Waterville News

Wow! What a week this is shaping up to be. It's one of those weeks where you can look back and say, "Whew." On top of the municipal elections and the start of the 2008 football season this week, my family and I ...

WATERVILLE &#8212 The Washington State Patrol identified Ivor A. Parry, 22, of Quincy, as the person killed early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle rollover crash about five miles west of Mansfield.

WATERVILLE &#8212 A 19-year-old Rock Island man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison in connection with a Jan.

Johnie Lee Bryant, 11, of East Wenatchee shows his pig during the livestock auction at the NCW District Fair in Waterville.

WATERVILLE, Wash. - Some people may lose sleep on the job or even lose the stapler off their desk.

WATERVILLE &#8212 Douglas County wheat farmers sold a lot of their crop at $4 to $5 a bushel before harvest last year because those were really good prices.

Incumbent Mike Armstrong of Wenatchee will still face write-in candidate Courtney Cox of Chelan in the race for Legislative District 12 this fall.

Lamoine School, 1915 to 1924, along with Nelson Farms barn and bunkhouse, is among the oldest buildings in Lamoine.

EAST WENATCHEE &#8212 Douglas County has let the city of East Wenatchee know that it will no longer foot the bill when city police officers transport juveniles to the Chelan County Juvenile Center in Wenatchee ...

WATERVILLE &#8212 A 26-year-old Nespelem woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for holding a man down on his bed while an accomplice stole his wallet containing $221 and identification.

WATERVILLE &#8212 A 20-year-old California man has been charged with first-degree assault in connection with a June 29 stabbing in an orchard.

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.

WATERVILLE &#8212 Lawyers painted two very different pictures of former Eastmont District teacher Lynn McCoy during opening statements Tuesday: McCoy as a victim of conspiracy and hype, and McCoy as a ...

NESPELEM &#8212 Beginning next week, many employees for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will work 10 hours a day from Monday through Thursday, and take Friday off.

WATERVILLE &#8212 A two-week jury trial begins Monday to settle a lawsuit filed by a former teacher who claims Eastmont school administrators retaliated against her for complaining too much.

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. ...

Marsh Haskins, commander of Washington Incident Management Team 4 , talks to people about the fire at the North Central Washington Fairgounds in Waterville Monday night.

Tobias Cron announces the first act at the third annual River Rock Jamboree five miles up Entiat River Road on Saturday afternoon.

TONASKET &#8212 The 1,778-acre Cayuse fire, 12 miles east of Tonasket, was 100 percent contained at 6 p.m. today while fire lines were holding at the Badger Mountain fire late this afternoon.

Tom Porter won't leave his Badger Mountain home, not yet. The Level 3 evacuation notice was still duct-taped to his house under the kitchen window as he and his two teenage daughters watched white plumes of ...