WATERVILLE – Douglas County commissioners, in response to a state Supreme Court decision on drug possession, have passed an ordinance prohibiting possession of controlled substances in the county.

OKANOGAN – Okanogan’s Arbor Day event is set for 11 a.m. Friday, April 30.

PATEROS – For the second time in less than a month, the south Okanogan County area has been struck by the suicide of a high school student.

PATEROS – Registration is underway for the Pateros School District transitional kindergarten and kindergarten programs for the 2021-22 school year.

PATEROS - Pateros Treehouse Early Education Organization has received a $110,000 donation from three area businesses to help it purchase a building and keep operating.

PATEROS – Secondary school students will return to full-time, in-person instruction starting May 3.

OMAK - Doug Sklar, who has been an Edward Jones financial adviser in Omak since 1992, recently was invited to attend the Edward Jones managing partners’ conference, which honors the top 400 of the firm’s more than 19,000 financial advisers.

OLYMPIA – Washington students won’t take state tests this spring, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal has announced.

PASCO — The Colville Confederated Tribes plan to build a casino in Pasco.

TWISP – A seven-hour power outage is planned tomorrow, April 21, so Okanogan County Public Utility District crews can upgrade lines and equipment for the new Twisp city building.

TONASKET – Curve warning signs are being updated on Highway 20 between Tonasket and Republic.

MAZAMA – Crews working to clear the North Cascades Highway from east and west were about 15 miles apart as of April 16.

EAST WENATCHEE – During their April 12 meeting, Douglas County Public Utility District commissioners approved revisions to the customer service policies schedule for power delivery service.