Oroville News

An Oroville man who admitted to vehicular homicide has been sentenced in Okanogan County Superior Court to one year and nine months in prison.

OKANOGAN &#8212 An Oroville man admitted he caused a car accident last year that killed one of his friends and was sentenced Thursday in Okanogan County Superior Court to one year and nine months in prison.

Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 8:14 p.m. PDT Wind storm rips through Okanogan County; downed electric lines touch off fires By Dee Camp Chronicle staff A wind storm, with gusts as high as 59 mph in the Omak ...

OKANOGAN &#8212 High winds &#8212 recorded at 74 mph in one location &#8212 downed power lines and trees in the Okanogan Valley Thursday afternoon, igniting several fires and fanning the Cayuse Fire that's been ...

The 1,400-acre Cayuse Fire that started Wednesday afternoon northeast of Tonasket destroyed a cabin, and at least one other new fire is now burning out of control just off Highway 97 north of Ellisford.

NESPELEM &#8212 Several wildfires were burning on the Colville Indian Reservation this morning, but fire officials say relatively cool weather this weekend helped them get control of a few dozen blazes that ...

Two people were injured July 6 in a two-vehicle accident south of Oroville on Highway 97.

Oroville's Callie Barker cleaned up at the annual North Country Classic June 21-22 at the Okanogan County fairgrounds, according to Lona Fritts.

With a thunderstorm brewing to the north, Steve Sprague with the Senior League slow-pitch team Fowler's Plumbing rounds first base after hitting a home run against the Triple C team on Monday night at Walla ...

Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 10:19 a.m. PDT Firewood gathering requires a permit Gathering firewood and other special forest products is a popular activity this time of year with firewood, mushrooms, ...

The fifth annual golf tournament hosted by Economic Alliance will be held in conjunction with the Oroville 100-year centennial Saturday, July 26, at the Oroville Golf Club.

We may have near parity with the U.S. dollar these days, but that still hasn't translated into price parity across the line.

North Okanogan Habitat for Humanity will host its annual home tour and salad luncheon on Saturday, June 21, in the mid-valley area.

But American officials said Dietrich Leclerc, 23, should have known better. Leclerc, who lives with friends just north of Osoyoos and works at the Sage Pub, said he had two days off from work on May 5 and 6 and ...

Pleasure boats need clearance for international travel Pleasure boaters arriving in the United States from Canada on Lake Osoyoos must report to U.S. Customs and Border Protection immediately upon arrival, ...

Parks commission changes meeting location The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, which plans to meet in Omak June 11, actually will hold part of its June 11-13 session near Okanogan.

The Oroville Elementary Teachers' Association honored six retiring teachers Thursday afternoon during a ceremony held at Checker's Restaurant.

Assessed valuations will rise in 2009 in Oroville, rural Omak School District Assessed property values for the Oroville School District and the Omak School District outside the City of Omak will go up 30-75 ...

WENATCHEE &#8212 Gas cracked four bucks a gallon in The Wenatchee World's weekly survey for the first time Friday.

Oroville and Liberty Bell high schools sent limited track teams to the 2B meet May 23-24 at Eastern Washington University, Cheney.