OKANOGAN – One person was killed and two were injured in a two-vehicle collision Friday morning, July 3, on Highway 20 south of town.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than two dozen members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to include American apple growers in the agency’s economic relief efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

OLYMPIA – Several area projects are getting state Department of Ecology grants and loans for clean water projects.

SEATTLE — A statewide inquiry has been launched into all investigations of the use of deadly force by law enforcement in 2020, including a March shooting death in Riverside.

SPOKANE – An Omak man will be sentenced for the third time for a series of burglaries, thefts and acts of malicious mischief, the state Court of Appeals for Division 3 has decided.

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Agriculture has added certain soils and growing media to the list of regulated materials related to apple maggot quarantine areas.

OLYMPIA – As of Friday, June 26, everyone in Washington is required to wear a face covering, but many police agencies say they won’t enforce the order.

OMAK – Most Fourth of July celebrations in the area have been canceled because of coronavirus considerations, but people can still participate in a do-it-yourself fireworks show in East Side Park.

NESPELEM – Voters in the Omak District elected two new members to the Colville Business Council in the June 20 election, which was certified June 25.

OKANOGAN - Okanogan County Public Utility District has reopened its offices to the public.

OLYMPIA – Initial unemployment insurance claims filed in Okanogan County during the week of June 14-20 totaled 109, the same number as during the previous week.

OMAK – Michael Porter was sworn in as new Omak School District superintendent and board secretary June 23 during the regular school board meeting.

OLYMPIA – Sales of consumer fireworks became legal Sunday, June 28, in Washington.

EAST WENATCHEE – Development of the Douglas County Public Utility District’s hydrogen electrolyzer project is continuing with approval of an agreement for engineering services.

OKANOGAN – The Okanogan County Fairgrounds Agriplex will be pressed into service next month as an alternate courtroom.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nespelem Valley Electric Cooperative is getting $200,000 from the federal government to improve its lines and mitigate negative impacts of COVID-19.

OMAK – A June 10 virtual career fair drew 483 job seekers.

Man taken to Harborview with facial injuries

OLYMPIA – Burn restrictions have been imposed in several areas of eastern Washington for lands protected by the state Department of Natural Resources.

SPOKANE – An Omak woman will be resentenced for part of her convictions for residential burglary, malicious mischief, theft and violation of a no-contact order, the state Court of Appeals for Division 3 has decided.

COULEE DAM – The 12 Tribes Coulee Dam Casino was closed and later reopened earlier this month after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

REPUBLIC – Ferry County government offices have reopened and resumed regular hours.

OKANOGAN – Okanogan School District Superintendent Ashley Goetz will work in the office full time, the school board decided during its June 24 meeting.

OMAK — The Omak JCPenney store, a fixture in town since 1928, is among those being closed as the company downsizes amid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

NESPELEM – It’s bear season, so people should be watchful of how they store their garbage cans, pet foods and other things that could attract the animals.

BREWSTER – Brewster High School has announced senior scholarship and award winners.

CURLEW – Honor seniors and scholarship winners have been announced by Curlew High School.

SPOKANE – A Grand Coulee man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.

OMAK – Two motorhomes, a couple vehicles and a lot of debris burned June 18 in a raging blaze that sent a pillar of black smoke into the afternoon sky.

OKANOGAN – Second semester honor roll students have been announced by Okanogan High School.

OKANOGAN - Okanogan Middle School has announced second semester honor roll students.

OMAK – Omak High School has announced year-end academic awards and student recognition information.

OMAK – Omak Middle School has announced its second semester honor roll students.

PATEROS – Pateros High School has announced scholarship and award winners in the class of 2020.

OMAK - Guinevere Joyce, assistant principal at Omak High School, has announced she is leaving the Omak district.

OKANOGAN – Transportation improvement projects for 2021-26 are outlined in the city’s new six-year transportation improvement plan, which was approved June 16 by the city council.

OMAK – The city’s 2021-26 six-year transportation improvement plan is headed by a roundabout on Riverside Drive at Quince Street.

OLYMPIA — Several local schools and other locations are offering meals to children in the U.S. Department of Agriculture summer food service program.

State works on other area road projects

YAKIMA - The American Red Cross is now testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Pacific Northwest prepares for a severe wildfire season this summer, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell pressed witnesses at a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing today about preparations.

REPUBLIC - Friends of Stonerose Fossils has set July 1 as a target date for reopening Stonerose Interpretive Center and Eocene Fossil Site.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill increasing rural health access during the COVID-19 public health emergency has been introduced by U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-4th District, and Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M.

SPOKANE – The state Court of Appeals for Division 3 has decided to publish an earlier opinion concerning advertising of the 2017 Okanogan County tax foreclosure sale.

OKANOGAN – A new law, with roots in Okanogan County, allows state benefits to be paid to a parent of a minor child who was the victim of a crime.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two Okanogan County law enforcement officials have been named to U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse’s new Central Washington Law Enforcement Working Group.