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5 hrs ago | Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

July 4: Motorcycle collides with deer near Tonasket

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

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Related Topix: Tonasket, WA, Canada, Omak, WA

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

July 1: State imposes outdoor burning restrictions

Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 3:35 p.m. PDT State imposes outdoor burning restrictions OLYMPIA - The state has imposed outdoor burning restrictions in northeast Washington, including Okanogan and Ferry counties.

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Related Topix: Fire, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan, WA, Stevens County, WA, Omak, WA

Wed Jul 01, 2009

KREM-TV Spokane

Hot for the 4th as fire danger increases

Get ready for the warmest temperatures so far this year. Meteorologist Jason Kadah says our sunny weather will continue as we warm up to a high of 90 on Friday and then 91 on Saturday for the 4th of July.

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Related Topix: Fire, Weather, Spokane Metro, Spokane, WA, Stevens County, WA

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

June 25: Oroville officer injured in vehicle-cow crash

An Oroville Police officer was injured when his patrol vehicle struck a cow nine miles south of town on U.S. Highway 97 at 1:30 a.m. June 24.

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Related Topix: Oroville, WA

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

June 23: Road projects get under way

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.

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Related Topix: Omak, WA, Oroville, WA, Pateros, WA, Tonasket, WA, Okanogan, WA

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

June 22: Bus agency will see reductions in service

Okanogan County Transportation and Nutrition will see heavy reductions in its door-to-door services throughout the county starting July 1 because of funding cutbacks.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Wenatchee World

Federal payments in lieu of taxes coming to NCW

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Federal payments in lieu of taxes coming to NCW Federal payments in lieu of taxes coming to NCW WENATCHEE - Four North Central Washington counties this year will receive full funding from the federal payment in lieu of taxes , which helps offset property taxes that counties do not collect from federal lands.

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Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Chelan, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Chelan County, WA, Grant County, WA

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Wenatchee World

Jobless rate brightening a little bit

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Jobless rate brightening a little bit Jobless rate brightening a little bit By Rick Steigmeyer World staff writer WENATCHEE - Employment in Chelan and Douglas counties improved 0.4 of a percentage point last month compared to the previous month.

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Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Chelan, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Wenatchee World

Rescuers searching for man who jumped into river

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Rescuers searching for man who jumped into river Rescuers searching for man who jumped into river By K.C. Mehaffey World staff writer Jeremy Cook, 39, whose family is from Oroville, had been drinking with family and friends when he jumped off the bridge into the water, said Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers.

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Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Chelan, WA, Oroville, WA, Brewster, WA

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

June 11: Road work expected to cause delays in Ferry County

Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 4:15 p.m. PDT Road work expected to cause delays in Ferry County By Brenda Starkey Chronicle staff REPUBLIC - Motorists along Ferry County highways will experience some delays because of road work.

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Related Topix: Ferry County, WA, Republic, WA, Keller, WA, Curlew, WA

Wed Jun 10, 2009

The Seattle Times

Anxiety grows as wolves rebound in Methow Valley

Less than a year after the state's first gray-wolf pack in 70 years took up residence east of the North Cascades near Twisp, Okanogan County, ranchers, some environmentalists and government agencies are struggling to tamp down rumors and make sure livestock producers and this mysterious predator coexist in relative peace.

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Related Topix: Twisp, WA

Mon Jun 08, 2009

The Seattle Times

Wolves a " and worries a " in Methow Valley

Less than a year after the state's first gray-wolf pack in 70 years took up residence east of the North Cascades near Twisp, Okanogan County, ranchers, some environmentalists and government agencies are struggling to tamp down rumors and make sure livestock producers and this mysterious predator coexist in relative peace.

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Related Topix: Twisp, WA, Okanogan, WA, Douglas County, WA

Sat Jun 06, 2009

The Herald

Mukilteo man, 48, found dead on hiking trail

A Mukilteo man reported missing on Tuesday was found dead on Cedar Creek Trail, west of Mazama.

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Related Topix: Mukilteo, WA, Mazama, WA, Methow, WA

Fri Jun 05, 2009

Wenatchee World

Man dies in 45-foot jump off cliff

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says a man apparently had been drinking when he decided to jump off a 45-foot cliff into the Columbia River near Vantage.

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Related Topix: Kittitas County, WA, Vantage, WA, Chelan County, WA, Wenatchee, WA, Leavenworth, WA

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Wenatchee World

Toddler in ICU after lawn mower accident

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says a man apparently had been drinking when he decided to jump off a 45-foot cliff into the Columbia River near Vantage.

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Related Topix: Kittitas County, WA, Vantage, WA, Chelan County, WA, Wenatchee, WA, Chelan, WA

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Wenatchee World

Going to Canada? Check your I.D.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: Big change at border crossings Going to Canada? Check your I.D. Going to Canada? Check your I.D. By K.C. Mehaffey World staff writer OROVILLE - If you're thinking of heading up to Canada for a change of scenery this summer and you don't have a passport or enhanced driver's license, think again.

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Related Topix: Wenatchee, WA, Leavenworth, WA, Chelan, WA, Oroville, WA, Blaine, WA

Sat May 30, 2009

The Globe and Mail

The Similkameen Valley

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Canada, Oroville, WA, North America, World News

Thu May 28, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Global warming's impacts on state forests: Burn baby burn

State Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark looks out at Washington's unhealthy forests from a pilot's seat, flying his plane from Olympia to his family's ranch in the remote reaches of Okanogan County.

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Related Topix: Washington, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Okanogan, WA, Chelan, WA, Entiat, WA

Tue May 26, 2009

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

May 24: Studies could lead to public transportation

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

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Related Topix: Republic, WA, Ferry County, WA, Colville, WA, Tonasket, WA, Curlew, WA

Sun May 24, 2009

Spokesman Review

No reprieve from Gregoire: Dept. of Natural Resources will lose its plane...

As the Washington Policy Center's Jason Mercier points out , Gov. Gregoire's list of line-item vetoes in the state budget yesterday did not save the Department of Natural Resources' plane.

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