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July 2: Marijuana confiscated in Douglas County

A tip led to the confiscation of about $468,000 worth of marijuana from a grow between Rock Island and Rock Island Dam on July 1. Starting at 7 a.m., the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team executed a series of search warrants that resulted in two arrests and seizure of 231 marijuana plants.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Wenatchee World

Forty-seven guns recovered in drug bust

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: Forty-seven guns recovered in drug bust Forty-seven guns recovered in drug bust EAST WENATCHEE - A total of 47 guns were confiscated during a drug operation Wednesday near Rock Island and in East Wenatchee, Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal said.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Wenatchee World

Vacation home destroyed by fire

Wenatchee Valley College earned a $2 million grant for a new program that helps migrant workers and their children be successful in college.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Wenatchee World

Douglas County deputies seize 150 marijuana plants

WENATCHEE Douglas County deputy Evan O'Malley carries guns away from a house Wednesday southeast of Rock Island.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Wenatchee World

Nosh On: Forget the pancakes, yogurt makes a great breakfast

An expansion of the Rock Island Golf Course is back on track after the owner secured permits and a land survey found no historical cultural sites.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Wenatchee World

Adding nine at Rock Island Golf Course

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Excavation resumes at the extension of the Rock Island Golf Course northeast of town.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Wenatchee World

Cast, reel and ... yodel?

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Rafe Carroll of Wenatchee plays a fish during the 17th annual East Wenatchee Rotary Club Pikeminnow Derby last weekend.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Wenatchee World

Biologists study decline in E. Washington geese

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Geese and their goslings roam the edge of a pond near Rock Island Golf Course in May.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Wenatchee World

13 PUD employees agree to resign for extra pay

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: More rehab work approved for Rock Island Dam 13 PUD employees agree to resign for extra pay 13 PUD employees agree to resign for extra pay By Christine Pratt World staff writer Of the 13, eight of the resignations have already been approved, including three managers who each earn more than $100,000 per year.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Wenatchee World

Korean War vet finally gets that WHS diploma

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Ronald Hendricks sits in his car after Monday night's graduation ceremony, proudly displaying the purple and gold tassel he received along with his high school diploma.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Wenatchee World

Volunteers beat the bushes for reptiles

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Chelan-Douglas Land Trust members Polly Feehan, East Wenatchee, and Mary Cook, Wenatchee, watch as Neal Hedges handles a Western Fence lizard he caught near the Horse Lake Ranch during a reptile inventory of the area.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Wenatchee World

Skeleton found by river

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Skeleton found by river Skeleton found by river TRINIDAD - Two East Wenatchee hikers on Thursday stumbled upon what may be a human skeleton thousands of years old.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Wenatchee World

Four injured when two cars collide

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Four injured when two cars collide Four injured when two cars collide By Dee Riggs World staff writer All were transported to Central Washington Hospital for neck and back pain, according to a State Patrol report.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

Wenatchee World

Correction: It's Barnhart

A brush fire grew to about 200 acres overnight and prompted a middle-of-the-night evacuation advisory for half a dozen homes along Highway 97A about 10 miles north of Wenatchee.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

Wenatchee World

Woman returns home to find bed cut in half

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Woman returns home to find bed cut in half Woman returns home to find bed cut in half By K.C. Mehaffey World staff writer ROCK ISLAND - A Rock Island woman told authorities she returned home early Thursday morning to find her log bed cut in half and her boyfriend holding a chain saw.

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Sat May 30, 2009

Wenatchee World

Good Grief Center given grant for children's camp

If you're thinking of heading up to Canada for a change of scenery this summer and you don't have a passport or enhanced driver's license, think again.

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Sat May 23, 2009

Wenatchee World

Pilot pulls off safe - but nerve-wracking - landing

Tonasket WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Pilot Greg Crumpacker of Leavenworth talks about his harrowing airplane landing this morning off Columbia Siding Road near the Palisades Road off Highway 28.

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Thu May 21, 2009

Wenatchee World

A free remodel for a woman in need

LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Sharon Ware sits in her living room with her dog, Bailey, away from the remodeling going on around the rest of her house.

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Tue May 19, 2009

Wenatchee World

A free remodel for a woman in need

Sharon Ware recently purchased a house so she could live her life with more peace and security.

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

Wenatchee World

Rock Island man at Harborview after crash

Cashmere WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Rock Island man at Harborview after crash Rock Island man at Harborview after crash EAST WENATCHEE - A Rock Island man is in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle this morning after crashing into the pickup in front of him.

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