Rock Island News

Iyair Arroyo Lemus, 6, walks away from Staples with a sack of school supplies Thursday.

WATERVILLE &#8212 Three contenders who hold public offices in Waterville, Rock Island and East Wenatchee are vying to keep Douglas County Commissioner Dane Keane from winning a fourth term.

Members of Grace Lutheran Church in Wenatchee pose with locals in Rio Bravo, Mexico, during a mission trip in June.

A Chelan County PUD line crew works Thursday, replacing power poles that were burned recently in the Badger Mountain wildfire.

A Chelan County PUD line crew works Thursday, replacing power poles that were burned recently in the Badger Mountain wildfire.

The Apple Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, 12 Orondo Ave., will hold Kids Camp Week Aug.

Commodity food distributions are scheduled for the coming week in Chelan and Douglas counties at: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, Leavenworth Senior Center 9:30 a.m. Monday, Rock Island Center Park 2:30 to 4 p.m. ...

Anticipation over a possible sockeye fishing season at Lake Wenatchee has blossomed to even greater levels over the past several days as two other similar fisheries appear unlikely to happen.

Alcoa and Chelan County PUD sign a power agreement Monday that will supply the Wenatchee Works smelter with low-cost PUD power from 2011 to 2028.

Andy Sanders, left, sprays a 3-inch layer of concrete inside a section of the Highline Canal that sprung a leak noticed on Tuesday south of Washington Street and west of Western Avenue.

WENATCHEE &#8212 A leak closed the Highline Canal through Wenatchee, part of East Wenatchee and Rock Island this morning.

Dixie Dringman has been wild about cactuses for about 25 years. She used to grow typical houseplants but got discouraged when a friend forgot to water them while Dringman was away for several days.

Many members of the Cascade Soaring Society are admitted thrill seekers. "I do enjoy the edge," Keith Wiggins says.

Efrain Ferreira picks a light crop of cherries this morning in an East Wenatchee orchard operated by Jesus Zacarias.

Assessor in hot seat: Residents question property tax hikes EAST WENATCHEE &#8212 The Douglas County assessor mailed new tax assessments for property in most of East Wenatchee and Rock Island last week, and ...

SEATTLE &#8212 The state Attorney General's Office has opposed the sale of Puget Sound Energy &#8212 the largest single buyer of Chelan County PUD electricity &#8212 to an international banking and investment ...

Spectators check out the vehicles at the Wenatchee Valley Street Rods show at Confluence State Park in 2002.

Betty Caulfield, right, and a friend, Joyce Thompson of Wenatchee, survey the flooded Icicle Road.

Jason Sims, 25, after performing a magic show for students at Rock Island Elementary School Friday afternoon, asked his wife, Darrah Sims, 22, to participate in a trick in which he surprised her with a new ...

Hallie Kennedy, 8, of Wenatchee, laughs as she holds a 1-month-old pygmy goat Saturday at the Saddle Rock-N-Riders 4-H club's petting zoo.