WENATCHEE — The Residence Inn by Marriott Wenatchee and its Orchard Bar + Bites Restaurant opened Tuesday, an event commemorated on Wednesday with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — More than 20 small businesses will set up shop at Annie’s Fun Farm in East Wenatchee next weekend, offering everything from sweet treats and crafts to boutique clothing.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Chelan County Noxious Weed Control Board is looking for two new members to replace longtime members who are retiring from service.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
An afternoon in the ICU at Wenatchee's Central Washington Hospital provides a glimpse into what staff faces every day as they care for COVID-19 patients.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee High School students were nearly banned from attending football and soccer games against Eastmont after students stormed the court Thursday to celebrate a win over Eastmont.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
WENATCHEE — The last 18 months of working through the COVID-19 pandemic have begun to blend together for Jessica Culbertson, a Confluence Health intensive care unit nurse.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A Cashmere man charged with two counts of rape was found not guilty of one charge and the jury could not reach a verdict on the other.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The city of Wenatchee is partnering with an Alabama company to bring development to 8.75 acres on Wenatchee Avenue near McKittrick Street.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — Eleven salmon recovery projects across Chelan and Douglas counties have received a combined $2 million in grants from the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
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
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — A new grant will help the city of Wenatchee further connect the trail system in the foothills.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Convention Center is getting a second boost of COVID relief funding.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — Local law enforcement agencies are working to form an interagency SWAT team to service Douglas and Chelan counties beginning January 2022.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — Construction for a BMX pump park in Lincoln Park will not be completed this fall and will instead be pushed to next summer.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — The cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee are one step closer to a low-barrier homeless shelter.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
OLYMPIA — COVID-19 hospitalization and transmission rates are likely to remain at high levels through the fall, despite slight declines since peaks in August, according to new projections by the state Department of Health.
OLYMPIA — Federal pandemic assistance may be officially ended, but it could be months before Washington’s unemployment system returns to anything resembling a pre-COVID-19 normal — especially for the thousands of people still awaiting benefits.
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee police officers will get a pay bump next year.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
OLYMPIA — Washington's eviction moratorium "bridge" program, set to expire next week, will be extended one month, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday.
Next February, The Wenatchee World will honor five people in our communities with the 2022 Impact Awards.
WENATCHEE — The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority re-entered into a $2 million purchase-and-sale agreement with S.P.O.R.T. Gymnastics on Wednesday.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — The Pacific Northwest’s pear growers expect a bigger harvest than last year, though this year’s crop is still expected to be smaller than the five-year average.
LEAVENWORTH — After a year away, and a consistent worry by some that the event would be canceled altogether, the Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival returns to Leavenworth Friday.
There is only so much we can blame on the weather, and besides, we can do nothing about the weather. So we have to take responsibility for the problems in our gardens.
90th anniversary celebration of the Miss Veedol flight
WENATCHEE — RiverCom Dispatch is adjusting its leadership after hiring a new executive director.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The inside of the Wenatchee Public Library got its makeover. Now one is proposed for the outside.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
WENATCHEE — Recreational campfires are now allowed throughout Chelan County after officials reduced fire risk levels.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Chelan-Douglas Health District reported on Wednesday two additional COVID-19 deaths. This brings the death toll into the triple digits in Chelan and Douglas counties, with 101 COVID-19 deaths for the two-county area.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Police are investigating a Tuesday night alleyway garbage fire near Liberty Cinema on South Mission Street, which they suspect to have been arson.
DRYDEN — Two Peshastin residents are dead after a collision Wednesday on Highway 2/97.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — COVID-19 hospitalizations at Central Washington Hospital have declined this week but remain very high. And the COVID-19 patient count in the intensive care unit reached 15 Tuesday, the most since the beginning of the pandemic.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — The Eastmont School District is one step closer to getting a school resource officer after the City Council approved an agreement between the district and the police department.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
The first span of the new West Cashmere (Goodwin Street) Bridge is in place with construction workers on it Tuesday. The cost of the project is nearly $20 million.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
The shadows of three swimmers in front of a window are reflected in the diving pool at the Eastmont Aquatics Center on Tuesday during a dual swim meet between Wenatchee and Eastmont high schools. For the results, see today's Sports section.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
Updated, 6:40 p.m. Tuesday:
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn and Aylward will now handle the city of East Wenatchee’s legal affairs.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
LEAVENWORTH — The soft opening for Leavenworth’s new parking meters, planned for this week, has been postponed.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
WENATCHEE — The shared interests of Chelan and Douglas counties seem to be clear to the state Redistricting Commission, with three out of four proposed maps for state legislative districts keeping both counties in the 12th district.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — Monoclonal antibody therapeutic treatment can serve as a short-term boost to the immune system to help the body fight against COVID-19, but it’s in short supply.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Monoclonal antibody therapeutic treatment can serve as a short-term boost to the immune system to help the body fight against COVID-19, but it’s in short supply.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — Eastmont School District is feeling the pinch of the pandemic in the form of staffing shortages as employees stay home after exposure to COVID or other related situations.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
Randi Morrell, one of this valley’s most passionate and effective leaders in empowering those with special needs to live full and productive lives, died Sept. 12. He was a 40-year employee of Mission Vista, an agency helping those with developmental disabilities. He started as a teenager and…
Rufus Woods
Publisher Emeritus
WENATCHEE — Fifteen Central Washington Hospital patients have died of COVID-19 so far this month, a Confluence Health spokesman said Tuesday.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
