Stehekin News

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that could wind up forcing the National Park Service to move a wilderness boundary line to rebuild a flood-prone road.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill to move and restore the washed-out Stehekin River Road, the only road access out of Lake Chelan into the North Cascades National Park.

Absolutely certain she had flunked the state bar exam, my sweetie moped around the house in Seattle, reliving question-by-question where she supposedly dropped the ball.

The current path of the Upper Stehekin Valley Road in North Cascades National Park is in the floodplain of the Stehekin River.

Need an escape this fall or a break from your traditional routine? Add a trip to the sunny Chelan Valley to your to-do list of fun.

A tawny stuffed puppy bobs in cold sea water, his four stiff legs tangled in the green net of some nameless fisherman.

Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Mary Signorelli, center, owner of Wood & Things furniture store on Wenatchee Avenue, helps customer Donna Britt of Stehekin pick out a chair.

After a week on the road from Chelan to Glacier National Park and back, memories of natural wonder abound, but two pieces of learning hit home: 1. . There are too many cars in Stehekin The remote end of Lake Chelan has no real road access from the outside world.

Chelan WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Congress will decide on Stehekin road Congress will decide on Stehekin road By Michele Mihalovich World staff writer Sections of the 10-mile stretch of road that meanders next to the Stehekin River were destroyed in a 2003 flood, eliminating any possibility of vehicle access into the upper portions of Stephen ...

Chelan WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Congress will decide on Stehekin road Congress will decide on Stehekin road By Michele Mihalovich World staff writer Sections of the 10-mile stretch of road that meanders next to the Stehekin River were destroyed in a 2003 flood, eliminating any possibility of vehicle access into the upper portions of Stephen ...

Chelan WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Congress will decide on Stehekin road Congress will decide on Stehekin road By Michele Mihalovich World staff writer Sections of the 10-mile stretch of road that meanders next to the Stehekin River were destroyed in a 2003 flood, eliminating any possibility of vehicle access into the upper portions of Stephen ...

Chelan WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Congress will decide on Stehekin road Congress will decide on Stehekin road By Michele Mihalovich World staff writer Sections of the 10-mile stretch of road that meanders next to the Stehekin River were destroyed in a 2003 flood, eliminating any possibility of vehicle access into the upper portions of Stephen ...

Brad Hitzel credits a 1995 Wenatchee World article with getting him hooked on astronomy.

Chelan WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Congress will decide on Stehekin road Congress will decide on Stehekin road By Michele Mihalovich World staff writer Sections of the 10-mile stretch of road that meanders next to the Stehekin River were destroyed in a 2003 flood, eliminating any possibility of vehicle access into the upper portions of Stephen ...

In the midst of scattered thunder showers and after lightning storms new fires were discovered.

NASCAR WENATCHEE Special filing period for Stehekin school board Special filing period for Stehekin school board By Rachel Schleif World staff writer STEHEKIN - The Chelan County Elections Office called a special three-day filing period, Aug.

A state Department of Natural Resources official says fire crews continue to fight 39 fires in northeast Washington following a lightning storm.

Molly Schmidt's little feet are still ticklish, even after 104 years. Sidekick draws 2-year term over robbery, arson WENATCHEE - A 39-year-old Wenatchee man who admitted to helping rob the Walgreens pharmacy and being the getaway driver in an arson that destroyed five condominiums has been sentenced to more than two ... Weather service: Fire watch ...

The National Park Service will allow a telephone company to use public land to bring service to one of the most remote communities in the lower 48 states.

Getting around parts of North Cascades National Park will be easier this summer thanks to the addition of four buses to the park's fleet.