Chelan City Administrator Wade Farris got some good news from the state earlier this week regarding fire flow to the airport. The city has been waiting for state money, namely the more than five million dollars 12th District State Representative Mike Steele had put in last year's state budget. Now, Farris has talked with the State Commerce Department, and that money is on the way:
If you're driving into Chelan on Highway 97A, prepare to slow down in the future, even more than you slow down now. The state is making plans to lower the speed limit coming into town, and Chelan Cit
We've got the July employment report for Okanogan County, and just as the reports for Chelan and Douglas counties have been as of late, it's a mixed bag of results. Regional Labor Economist Don Mesec
It's been several weeks since new buoys were installed on Lake Chelan, marking the no-wake zone. How have they been working in settling things down? Chelan County Sheriff's Sergeant Rob Huddleston: