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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.
CHELAN — A new parking lot is in place at the Lake Chelan Community Center, and work is nearing completion on a gymnasium and performing arts space that will give the center room for sports, live performances and larger community events.
CHELAN – When a piece of playground equipment breaks at Don Morse Park, Chelan parks crews sometimes have to remove it. Replacement parts are no longer available for some of the equipment, and some facilities at the waterfront park are inaccessible to people with disabilities.
CHELAN – A water leak can run up a household’s bill long before anyone sees water coming out of the garage. Chelan is proposing a $750,000 meter upgrade that could help catch those leaks sooner by giving the city access to water use readings year-round.
MANSON — Manson American Legion Wilkinson-Beeman Post 108 contributed $4,000 to six organizations serving veterans, seniors and families throughout the Lake Chelan Valley in 2026, continuing its annual community giving program.
CHELAN COUNTY — Stacy Willoughby widened her lead in the closest race on North Central Washington's ballot, the 12th Legislative District's Position 1 House seat, while challengers held their leads in four Chelan County races and the Wenatchee School District's $275 million high school bond remained short of the supermajority it needs.
NCW – Police officers and sheriff's deputies in Chelan and Douglas counties handled 891 calls for service Oct. 30–Nov. 5, down 1% from the previous week, according to RiverCom 911 dispatch logs. Fire crews answered 61 fire, alarm, smoke and crash calls, and ambulance crews handled about 260 medical calls.
WENATCHEE — Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Douglas County Economic Development Director Soo Ing-Moody to a five-year term on the Wenatchee Valley College Board of Trustees. The board also elected longtime trustee and Bridgeport High School Principal Tamra Jackson as chair, the college announced Nov. 4.
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