Okanogan News Archives

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.

Women on Navy subs: It can work By Larry Simoneaux My wife's about to strangle me.

The state Department of Natural Resources says firefighters fought more blazes on state-protected land this year, but fewer acres burned.

Clouds and mild temperatures today will provide a break in whata s expected to be a series of moist Pacific storms on Saturday through next week.

Three people were hurt Oct. 13 in a two-vehicle crash on snow-covered state Highway 20 between Twisp and Okanogan.

The annual "Backyard Brawl" T-shirts commemorating the Omak and Okanogan football game will be available at Heatstroke Printing starting Thursday, Oct.

By Brenda Starkey Chronicle staff TONASKET - The Okanogan Family Faire will bring trading goods, sharing arts and crafts, dancing and singing to the county this weekend, Oct.

Two people were injured in a vehicle crash at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3 about 3.2 miles south of Brewster on state Highway 173.

There's new smoke coming from the Cascade foothills west of Yakima today as Forest Service fire officials resumed their prescribed burning on the west end of Bethel Ridge.