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OKANOGAN — Veterinary teams spayed and neutered 1,240 dogs and cats in four days at the Okanogan County Fairgrounds, the most for any clinic Team Okanogan Animal Rescue has held, the nonprofit said.
WENATCHEE – Colleen Frei, a former Numerica Performing Arts Center board president who helped document the theater’s history on film, has joined its staff as development manager.
LEAVENWORTH — The Leavenworth City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday on the city's proposed 2027-28 budget, which includes funding for street improvements, infrastructure upgrades, and the city’s community center project.
WENATCHEE – Columbia Chorale and the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra will bring singers and orchestral musicians together for “Heaven and Nature Sing,” a holiday program with performances in Wenatchee and Leavenworth.
LEAVENWORTH — Chelan County Fire District #3 (CCFD #3) has announced Drew Bono as its new fire chief.
CHELAN COUNTY — The Board of County Commissioners passed a 2027 preliminary budget on Nov. 2, working with a gap of about $4.6 million between department requests and 2027 projected revenues.
CHELAN – A proposal to restore two-way traffic on the Woodin Avenue Bridge remains on Chelan’s transportation project list, but the estimated $14 million conversion is among seven projects left out of the city’s draft six-year street spending plan.
EAST WENATCHEE – The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority has $4 million in federal funding for the second phase of the Trades District and is looking to state and federal sources to help pay for the roughly $20 million expansion. The Port must spend the money already in hand by Nov. 30, 2028, CEO Jim Kuntz told commissioners at their Nov. 4 retreat.
CHELAN – Chelan plans to break ground on a replacement recycling center as early as weather allows in spring 2027, more than two years after a fire destroyed the city’s facility.
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