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About 150 marijuana plants, with an estimated street value of $300,000, were confiscated Wednesday from land about two miles southeast of here, said Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal.... Congdon captures 4th pole-climbing title WENATCHEE - Next time you disagree with Chelan County PUD Commissioner Ann Congdon, don't dismiss her by saying, "Aw, ...
Cancer is a scary word -- especially when it's stage four. What would you do to save your life? One woman decided to do something drastic to win the battle against stage four cervical cancer.
PUD schedules power outage in Manson, Lake Chelan
Big inning costs Sox at Kitsap BREMERTON - The Kitsap BlueJackets scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to break open what had been a pitcher's duel, and went on to win 8-6 over the Wenatchee AppleSox on Thursday night.
Lake Chelan hospital puts CEO on leave
WENATCHEE Lake Chelan hospital puts CEO on leave Lake Chelan hospital puts CEO on leave By Michele Mihalovich World staff writer CHELAN - Dave Bernier, chief executive officer for Lake Chelan Community Hospital, has been put on paid administrative leave.
Two dozen county employees may lose jobs
WENATCHEE What they're cutting Assessor: $36,500 Auditor: $34,800 Board of Equalization: $0 Child Support Enforcement: $0 Community Development: $100,000 Civil Service: $2,000 Clerk: $33,700 Commissioners: $24,300 Coroner: $5,500 District Court: $36,000 District Court probation: $12,300 Extension: $22,000 Horticulture: $2,200 Information ...
July WENATCHEE CHELAN Sheriff's Office shifting Sheriff's Office shifting WENATCHEE - Greg Meinzer, undersheriff for the Chelan County Sheriff's Office, is retiring today, prompting Sheriff Mike Harum to make several promotions within the department.
Members of Boy Scouts troop rescued after falling out of raft
Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Members of Boy Scouts troop rescued after falling out of raft Members of Boy Scouts troop rescued after falling out of raft By Travis Hay World staff writer Chelan County Sheriff's Office Sgt.
Pear, cherry growers could make a case for a new sign
A bright neon sign the shape of an apple boasts "Apple Capital of the World" as you head into Wenatchee from the west.
The cause of the fire early Saturday morning at the old Stemilt warehouse is accidental, federal investigators say.
Feds charge Wenatchee child molester with possessing child porn at state center
NCW WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Feds charge Wenatchee child molester with possessing child porn at state center Feds charge Wenatchee child molester with possessing child porn at state By The Seattle Times William C. Enright, 46, has been held at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island since 2000 after being found to be a sexually violent ...
Accelerant-sniffing dog works warehouse fire
WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Jennifer Norton, a captain with the Yakima Fire Department, and her ATF-trained accelerant detection canine, Wesley, look for clues at the site of the old Stemilt Growers warehouse at the corner of Chehalis and Columbia streets Tuesday.
WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: Budget-strapped Chelan County freezes hiring County has a budget Band-Aid County has a budget Band-Aid By Michelle McNiel World staff writer During a meeting of county officials this morning, the commissioners said they hope to make some countywide cuts, such as salaries, travel and medical benefits, and then ask ...
Chelan PUD to offer billing online by January
WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: Chelan PUD to replace bonds with new Chelan PUD to offer billing online by January Chelan PUD to offer billing online by January By Christine Pratt World staff writer WENATCHEE - By early January, Chelan County PUD electricity, water and sewer customers can opt to be billed over the Internet, rather than receive ...
Summer snow, cold abnormal, but not unheard of
An expansion of the Rock Island Golf Course is back on track after the owner secured permits and a land survey found no historical cultural sites.
An ancient skeleton, found by hikers June 4, will be turned over to local tribes for reburial, said Guy Tasa, state physical anthropologist working for the state Department of Archaeology and... Program lets kids read tales to dogs For a 9-year-old chocolate Labrador, Moose is sure well-read. Federal payments in lieu of taxes coming to NCW ...
Lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest
WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest Lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest By Michelle McNiel World staff writer Jason Youker, who now lives in Oroville, filed the lawsuit April 17 in Chelan County Superior Court.
County, PUD studying slime in Lake Wenatchee
Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: What's polluting Lake Wenatchee? George Wilson holds a jar of water and sediment he collected from Lake Wenatchee near his beach-front home in 2007.
'Hot' is relative at fire science school
WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Jake McWhinney, 15, of East Wenatchee, drags a tire and fire hose during a daily exercises at summer school fire science.
Arizona arrest leads back to Wenatchee case
WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Jason Eugene Bush Charged with second-degree murder in Chelan County Arizona arrest leads back to Wenatchee case Arizona arrest leads back to Wenatchee case By K.C. Mehaffey World staff writer WENATCHEE - A man charged in Arizona with first-degree murder of a man and his young daughter during a home invasion has been ...
Records show suspect in Arizona, Washington murders not who he claimed to be
He called himself "Gunny" and reportedly told his pals in the Minutemen American Defense border-watch group that he was a decorated Special Forces veteran who'd survived combat in Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq.