Okanogan News

Posted: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 - 4:33 p.m. PDT Flutist, violinist will perform at Friends of Music concert Two musicians on a statewide tour sponsored by the Seattle Ladies Musical Club will perform at 3 p.m. ...

OKANOGAN, Wash - An early morning raid Tuesday near Mazama in Okanogan County, netted almost 12,000 marijuana plants The plants, which were growing in several locations, were found after several months of ...

By Alex Paul Chronicle staff Although there are only 186 residents in Conconully, the rich history of the boom town in the early 1900s is preserved at the Conconully Museum.

TWISP &#8212 Flash floods in the Methow Valley on Tuesday dug into the hillsides next to Highway 20 just south of Twisp, sending mud and rocks across the highway and closing it for about three hours.

A 15-acre fire in the Happy Hill area southeast of Conconully has led to closure of the Conconully Highway in the fire area, according to Okanogan County undersheriff Joe Somday.

A wildfire first spotted Friday afternoon near Conconully, Washington has grown to 100 acres.

LEAVENWORTH &#8212 Large and small wildfires burning in North Central Washington have been slowed or stopped by rain this week, and more showers predicted today and early next week could spell an end to this ...

Ellreese Daniels, left, his attorney Tina Hunt, center, and investigator Thomas Krzyzanek arrive at federal court for sentencing, in Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, August 20, 2008.

Posted: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 - 10:58 a.m. PDT Primaries show Gregoire, Owen ahead state-wide; Rossi ahead in Okanogan, Ferry Counties The two expected candidates in the November election, Republican Dino ...

Twelve members of the Okanogan High School fall cheer squad recently attended cheerleadership camp at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.

An Oroville man lost his life in a three-vehicle accident Monday afternoon, Aug.

Posted: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 - 3:20 p.m. PDT Indian Taco Feed to benefit Abrahamson family set for Aug.

Posted: Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008 - 8:22 a.m. PDT Pateros woman hurt in early morning accident A Pateros woman was injured when her car rolled over on Highway 97 in Pateros early Aug.

CHELAN &#8212 Firefighters responded to a new wildfire above Lake Chelan's south shore Thursday night and hope to hold the blaze in Darby Canyon to 6 acres, officials said this morning.

The Jack Creek Fire grew to about 200 acres on Wednesday, and fire officials decided to actively fight the blaze in the wilderness area, because it's burning close to the Alpine Lakes, which are heavily used in ...

By Dee Camp Chronicle staff Groundbreaking was held recently for a demonstration garden at the Okanogan Arboretum Park off North Second Avenue near the former Western Restaurant.

Fire crews in Okanogan County are hard at work again. This time fighting a new fire burning near the town of Mallott, that's roughly 10 miles southwest of Okanogan.

Steve Marchand's expertise with a bat and at shortstop garnered him most valuable player honors in the Wenatchee senior softball league.

Nearly 500 firefighting personnel made significant progress yesterday and last night securing containment lines around the 22,246-acre Columbia River Road Fire.

A fire near Columbia River Road southeast of Omak on the Colville Indian Reservations has burned about 5,000 acres of grass, brush and trees in steep terrain, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination ...