NCW – Police officers and sheriff's deputies in Chelan and Douglas counties handled 864 calls for service Nov. 6–12, down 3% from the previous week, according to RiverCom 911 dispatch logs. Fire crews answered 49 fire, alarm, smoke and crash calls, and ambulance crews handled about 304 medical calls.

WENATCHEE – Wenatchee School District residents who support or oppose a proposed school bond can apply through Nov. 24 to help write the arguments voters will read before a planned February election.

CASHMERE – The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority is exploring whether dividing space at Cashmere’s Mill District into smaller units could attract contractors and other emerging businesses, with the former Blue Spirits premises among its priorities.

CASHMERE – Funding for repairs to Cashmere’s boat launch will remain available after the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority voted Nov. 10 to carry the city’s grant forward, preserving support for work officials hope to complete before spring river flows.

EAST WENATCHEE — The city of East Wenatchee will light up City Hall and welcome Santa, who arrives by fire truck, at its Wings 'n Wishes holiday tree lighting from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3.

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee native Daniel Segovia is the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society's new director of development and communications.

WENATCHEE — Federal, state and tribal agencies are expanding a Central Washington pilot program that aims to increase prescribed burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest while giving nearby communities more warning and protection from the smoke.

WENATCHEE — Chelan County's $8.7 million project to replace the aging plumbing in the Law and Justice Building is about 70% complete and remains on schedule and on budget, with construction expected to wrap up in the first quarter of 2027, the county said.

CHELAN – Calls of thanks greeted veterans along Woodin Avenue on Nov. 11 as an estimated 200 to 300 people gathered for Chelan’s annual Veterans Day parade.

WENATCHEE – Veterans rode through downtown in flag-decorated trucks, student musicians marched beneath the bright red plumes of their Eastmont uniforms and the purple-and-gold from Wenatchee, and families gathered at Memorial Park on Nov. 11 as Wenatchee marked Veterans Day with a parade and a pause to honor military service.

WENATCHEE – Beth Stipe plans to retire as executive director of the Community Foundation of NCW on Dec. 31, 2027, ending 24 years of leadership at an organization that has distributed $160 million in grants and scholarships during her tenure.

CASHMERE – Residents can weigh in Nov. 23 on proposed changes to Cashmere’s zoning map and development rules that would expand areas for higher-density housing, allow more housing options and guide the city’s growth over the next two decades.

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.

WENATCHEE – Stacy Willoughby declared victory over Republican incumbent Brian Burnett in the 12th Legislative District’s Position 1 House race Nov. 10, as the remaining ballot count left her opponent facing a steep path to overcoming her lead.

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.