WENATCHEE — The room at Tuesday morning’s “Coffee and Commerce” gathering felt less like a routine briefing and more like a snapshot of the valley’s civic core. Business owners, …

Many of today’s most recognizable companies started in surprisingly humble ways. Microsoft, for example, began with Bill Gates and Paul Allen writing software in a small garage. At the time it was …

Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a series examining the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in North Central Washington. Produced in partnership with the NCW Tech Alliance and Flywheel …

MANSON — Wapato Point Resort will host the 2026 Manson Shake & Bake on the Lake, a three-day pickleball tournament scheduled for May 29–31 on the resort’s courts along the north shore of …

CHELAN — Registration is gaining momentum for the 2026 Cycle Chelan ride as cyclists from across the Pacific Northwest begin signing up for the June 20 event. Hosted by the Lake Chelan Rotary …

CHELAN — The Chelan City Council approved a project to expand security cameras and access control systems at several city facilities during its March 10 meeting. Council authorized awarding …

CHELAN — The Chelan City Council approved $120,000 in Community Benefit Grants on March 10, awarding funding to eight nonprofit organizations serving the Lake Chelan Valley. The grants, funded …

EAST WENATCHEE — A suspicious briefcase discovered outside a storage building on the City Hall campus Monday evening prompted a response from the Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad, authorities …

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee’s “world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade” marched down Orondo Avenue the evening of Saturday, March 14 with all the usual good humor — even if a few stubborn …

WENATCHEE — After three months of quiet winter range for mule deer, as spring returns to the Wenatchee Valley and the hills above the city begin to green again, the Wenatchee Foothills trail system …

LEAVENWORTH — Applications are being accepted for a scholarship offered by P.E.O. Chapter JF of Leavenworth to assist women returning to higher education. The scholarship is intended for women …

The curtain fell Thursday night on the Washington Legislature’s 60-day session. A lot happened before it did. Passage of Democrats’ income tax on millionaire earners was the big storyline. It …

CHELAN — Plans to extend municipal water service to the Lake Chelan Airport are moving forward, with construction expected to begin in spring 2027 if the remaining approvals fall into place. …

CHELAN — Volunteers from across the Lake Chelan community are invited to take part in the fourth annual “Restore the Shore” shoreline cleanup on Saturday, March 21, as organizers work to remove …

CHELAN — Holding his young son in his arms, Chelan resident Kyle Byrne told city leaders on March 10 that his family recently narrowly avoided a tragedy at a busy crosswalk near Lakeside Park. …

WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee City Council on March 12 approved a design contract for a project intended to improve bicycle and pedestrian connections between South Wenatchee and the city’s Loop …

WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee City Council on March 12 approved several steps advancing long-planned upgrades at the city’s wastewater treatment plant, including construction of a new administration …

WENATCHEE — Local governments across the Wenatchee Valley are joining forces on a study aimed at answering a basic question about construction runoff: does contractor education actually reduce …

CHELAN - The sun was shining on freshly fallen snow as Lake Chelan Valley residents and dogs got their green on for two events on Saturday, March 14 in downtown Chelan. Valley residents proudly wore …

WENATCHEE — Average gasoline prices in Washington rose 28.6 cents per gallon over the past week to $4.86 as of Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,666 stations statewide. GasBuddy …