Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
LEAVENWORTH — On Tuesday, Dec. 17, join Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) and NCW Audubon Society for the 120th Audubon Christmas Bird Count.
WENATCHEE — Signs not conforming to the city’s code must be removed if a structure is vacant for six months, and non-digital signs can’t be converted to digital.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NCW — State officials have imposed an outdoor burn ban Chelan and Douglas counties and the Methow Valley due to poor air quality.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
RIMROCK MEADOWS — An 18-year-old Ephrata man is accused of leading break-ins at nine properties in Rimrock Meadows.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Chelan County Moderate Risk Waste Facility on Highway 97A just north of Wenatchee is now open.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
Corrected version: The Wenatchee Food Bank serves 150 to 240 people per week.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Pybus Public Market’s inaugural Holly Jolly Jamboree will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the LocalTel Event Center.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in the Wenatchee Valley Business World. Read more from the publication here.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A 19-year-old Malaga man is accused of fleeing the scene after crashing into a utility pole with a stolen truck and knocking out power to 500 Chelan County PUD customers.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Twenty Wenatchee Valley College employees learned Thursday they will be without jobs come Jan. 31.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Cashmere Valley Bank has set up a benefit bank account for Neta Noyd, the East Wenatchee woman on a fixed income facing a severe rent hike.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — Two Eastmont School District students have been diagnosed with chickenpox, prompting school officials on Thursday to send a notification to parents.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley’s housing crisis has sent rental costs up and dropped vacancy rates around the region.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Update: Chelan County PUD reports power was restored at about 9:15 a.m. Thursday.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — First United Methodist Church in Wenatchee has agreed to house the valley’s second cold-weather shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
This week: The holiday season is in full swing with plenty of opportunities to get into the spirit, through music, drama or the arts.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
The Christmas in Washington 2019 Christmas Concert Series is bringing Celtic music and Irish step-dancing to Leavenworth, Chelan and Omak this December, part of an eight-concert series featuring separate performances by The Geoffrey Castle Celtic Band and The Gothard Sisters.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — A man accused of firing warning shots at BNSF Railway employees will be allowed to wear his Army National Guard uniform at trial next week.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
Wenatchee’s award-winning mariachi program gets its chance to shine Friday under the direction of Eduardo Cortes-Solorio.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — Snowshoers are invited on guided tours of Lake Wenatchee this winter.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — The search for a new police chief will begin early next year.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
BRIDGEPORT — A 32-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Police have arrested a third person in connection to a baseball bat assault last month in East Wenatchee.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
ORONDO — Visit the Orondo Fire Station for its Christmas celebration from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 14 at 13984 Highway 2.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — On Nov. 21, the painting “Sunset and Moonrise on the Great Chief” or “The Ruling Spirit of the Columbia,” was removed from the walls of the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and shipped to Redmond for restoration.
On a Monday afternoon, a class of second graders at Peshastin-Dryden Elementary (PD) cleared their desks, except for a pencil. Students eagerly complied; they weren’t about to take a test.
Kathy Defazio, Cashmere, tries on her newly created ugly sweater at the Cashmere Library Tuesday in front of librarian Lisa Lawless. The library along with Link Transit sponsored the workshop where people could design and build their sweaters. It was the first ugly sweater that Defazio owned she said. Asked where she would wear it, she replied, "Everywhere I can." One place she could would be this Friday's "Link Transit Art on the Move" during Wenatchee's First Friday Art Walk. For more information on the art walk check out Wenatchee First Fridays Arts Walk on Facebook or see today's GO! Section in The Wenatchee World.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
OLYMPIA — The state Department of Natural Resources will ask legislators for $126 million in the 2020-21 biennium to fund resources for fighting wildfires and to restore forest health.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Soon after Neta Noyd moved into her East Wenatchee apartment in 1998, she had a hospital bed installed in her living room. She’d just had hip surgery and the lower bed offered easier access.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
MANSON — A community center, athletic fields or an amphitheater are among the uses being considered for Leffler Field.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
LEAVENWORTH — Leavenworth’s Christmas Lighting Festival starts this weekend, bringing with it extra traffic along Highway 2, between the Big Y and Tumwater Canyon.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is rejoining the Columbia River Drug Task Force.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — A second round of talks is underway this week between Wenatchee Valley College administrators and employees over furloughs and layoffs proposed to narrow a $1 million budget deficit.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
Dozens of schools in North Central Washington will take part in activities this month to raise awareness about their investments in computer science education, by hosting events like the ‘Hour of Code’.
Anthuriums and poinsettias have begun appearing front and center at store entrances. With the holiday season now in full swing, these quintessential holiday plants bring to mind the question: do plants make good gifts? The answer is a definite “maybe.”
WENATCHEE — North Wenatchee redevelopment and improvements to several parks and trails make up nearly $37 million of the city’s $107 million 2020 budget.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — About 88 more students than expected showed up for classes at Wenatchee schools this fall, which isn’t enough to help the budget much, but doesn’t hurt it.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Police arrested a 24-year-old Wenatchee man for allegedly assaulting a bus station security guard after being told to move along.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The trucks were lined up at Stemilt Growers’ warehouse by midnight and at 12:01 a.m. Sunday they were off to deliver Cosmic Crisp — 20 years in the making — around the country.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley Friends Improving Dog Opportunities (FIDO) is offering dog photos with Santa on Dec. 14 at Firehouse Pet Shop.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WATERVILLE — Waterville Main Street Association’s annual Christmas tree lighting is Friday at Pioneer Park, 401 E. Locust St.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
CHELAN — Campbell’s Resort plans to build a 24-unit apartment complex next to the Woodin Avenue Bridge in downtown Chelan.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
QUINCY — Icy roads are giving Quincy students an extended Thanksgiving stretch. The schools are closed Monday.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
A 5-year-old girl was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center on Sunday for injuries sustained in a three-vehicle collision on the Beebe Bridge.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
