OKANOGAN — A woman who resides in the rural north end of the county was arrested for five counts of animal cruelty in the first degree.

OKANOGAN — At Okanogan High School’s final home basketball game of the regular season Thursday night, Jason Brown’s American Sign Language (ASL) students, accompanied sophomore vocalist Liberty Linklater, by signing the national anthem.

OKANOGAN — Animal Foster Care Cat Shelter took in a total of 1,542 cats in 2022, exceeding previous years due to owners’ neglecting to spay or neuter their pets, according to the director of the shelter, Dianne Gray.

Chamber plans banquet, auction

OKANOGAN — While COVID-19 remains in the spotlight on the national stage, hospitals around Okanogan County are reporting dwindling numbers.

OROVILLE — The city council appointed Tasha Shaw to fill a vacant seat during a regular meeting Jan. 17.

SPOKANE — An Omak man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for a shooting that took place on the Colville Indian Reservation in 2021.

OKANOGAN — Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office statistics show that custodial arrests in 2022 hit the second lowest totals in the last five years.

Broadband expansion grant OK’d

OKANOGAN — Okanogan High School announced the winners of the 15th annual Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest on Friday, Jan. 20. This year’s winners are:

OKANOGAN — The Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus (OVOC) costume building on South Second Avenue has been cleared for entrance to the south side of the building so members can recover items that survived a roof collapse on Dec. 27, 2022.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the third straight week, the nation’s average gas price has increased, rising 2.5 cents from a week ago to $3.28 per gallon, according to GasBuddy. The national average is up 14.9 cents from a month ago and 2.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national aver…