WASHINGTON, D.C. – Okanogan County Fire District No. 6, which serves the Methow Valley, is getting nearly a quarter-million dollars in federal funding.

WENATCHEE – Proposals for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest improvement projects, funded by the Secure Rural Schools program, are sought by Oct. 1.

OLYMPIA - The state Redistricting Commission’s online mapping tool has been updated with the official 2020 Census data necessary for the people of Washington to draw maps and submit them for consideration by the commissioners.

OKANOGAN – Skyrocketing COVID-19 cases Okanogan County led to overflowing emergency rooms at the county’s three hospitals several times last week and prompted medical agencies to issue a warning that not everyone may get the level of care they need.

OMAK – Ryan Carnahan has joined the Omak Police Department as an officer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to help cover the costs of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing, but cannot do so because of severe drought.

OLYMPIA – Matthew Stevie, Okanogan, and Dustin Best, Nespelem, have been named to state boards by Gov. Jay Inslee.

OKANOGAN – The city has approved a memorandum of agreement with the Colville Confederated Tribes concerning the Highway 97 revitalization route and rural placemaking project.

OKANOGAN - Okanogan County Superior Court has established an eviction resolution pilot program in accordance with a new state law concerning evictions and housing-related practices after COVID-19.

MAZAMA – Two people were injured Sept. 8 when their motorcycle skidded and then flipped over on Highway 20 west of town.

ELLENSBURG – An Omak man was killed Monday afternoon, Sept. 6, when his SUV went off Interstate 82 and he was thrown from the vehicle.

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