Okanogan County News

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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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.

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

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.