NCW – Police officers and sheriff's deputies in Chelan and Douglas counties handled 1,043 calls for service Sept. 25–Oct. 1, up 4% from the previous week, according to RiverCom 911 dispatch logs. Fire crews answered 59 fire, alarm, smoke and crash calls, and ambulance crews handled about 314 medical calls.

WENATCHEE — The city plans to study how its downtown highway couplet — the pairing of Chelan Avenue for southbound traffic and Mission Street for northbound traffic — affects connections between residential neighborhoods and downtown, with residents, businesses and transportation interests helping identify potential improvements.

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College alum Dante Jester will give a free public lecture Wednesday, Oct. 14, on how communities can prepare for extreme heat and wildfire smoke.

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College will mark longtime facilities worker Tom Martin's retirement with a free night of music Friday, Oct. 9, that also serves as the first event in a new Coffeehouse performance series.

WENATCHEE — Jennifer Faulconer and Nathan Cacka, both certified public accountants who joined Cordell, Neher & Company in 2013, become members of the Wenatchee accounting and financial advisory firm Oct. 1, while longtime member Timothy Dilley steps into an advisory role.

CASHMERE — A resident’s complaint about stormwater crossing Rank Road prompted a pointed discussion at the Sept. 28 Cashmere City Council meeting, with city officials defending previous drainage work while acknowledging the problem remains unresolved.

CASHMERE — Cashmere is coordinating with three other small cities on a response to proposed increases in Chelan County prosecution charges, seeking alternatives to a rate that could nearly triple its annual bill.

CASHMERE — Cashmere will hold a budget workshop after the Nov. 3 election so council members can weigh spending decisions with a clearer picture of whether voters have approved Proposition 1.

WATERVILLE — Former Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney Walter Gordon Edgar will return to the office Oct. 1 following his appointment by the county Board of Commissioners.

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WENATCHEE — Chelan PUD will hold free activities, treats and giveaways from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each weekday Oct. 5-9 at its Service Center, 203 Olds Station Road in Wenatchee, as part of Public Power Week.

CASHMERE — For Diana Turner, Halloween on Cottage Avenue is one of the joys of living there. She and Delia Cooper came to the Cashmere City Council on Sept. 28 with a request: Find a way to keep the celebration fun while making the street safer for children.

CHELAN — Chelan has received a $75,000 state grant to study how the Lake Chelan area could develop an economic engine that relies less on a stream of tourism that can not only vary in length, but sometimes be subject to smoke conditions.

CHELAN — The city is exploring whether lower water and electricity costs could help pay to replace the aging irrigation system at Lake Chelan Golf Course.

WENATCHEE — The Community Foundation of North Central Washington will match donations dollar for dollar through June 2027, up to nearly $170,000, as part of a yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary.