a small wildfire in the Mission Creek area near Cashmere.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
Quilter Jill Therriault, Wenatchee, sprawls out on one of her pieces to keep it from blowing away in gusty winds at Riverfront Park in Wenatchee on Saturday, while friends help put rocks down to secure it. This was the second year the Central Washington Modern Quilt Guild has put on a public show at the park, the first year because of COVID-19 concerns.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
EPHRATA — While 2020 was tough on most businesses, it was not quite as tough on Grant PUD.
Eastmont’s Executive Director of Elementary Education Spencer Taylor outlined for the school board what sexual health curriculum would be taught at the various grade levels:
EAST WENATCHEE — The Eastmont School Board last week received a first look at a new sexual health curriculum put together over the past four months by a group of staff members with input from parents. The topic is controversial because some argue sexual health should not be taught to young c…
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
NCW — School districts across North Central Washington have partnered with health providers in the race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, but some parents and community members have concerns.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WATERVILLE — The North Central Washington Fairgrounds in Waterville is now the Douglas County Fairgrounds — Home of the North Central Washington Fair.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee School Board has extended Superintendent Paul Gordon’s contract for two years.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — The East Wenatchee Police Department is getting a new home thanks to a recent city buy.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
LEAVENWORTH — Chelan County PUD will use a low-flying helicopter next week to check power lines from Anderson Canyon in Peshastin to Stevens Pass, and from Coles Corner to Lake Wenatchee and Plain.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
A water skier makes a turn on a ski course set up in Hammond Lake near the Rock Island Golf Course on Wednesday, with workers constructing houses in a new development in the foreground.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
MANSON — Manson residents temporarily sheltered in place Thursday night due to a gas leak from a cold storage building downtown.
WENATCHEE — NCW Tech Alliance is looking for the region’s top techies to honor at this year’s Innovator Awards Luncheon set for Sept. 29 at the Wenatchee Convention Center.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
As he makes the rounds on his Okanogan County ranch, Joel Kretz watches for moisture with fire on his mind.
In what seems like a long ago distant life, I was the director of stewardship and donor development for the Church of the Brethren national office based in Elgin, Illinois. That was my calling for almost 20 years.
Why use a clock when one can simply listen for the four-times-daily steam-powered screech? That’s the way many used to tell time in Cashmere, back when the Schmitten Lumber Co. was in operation.
EAST WENATCHEE — Northern Fruit Co. is going high-tech in its quest to stay competitive in the global fruit market.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Two men are suspected of burglarizing and damaging a pair of East Wenatchee churches.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
BRIDGEPORT — A request to recall the entire Bridgeport City Council will be heard before a Douglas County Superior Court judge.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
Braxton Frazier, 7, East Wenatchee, enjoys his first week out of school with his dad, Nick, fishing at Putters Lake near Rock Island on Wednesday. Mr. Frazier says his son recently took to fishing and they've been to this pond many times since.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
