Tonasket News

In the foothills of the North Cascades, where the veil between dimensions is said to be thinnest, inhabitants of this world gather once a year to coexist with fairies in theirs.

Two people from Chilliwack, B.C., were injured when their motorcycle collided with a deer June 3 on County Road No.

We talk about sex. A lot. Audi's smaller SUV makes downsizing seem fun Luxury sport utility owners looking to downsize and reduce their gasoline bills will find the move appealing in the new Audi Q5.

Samantha Culp will give two concerts this weekend to raise funds for a trip to the American Idol tryouts in mid-July. Auditions will be July 14 in Denver, Colo.

June 27, 2009 June 27, 2009 Wenatchee June 27, 2009 WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN People & Places People & Places By Rainne Knight World staff Posted June 27, 2009 Congratulations Melinda Arnold of East Wenatchee, sales adviser for Lia Sophia, achieved top honors in the company's Excellent Beginnings Program in recognition of outstanding sales ...

A slide show about the Amazon River and its tributaries will be given Saturday, June 27, at the Community Cultural Center, Tonasket.

Three new road projects get under way this week in Okanogan County. The state Department of Transportation, Wenatchee, said the first calls for improvements to message signs, signals and cameras in the Omak and Oroville areas.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN This decorative screen in the bathroom of Marian McClannahan's Omak home is one of many design elements featured in the North Okanogan Habitat for Humanity home tour.

Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 3:05 p.m. PDT Tonasket girl wins national Youth Achievement Award By Sheila Corson Chronicle staff TONASKET - Bailey Griffin, 10, has been named this year's Youth Achievement Award recipient in the Kellogg's Frosted Flakes national Earn Your Stripes competition.

U.S. Highway 97 will be closed, starting June 15, at the Janis bridge for repairs.

Omak's Sev Carden gets a helping hand from Oroville's J.R. Leslie while seemingly holding up a belt buckle with his left hand.

'Make Your Day' makes teachers' day, but not some parents' WENATCHEE - "Make Your Day" doesn't work for everyone, which parents made blatantly clear at a three-hour workshop Thursday.

By Sheila Corson Chronicle staff TONASKET - Bull riding, a parade, sidewalk sales, free children's activities and more will make up Tonasket Founders' Days this weekend.

Okanogan County Prosecutor Karl Sloan has decided not to seek the death penalty against three people accused of killing a pregnant woman March 1 at Tonasket.

By Brenda Starkey Chronicle staff OROVILLE - The city council asked Clerk Kathy Jones to find out about information in a letter from North Valley Hospital saying the city would start being charged for any services given to a prisoner or person in custody who is seen at the hospital.

By Brenda Starkey Chronicle Staff REPUBLIC - Two ongoing studies could lead to public transportation in Ferry County, county commissioners learned May 18.

By Sheila Corson Chronicle staff OKANOGAN - The County Planning Commission voted May 18 to approve the development agreement and conditions for the Eagle Canyon subdivision near the Tonasket Airport.

Leone & Keeble Inc. and Walker Con-struction Inc., both of Spokane, have formed a joint venture to take on an $8.2 million building project that will nearly double the size of North Valley Hospital, in Tonasket, Wash., hospital administrator Warner Bartleson says.

An Amber Alert has been issued out of Okanogan County for a two-week-old infant that was taken Monday by an 18-year-old woman in violation of a court order.

OKANOGAN CO., Wash. - Police have issued an AMBER Alert for a newborn baby who has a potentially life-threatening health condition.