LEAVENWORTH—While the rest of downtown may be quiet on a weekday morning in late winter, the Leavenworth Festhalle is buzzing with 60s music, footsteps, and chatter.  From January …

LEAVENWORTH - In less than an hour, teacher Jennifer Graybeal guides a class of kindergarteners through five math activities in a way that engages each child where they’re at, encourages effort …

LEAVENWORTH – The Leavenworth Friends of the Library is an active group of volunteer community members who work to support, promote, and enhance the resources of the Leavenworth Library. …

LEAVENWORTH – For over 40 years, Prey’s Fruit Barn has done what it was zoned to do: grow and sell fruit. Yet, the year-round fruit stand has much more to offer in terms of goods, with …

LEAVENWORTH – On Mar. 23, participants of all ages can attend the Alphorn Beginner’s Circle, sponsored by the Leavenworth Alphorn Association. Beginners will learn and practice the basics …

CASHMERE – After a several year hiatus, the Cashmere Community Concert Series is back with a new location at the Cashmere Community Church. After the pandemic caused a pause in the …

LEAVENWORTH—NCW Libraries hired Hannah Kwon as Leavenworth’s newest Branch Librarian, following Amy Massey's retirement earlier this year. Kwon hopes to continue growing the …

WENATCHEE—Dave Tosch, the admired Executive Director of the Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center, recently announced his retirement, set for June. This will mark the close of a distinguished …

LEAVENWORTH - Blessing is a four-year-old Sierra Leonean from the country’s largest city and capital, Freetown. With a cherub-shaped face and sweet disposition, she laughs unabashedly while …

LEAVENWORTH – Linda Bradshaw was officially revealed as the 2024 Royal Lady of the Autumn Leaves during the traditional Royal Lady Gala on Mar. 5. The anointed Royal Lady has a busy year ahead …

CASHMERE – The 4th annual Cashmere Teen Poetry Slam was a well-attended success and organizers are making plans to expand the event for next year.  The Feb. 22 event gave teens the …

CASHMERE – Cashmere Middle School student Paelyn Lueondee, 11, wants to bring joy and smiles to local people facing cancer. Paelyn is teaming up with Happy Letters founder Traci Pierson …

LEAVENWORTH – Allison Mattucci, M.S., CCC-SLP, is providing in-home speech, language, cognitive and swallow therapy for adults through her new business, Alpine Speech Solutions. Mattucci …

Since the 1930s, Northwest Wholesale, Inc., a locally owned agricultural cooperative, has been an impactful part of the tree fruit industry in North Central Washington. Cooperatives of all kinds …

CHELAN – Peterson’s Waterfront has been awarded the RCI Gold Crown Resort® designation by RCI®, the global leader in vacation exchange, for the 33rd consecutive year. This …

CHELAN – As Fielding Hills Winery marks its 25th anniversary in 2024, founders Mike and Karen Wade reflect on a journey that began with the crushing of grapes from their estate Riverbend …

LEAVENWORTH – For just over a year, Cascade Medical has been working outside its traditional brick-and-mortar, bringing the clinic to patients by way of wheels. The Cascade Mobile Clinic stations itself in Plain or Peshastin every Tuesday, so patients don’t have to make the trip to downtown Leavenworth.

LEAVENWORTH - On a recent Tuesday afternoon in the Peshastin Dryden Elementary gym, volunteer coach and dad, Nate Melody, and ten first and second-grade girls had a pretty smooth routine down for …

LEAVENWORTH - Carolyn Phillips has racked up many podium finishes over her long racing career—in skiing and previously also in crew and triathlons—but this year is significant. Phillips …

PLAIN - A local nonprofit, Plain Valley Ski Trails (PVST), works to make skiing more accessible to area youth by helping to remove financial barriers. PVST created and now maintains a …