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WENATCHEE – Wenatchee officials are asking regional leaders to make completing the Confluence Parkway their top transportation funding priority, warning that a delay could scatter the project’s construction team and increase the cost of finishing its long-planned bridge across the Wenatchee River.
EAST WENATCHEE – Brooke Bowe and Simon Morton will join the East Wenatchee City Council following unanimous appointments Nov. 10, after interviews that tested seven applicants on growth, taxes, public involvement and spending priorities.
CHELAN – Chelan Valley residents can learn about protecting their homes, preparing emergency supplies and what to expect during a wildfire-related power shutoff at a free community meeting Nov. 19.
CASHMERE – Diane Wannschaff told the Cashmere City Council on Nov. 9 that she had spent nearly $15,000 repairing a sewer connection damaged during a city water-line project and was still trying to recover her money four months later.
LEAVENWORTH — The Cascade School District Board adopted a new curriculum for middle school English Language Arts during its Nov. 9 meeting.
CASHMERE – The Cashmere City Council approved a 1% increase in the city’s property-tax levy Nov. 9, adding roughly $7,000 to $8,000 in annual revenue as officials consider how to fund services after voters rejected a larger tax increase.
BLEWETT PASS — A 35-year-old male from Ellensburg was transported to Central Washington Hospital Tuesday morning after crashing his vehicle off Highway 97.
WENATCHEE — Fourteen arts and culture organizations in the Wenatchee Valley, Leavenworth and Lake Chelan area will share $192,500 in grants they can use for programming, staffing or other operating needs.
TONASKET — Drivers on U.S. Highway 97 should expect a one-hour closure in Tonasket on Wednesday, Nov. 11, for the community's Veterans Day parade.
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