chelan county

Chelan County is seeking people interested in filling a two-year term on the county's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC). The LTAC is a voluntary board making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on the allocation of tax dollars generated by overnight stays in the county's unincorporated areas...

A waterfront park in Malaga is this much closer to becoming a reality. The Board of County Commissioners signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire 27.51 along the Malaga waterfront for just over $2 million from KB Alloys Inc. Commissioners signed a purchase agreement at a regular board meeting two weeks ago...

Chelan County is proposing changes to the two fire hazard zone restriction plan. The county maintains different restrictions in the lower and drier Valley Zone from the higher elevated and moister Mountain Zone. County Commissioner Shon Smith says that among the proposed revisions are changes to when the restrictions are implemented, camp fires and outdoor burning and vehicle access...

Voluntary boat inspections resume this Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Chelan for the third season. Chelan County Natural Resources says they hold the inspection program every year to keep aquatic invasive species (AIS), including milfoil and quagga and zebra mussels, and other non-native species from entering the Lake Chelan ecosystem...

According to the state Department of Ecology, drought conditions continue in central Washington and may be developing in the northern and even western parts of the state.  And the recent Water Supply Availability Committee meeting indicated existing drought conditions are likely to persist through the summer, and in some areas, conditions may worsen. T...

This week is National Boating Week, and local authorities are advising the public of safe boating practices. Washington state ranks among the most deadly for boating accidents at third in the nation, with 44 percent of the recreational boating accidents resulting in fatal injuries...

Police mishandled evidence in a case involving a registered sex offender in Chelan County, which leads to the dismissal of third-degree rape charges. That's the ruling from a Chelan County judge earlier this week, as Superior Court Judge Travis Brandt tossed the charges against 29-year-old Bernadino Dwite Hamilton...

Chelan PUD begins inspections on transmission lines next week. Residents may see a helicopter flying low over high-voltage powerlines starting Monday. Chelan PUD conducts annual routine inspections of over 300 miles of transmission lines every year...

State Route 97A is open after a two-vehicle fatality collision. Washington State Patrol says the crash occurred at approximately 1:37 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. An SUV driven by 77-year-old Sharon Wilson of Cashmere crossed the center line and struck another SUV, driven by 68-year-old Stephen Harrison of Sammamish...

Races for city council, school board and fire district commissioners are set for the fall elections.  After the filing period for candidates ended May 9th, a few primary races with at least three candidates will appear on the August Primary Election ballot but most of the races will materialize in the November General election. ...