Okanogan News

Rain and snow across the Spokane and Coeur da Alene areas today are coming from a moisture-laden warm front off the Pacific that should raise snow elevations above valley floors through most of Friday night.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Okanogan Valley until noon Friday.

A moist frontal system will bring snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches to the region Friday morning.

Linda Lanier will present a patriotic concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the New Life Centre.

By Dee Camp Chronicle staff OMAK - A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Okanogan Valley and points east.

The first-round of the high school state football playoffs -- for the most part -- appear set.

Yet another county has joined the NO on Initiative 1033 camp. This week, it's Okanogan, where Initiative 1033 had previously been passing by just a handful of votes, and which we predicted was the most likely candidate to switch sides.

Many are crediting the new homebuyers' tax credit and its impending expiration deadline for a surge in home sales last month.Members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service reported a 63 percent jump in pending sales during October compared to the same month a year ago.

By Dee Camp Chronicle staff OKANOGAN - Wilford Schreckengast will become a member of the Okanogan High School class of 1948 when he picks up his diploma next Tuesday during a Veterans Day ceremony.

By Dee Camp Chronicle staff OKANOGAN - Patrick Plumb leads Joyce Fancher in the race for Tonasket mayor and incumbent Lee Webster is ahead of challenger David Smith in the contest for Brewster mayor, according to election night returns.

Deputies in Okanogan County are involved in a standoff with a suicidal man armed with a handgun who threatened to kill his wife and then himself.

Deputies confirm Nick Ray, 39, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the garage of his home, after engaging in a standoff with authorities for hours.

Okanogan County Deputies are currently involved in a standoff with a man who has locked himself in a garage after threatening to kill his wife and children.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Okanogan Highlands, East Slopes, Northern Cascades, and Okanogan Valley until 8:00 p.m. Thursday night.

Unusual pumpkins The deadline for Okanogan's first unusual pumpkin contest is 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

The first significant snow of the season could fall on Thursday in the Inland Northwest.

The onset of cooler, wetter fall weather drops the curtain on the 2009 summer wildfire season.

The Okanogan County Tourism Council's annual banquet and workshop will be Wednesday, Nov.

Ronnie Dunn performs during a sold-out concert Friday night in the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, B.C. Chronicle photo by Roger Harnack Brooks and Dunn driver Lyndle Cortez sits with Connie Knight of Havillah during an impromptu concert at the Omak Shell Truck Stop.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announced its 2009-2010 winter schedule, with parks in Okanogan and Ferry counties scheduled to close soon for the winter.