Omak News

An Okanogan County agricultural company has been fined more than $11,000 for violating federal laws regulating safety and health in farmworker housing, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.

Tonasket's 77th annual Founders Day weekend will feature non-stop, end-to-end activity for those who wish to partake in the full plethora of festivities beginning Thursday, May 31, and highlighted by a full day Saturday that includes the annual parade, rodeo and more.

When Patti and George Hill heard their names called out by Mayor Patrick Plumb at the Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner in January as the 2012 Grand Marshals of the Tonasket Founders Day parade, Patti thought the mayor was trying to pull a fast one.

Bobbie Bouma, 12, listens to her coach during swim practice Wednesday. Bobbie's parents hoped to enroll her in online classes, but because Everett schools don't have an agreement with the district that offers the courses, she wouldn't be able to attend her local school.

There are some good fishing opportunities out there, it's a question of the weather allowing people to get on the water.

Check it out today! Subscribe Login The Chronicle OMAK - The Omak Public Library will host a free story time from 11:30 a.m. to noon Friday, May 18.

A Spokane County Sheriff's Office bomb disposal unit destroyed a pipe bomb found at the edge of Fancher Dam Reservoir, eight miles northeast of Tonasket last Thursday.

The digital age has a much different set of demands than did the age of paper and photographic negatives.