Omak News

Posted: Thursday July 3, 2008 - 2:21 p.m. PDT Updated: Friday, July 4, 2008 - 5:36 p.m. PDT Sheriff's Office seeking suspect in Okanogan stabbing Okanogan County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 36-year-old ...

Map: Casino site The business arm of the Colville Confederated Tribes will break ground Monday on a 58,000-square-foot casino on reservation land near Omak, Wash.

The National Weather Service warns of possible wildfires started by lightning strikes from afternoon and evening thunderstorms in Eastern Washington.

The Gillard Creek fire is 100 per cent contained, said fire information officer Dale Bojahra Wednesday.

Fire crews from up and down the valley converged on several homes threatened by fire, as well as the Okanogan Airport Chronicle photo by Al Camp Fire lights up the night sky as it burns over a long line just ...

A fast-moving new wildfire in northcentral Washington's Okanogan County reportedly is threatening a bingo casino and an inn.

By Alex Paul Chronicle staff Okanogan School District's meals program will be managed by Chartwells, the school board decided June 26.

OKANOGAN &#8212 Firefighters hope today to contain a 30-acre wildfire burning about two miles west of Okanogan, where several crews, engines, a bulldozer and a helicopter worked into the night Tuesday.

Two people from Lolo, Mont., were injured when their motorcycle struck a deer June 29 a mile south of Twisp on Highway 20.

Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 9:45 a.m. PDT Republic mayor requests city administrator position By Brenda Starkey Chronicle correspondent "It is far past time that the City of Republic has an ...

Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 9:49 a.m. PDT Mosquito spraying scheduled for Friday, June 27 Mosquitoes in Omak and Okanogan are scheduled to meet their maker tomorrow morning, June 27, according to Omak ...

Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 10:19 a.m. PDT Firewood gathering requires a permit Gathering firewood and other special forest products is a popular activity this time of year with firewood, mushrooms, ...

Kelly Little, Okanogan, took first in an open race and first in a 20-lap free-for-all during the fifth annual lawnmower races June 21 at the Omak Stampede Arena.

By Alex Paul Chronicle staff It took only a second for Josh Murray to select two straws of honey once he learned they were root beer-flavored. Murray, 5, made his selection from the A&A Honey booth at the first ...

NURSING ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR Part-time instructor needed for Omak campus, beginning Fall Quarter.

Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 11:25 a.m. PDT Combs resigns from Okanogan council By Dee Camp Chronicle staff John Combs, a member of the Okanogan City Council for six years, resigned June 17 and said he's ...

North Okanogan Habitat for Humanity will host its annual home tour and salad luncheon on Saturday, June 21, in the mid-valley area.

Posted: Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 9:38 a.m. PDT Parks commission OKs winter rec plan By Matt Crownover Chronicle staff The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission adopted a 10-year winter recreation ...

PBY pilot Fred Owen climbs out of his plane, June 11, 2008, after a recent test flight from the Deer Park Airport in Deer Park, Wash.

Henry was born in Seattle to Marguerite Thomson and Henry Ebenezer Thomson. He attended Ravenna Grade School and graduated from Roosevelt H.S., where he played on their 1946 state championship basketball team.