Old News | Will Blagg to open Leavenworth bakery; Safeway buys Peter Rabbit store in Chelan; Average price of 1982 home about $55,000

• By World staff
• Jun 24, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Coffin brothers' ranch for sale; Quincy president concludes term; Northwest's power plant goes online in Manson

• By World staff
• Jun 17, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

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Old News | Wenatchee High School seniors receive their diplomas; Columbia Lanes has annual awards banquet; Newly elected Grant County judge

• By World Staff
• Jun 10, 2022

115 Years ago — 1907

Old News | Wenatchee Valley Fruit Grower's Association elects general manager; New addition to Chelan High School; Picnic hosted for members of the Monitor Homemakers club

• By World staff
• Jun 3, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | New store will be constructed in Cashmere; Second vice president of the Washington Cattlemen's Association elected; Faith Lutheran church celebrates 25th anniversary

• By World staff
• May 27, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Wenatchee Masons to build new temple next to Wenatchee Daily World; Bonnie Forthun wins Singer dressmaking contest; Chelan County treasurer Bob May to run for re-election

• By World staff
• May 19, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Wenatchee approves plans for new pumping plant; 13 Leavenworth students named to Daily World's scholastic team; Walter Riesen to retire as president of Columbia Federal Savings and Loan Association

• By World staff
• May 13, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Wenatchee apples sent to President Roosevelt; Work begins on pipeline to Columbia River bridge

• By World staff
• May 6, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Gold discovery in Chelan made public; Wenatchee to have its first drive-in pharmacy; Tillman Wells announces candidacy for Chelan County sheriff

• By World staff
• Apr 29, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Work to begin on Okanogan steamer; West Coast Airlines adds planes; Sunnyslope and Wenatchee schools consider consolidation

• By World staff
• Apr 22, 2022

 

Old News | New hotel to go up on Wenatchee Avenue; Harry Pickett re-elected as Chelan School Board chairman; Donald 'Deke' Slayton named grand marshal of Apple Blossom Festival grand parade.

• By World staff
• Apr 15, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | 16 phones installed in Peshastin; Carol Ellis named Princess Rock Island; Belmont Music Center featured in article for trade publication

• By World staff
• Apr 8, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | 14 barrels of paint arrive for Columbia River Bridge; Holden Mine to shut down; Fire strikes Miller's Department Store

• By World staff
• Apr 1, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Motteler Bros. move ferry due to eddy; Maurice's opens at Valley North; Ballard and Wenatchee Aero issued first air ambulance license

• By World staff
• Mar 25, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | New Wenatchee flour mill planned; Three Lakes Golf Course to open; Douglas county receives funds for mental health center

• By World staff
• Mar 18, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | First passenger train to Oroville arrives; Wayne Gifford takes first in Eastmont Jaycees Air Race; Wenatchee First Presbyterian Church celebrates 90th anniversary

• By World staff
• Mar 11, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Wenatchee Daily World sold to Rufus Woods; Cashmere School bands to hold concert; Queen's ball revived for Apple Blossom Festival

• By World staff
• Mar 4, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | New fruit growers' organization is born; Wenatchee scouts receive God and Country award; Spargo crowned Apple Blossom Queen

• By World staff
• Feb 25, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Steamer ship Chelan heads for Brewster; Top 10 contenders for Apple Blossom queen chosen; Cashmere football player signed to Washington State University (copy)

• By World staff
• Feb 18, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Peachy Addition annex proposed; Contenders named for Apple Blossom Festival queen; Wenatchee weather service station on chopping block

• By World staff
• Feb 11, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

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Old News | Fruit inspector appointed for $1,500 a year; former World editor featured in Las Vegas Review-Journal; WHS defeats Zillah on "The Apple Bowl" TV program

• By World staff
• Feb 4, 2022

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Old News | 911 services come to Leavenworth, Lake Wenatchee; Snowslides on Great Northern stall railroad traffic for eight days

• By World staff
• Jan 28, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Wenatchee taxes $2 per dog within city limit; E.T. Pybus named Pioneer Honor Citizen of Wenatchee; Top 10 queen finalists for Apple Blossom Festival announced

• By World staff
• Jan 21, 2022

115 years ago — 1907

Old News | Rebekah Lodge to hold Valentine Party; Two NCW girls to compete in state cherry pie baking contest; President named for East Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce

• By World staff
• Jan 13, 2022

115 years ago — 1907The Wenatchee Commercial Club, the city of Wenatchee and the Republican Central Committee have all endorsed Walter M. Olive as a representative to the governing board of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle.Members of the local Rebekah Lodge will hold a Valentin…

Old News | Wenatchee rink Roller Skating Club formed; 600 mules, 3,000 workers needed for new rail line; 'Follies' theme set "Heartbeat '82'

• By World staff
• Jan 7, 2022

115 years ago — 1907Fred Hanan of Malaga and C.E. Lee of Quincy were in Wenatchee Saturday on business.Mrs. C.F. Eggiman will host a gathering this evening in honor of Alpha and Edith McWhirter, who are moving with their family to Seattle.Dr. E.L. Hutchinson was initiated into the Knights of…

Old News | Bills presented to state Legislature for the session; New zoning ideas set forth in report for Douglas County Planning Commission; The Hancock building to be auctioned to highest bidder

• By World staff
• Jan 1, 2022

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | Mooney's Hall skating rink opened; Wenatchee Rotary Club sponsors 'Intercollegiate Holiday Ball'; Leads named for music theatre's production of 'South Pacific'

• By World staff
• Dec 23, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | Plans underway for Wenatchee volunteer fire department; Okanogan Valley Chamber of Commerce elected; Models for Wenatchee Center's fountain unveiled

• By World staff
• Dec 17, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | Gasoline shipment received; WVC basketball begins season; Manson horticulturist receives award

• By World staff
• Dec 10, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

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Old News | Soap Lake sanitarium open; Rocky Reach Dam financing set; Culpepper's under construction

• By World staff
• Dec 2, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

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Old News | Enterprise runs aground at Entiat Rapids; Radio KUEN on the air; Plaza Super Jet remodeled, expands

• By World staff
• Nov 25, 2021

115 years ago —1906

Old News | 'Tell me the lies' gets radio play; downtown Woolworth's remodeled; Candee to Go and Yesterday's open

• By World staff
• Nov 18, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | Natural gas arrives in Wenatchee; Council adopts $1.9 million budget; Crown Zellerbach to close plywood plant;

• By World staff
• Oct 21, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | Gov. Mead backs state taking over new bridge over Columbia; Three Lakes trophy dance planned; Leavenworth ski jumping trestle nears completion

• By World staff
• Oct 21, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | Second colony of Dunkards arrives; River island near Cashmere to be removed; 911 system six months away

• By World staff
• Oct 14, 2021

100 years ago — 1906

Old News | Plans made to raise Pringle from Entiat Rapids; Library bond headed to voters; Cedergreen to expand into frozen french fries

• By World staff
• Oct 1, 2021

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Old News | Chelan Electric Co. formed; Faith Lutheran Church chapel groundbreaking; Mayor Lynch tops Crawford in primary

• By World staff
• Sep 22, 2021

100 years ago — 1906

Old News | Robert E. Lee School opens; group forms to back construction of Cashmere museum; Tiny's Fruit Stand to close

• World staff
• Sep 16, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | Palace Café gets new management, East Wenatchee expands, KOZI radio starts

• Sep 3, 2021

From the archives of The Wenatchee World

Old News | Six buildings lost in Waterville fire, Lincoln School construction starts, Russell D. Smith Power Plant opens

• By World staff
• Aug 27, 2021

115 years ago — 1906 

Old News | Two ships catch fire on Lake Chelan, seat belts added to cars at Alcoa, first Valley Hi fire chief chosen

• By World staff
• Aug 20, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | Bridge construction across Columbia River starts, Rocky Reach dam construction starts, Wenatchee movie actress marries,

• By World staff
• Aug 13, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: 1,000 to attend Alcoa picnic; Electric train era ends; Chelan County PUD OKs rate hike

• World staff
• Jul 22, 2021

115 years ago —1906

Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: Rail project to connect Wenatchee and Oroville; Cost Cutters Toys to open; fire reported at Grand Coulee Dam

• World staff
• Jul 15, 2021

115 years ago —1906

Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: West Coast Airlines inaugural flight; Alpine Roamers camp at Upper Snow Lake; Wells replaces Odabashian on airport board

• World staff
• Jul 1, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: Bell Telephone coming to Wenatchee Valley; Eastmont baseball goes 6-8 in first season Chief Joe Dam dedicated before thousands;

• World staff
• Jun 17, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: Pogue to be renamed Okanogan; Apple crop smallest in 35 years; Gene Hoon retires

• World staff
• Jun 10, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: Music Theatre of Wenatchee celebrates its 20th anniversary; Orondo Avenue gets concrete sidewalk; Chief Joe Dam dedication nears

• Jun 3, 2021

100 years ago — 1906

Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: Stetson buys Elberta Hotel; Monitor gets a new rail depot; Columbia River rising fast

• May 27, 2021

115 years ago — 1906

Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: Steamer sinks at Rock Island Rapids; Eagle Transfer barn has room for 80 horses, 50 wagons; Chief Joseph Dam to be dedicated

• May 13, 2021

115 years ago — 1906