Wauconda News

It's Election Day. Town mayors and city council officials are hoping for the votes to win the election, so they can run the town.

Rep. Jan Angel has sent letters this week to the state departments of Ecology and Commerce asking its directors to refrain from creating new shoreline policies and guidance.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Okanogan Highlands, East Slopes, Northern Cascades, and Okanogan Valley until 8:00 p.m. Thursday night.

The body of a man found in the Okanogan River near Tonasket Sept. 20 has been identified as that of Ronald S. Johnson, Wauconda.

Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna has appointed Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, to the state's Open Government Task Force.

Residents of northeastern Washington have lost trust in the Colville office of the state Department of Social and Health Services, undermining the safety of children involved in custody cases, according to a report issued Wednesday.

Lawmakers, parents and an Eastern Washington prosecutor on Thursday blasted state child-protection officials, saying the state is too quick to remove children from their families.

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The state Legislature hasn't decided yet exactly how many Department of Licensing offices will be closed by budget cuts, but critics complain the closures will hit Eastern Washington harder.