Robert ‘Bob’ Duncan McDougall

9 February 2012, 11:09 am

Robert “Bob” Duncan McDougall, 87, of East Wenatchee, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz.... Read More »

Old news

9 February 2012, 9:53 am

100 years ago — 1912: Photographer L.L. Lindsley, whose views of the Lake Chelan area and surrounding mountains have created considerable interest, is in Wenatchee today en route to Pasadena, Calif. He will present a series of lectures in Southern California during the next two months.... Read More »

Opioid reduction campaign is working, physician says

9 February 2012, 8:54 am

WENATCHEE — There might be another factor in the rising cost of prescription opioids: The effort led by Wenatchee Dr. Malcolm Butler to reduce the amount of opioid prescriptions written for chronic pain. Since the effort began in October of 2010, the number of opioid-related deaths for Columbia Va... Read More »

Mission Ridge keeps Wenatchee skiers, snowboarders happy; travelers seek it out, too

9 February 2012, 6:13 am

The city bus makes runs up the mountain, so it's always easy to get to Mission Ridge. Expect drier snow than other Washington Cascades ski areas.... Read More »

College life

8 February 2012, 6:09 am

North Central Washington students at colleges and universities... Read More »

Native Plant Society plans spring social

8 February 2012, 6:09 am

WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society has planned a “Get Ready for Spring Social!” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 127 S. Mission St.... Read More »

Vernon Dalke

1 February 2012, 11:06 am

Vernon Dalke, 81, a longtime resident of East Wenatchee, WA, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Central Washington Hospital. He was born August 24, 1930, to Gottlieb and Martha (Bender) Dalke at Leola, SD. In 1937, he moved with his family to the Powell, WY area, where he graduated from Powell High S... Read More »

Washington state bills targeting minimum wage die

1 February 2012, 8:07 am

Washington state lawmakers have shelved a series of bills that would lower wages at the bottom of the income scale in an effort to spur private-sector hiring.... Read More »

Norryce F. Mentzer

28 January 2012, 2:17 pm

Norryce F. Mentzer, 90, a 60-year Wenatchee resident, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Central Washington Hospital following a brief illness.... Read More »

Lona Ohlson

25 January 2012, 11:03 am

Lona Ohlson, 97, of East Wenatchee, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at Central Washington Hospital.... Read More »