Chelan County News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Jake McWhinney, 15, of East Wenatchee, drags a tire and fire hose during a daily exercises at summer school fire science.

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 ...

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.