WENATCHEE — Working as a cook through college, Mike Gluzinski long dreamt about someday owning an eatery. He initially hoped to open a restaurant before pivoting to a food truck.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The state Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a program assisting small crop farmers who adapted as a result of COVID-19.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Glenn Wilson doesn’t have a job in the traditional sense of the word, but the work he does is making an impact for many in the homeless community.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee officials say a homeless camp on South Columbia Street would likely be disbanded if a low-barrier shelter is built nearby.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — The Supreme Court accepted a redistricting plan Friday morning that places Chelan and Douglas counties into separate legislative districts.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
EPHRATA — Kevin Nordt, the general manager and CEO of Grant County PUD, will step down from his role Monday and transition to the role of chief resource officer. In a press release, Nordt cited grueling treatment for prostate cancer, which he was diagnosed with in June 2020, as the reason.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Both Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort and Stevens Pass Ski Resort are closed this weekend due to a lack of snow.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
CHELAN — The Lake Chelan Health Board of Commissioners approved a contract Tuesday to hire an interim CEO — in the event that the job has not been filled in the next month.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
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.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee High School canceled in-person classes Friday and shifted to remote learning following an unspecified threat to the school. Activities at the district’s other schools are uninterrupted.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
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
A cyclist rides near the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail in Douglas County with the sun reflecting on the Columbia River behind Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — Mailing off a ballot isn’t always the last step voters have to take to make sure their votes are counted.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — Chelan County had a higher-than-average number of rejected ballots during the 2021 General Election.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
OLYMPIA — An online petition urging Washington State wildlife commissioners to reinstate the spring black bear hunt is gaining traction online, but it’s unlikely to affect any change.
Jasmani Cortez with Root Factor Maintenance of East Wenatchee rakes leaves from sculpted juniper shrubs in the yard of Tom Rowe's Wenatchee home Tuesday. Rowe, who has owned the home for about 30 years, says the plants were there when he moved in. He has them pruned every year to look like the foothills located just above his home.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
Wenatchee native Erin Murray was recently crowned the World’s Strongest Woman in her weight class, but what she accomplished was as much the result of developing inner strength and resilience as physical strength.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
With Thanksgiving behind us — if you still have leftovers you might want to cut your losses and toss them — it’s time to set our sights on Christmas and the bright lights of the season.
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District reported 27 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, bringing its total up to 212 COVID-19 deaths.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — People looking to sign up for health insurance but struggling to find the right plan will be able to get help on Dec. 11 when the Washington Healthplanfinder Adventure Tour comes to Wenatchee.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
LEAVENWORTH — Those commuting between Leavenworth and Wenatchee should prepare for a little extra sitting time as traffic is expected to increase due to holiday festivities.
WENATCHEE — Another 10 residents of Chelan and Douglas counties died in November due to COVID-19, raising the total count to 137.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
CHELAN — Motorists near Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park should expect minor delays over the weekend as crews remove dead trees.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The Leavenworth Brush Drop-Off site at East Leavenworth Road and Icicle Road, has closed for the winter season.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
NCW — Students from kindergarten through 12th grade, their parents and other community members are invited to five virtual events next week for Computer Science Education Week.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The record-setting warm weather has forced Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort to close down temporarily and Stevens Pass Ski Resort to push back an opening date.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
Shelby Henley, Wenatchee, grabs the leashes to her three dogs as they begin to walk to Hale Park's dog park Monday. She says she tries to get to the park three to five days a week while the weather is good.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
LOS ANGELES — Inside a wood-clad meeting room in Orange County, five school board members sat before a sign-waving, opinionated crowd. For more than three hours, the trustees listened, debated and asked questions as they tried to decide whether to ban classroom teaching on a hard-to-define t…
Scott Johnson, executive director of the Wenatchee Rescue Mission, is still new to the Wenatchee Valley. He’s been in his role since April, after moving from California to Wenatchee.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Short-term rental operators have until New Year’s Eve to apply and have their units grandfathered into Chelan County’s new regulations.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
OMAK — Omak city officials say they were not aware of hostile incidents at the city library until NCW Libraries publicly said it was considering closing the branch.
WENATCHEE — Chelan County residents will be able to join Commissioner Bob Bugert on Dec. 10 for an online discussion about what is happening in the Upper Wenatchee Valley.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
Brooklyn Eberth, 9, Wenatchee, lets her family know she's found the perfect Christmas tree at Wenatchee High School's FFA and Agriscience tree sale on Monday. With her from left are Kyle, Hudson, 6, and Kelsey.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
TONASKET — Fire destroyed a marijuana growing and processing business and a boat storage facility Friday.
WENATCHEE — Two roads in Chelan County will be closed for winter starting Dec. 1 to protect mule deer habitat and prevent damage to the roads.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
We all have blind spots. We see the world from our own experience, education and background and deceive ourselves into thinking that our perspective is correct and the viewpoint of others is faulty. That’s why it’s important to seek out different viewpoints and consider evidence that counters our thinking.
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
WENATCHEE — The same weather pattern causing record-breaking rain in Western Washington has given Wenatchee three record-high temperatures.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
Workers for Canyon Fence of Cashmere cut a rail to fit a new split-rail cedar fence at Kirby Billingsley Hydro Park on Monday. Restoration work at the park began in September to improve native habitat and stop erosion from the Columbia River. The crew is installing more than 1,500 feet of fencing at the park and another 1,300 feet at Beebe Bridge Park in a similar project.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
EAST WENATCHEE — Three masked men robbed an East Wenatchee marijuana dispensary at gunpoint Sunday, restraining two employees using duct tape before fleeing with money and store products.
TACOMA — As COVID-19 hospitalization rates continue to decline in Washington state, officials fear all the hard work in surviving the Delta wave could soon be lost to the next variant, Omicron.
SEATTLE — King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn is launching a campaign for Washington’s 8th Congressional District House seat, challenging Democratic incumbent Rep. Kim Schrier in the 2022 midterms.
Another COVID Thanksgiving has come and gone. Another COVID Christmas is upon us. What once seemed unthinkable is now an unavoidable fact of life — a persistent virus that impacts everything we do.
The Wenatchee High School Golden Apple Marching Band (GA) will host its 15th annual Holiday Craft Bazaar at Wenatchee High School on Saturday. The bazaar will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and has no entrance fee.
MOSES LAKE — One man was injured after a car allegedly failed to yield to stop traffic outside Moses Lake and struck another vehicle Saturday evening.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — Cookies were decked out with frosting Christmas trees, bells, wreaths and even a rendition of Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” Friday.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
