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Fire Outlook Shows Above Normal Chances for Fires Beginning in July
The National Interagency Fire Center has released their outlook for the 2020 fire season.
Meteorologist for the Predictive Services Unit in the Northwest John Saltenberger says starting in July, fire potential is above normal for our area
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New Unemployment Claims Slow Down in Grant County, State but Increase in Chelan and Douglas Counties
Fewer people filed their initial claim for unemployment last week in Grant County than the previous, while Douglas County and Chelan County saw slight increases.
In the three weeks leading up to April 4th, Douglas County had about 2,200 people file for unemployment
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Soap Lake Police Select K9 to Department
The Soap Lake Police Department has selected a Tervuren Malinois named Billy to be their first K9 officer.
Chief Ryan Green was working with the city council in February and March to get approval of a plan to add a dog to their team with approval coming at the March 3rd meeting
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Work on Willmorth Drive in Chelan Begins Monday
Chelan County Public Works says crews will be closing access to non-local traffic on Willmorth Dr. in Chelan beginning Monday for a project that will build 5,000 feet of water main to better serve residents in the area.
The work will begin at SR 150 and go up to and then down Isenhart Road to Edwin Road
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Douglas County Commissioners Issue Proclamation Clearing Path for Some Home Construction
Douglas County Commissioners issued a proclamation Wednesday that cleared the path for some construction of homes calling them an essential activity as long as they meet certain criteria.
The homes must have a purchase and sale agreement along with a building permit that pre-dates March 27th
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Manson Apple Blossom Festival Canceled for 2020
The Manson Apple Blossom Festival has canceled their 2020 edition that was originally scheduled for May, and then rescheduled for July 4th.
Co-Chair Launie Buck says July and August are the busiest times in the area to try and close down roads
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Wenatchee Pride Cancels 2020 Festival, Planning for 2021
The annual Wenatchee Pride Festival announced they will not be having an event in 2020 and will be back in 2021.
The organization cited community and safety during the pandemic as the main reason.
The festival has taken place in June the past three years with the group saying there were approximately 15-hundred attendees in 2019
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Studded Tire Removal Deadline Extended to May 15
The Washington State Department of Transportation has pushed the deadline to get your studded snow tires removed to May 15th in response to the extension of Gov. Inslee's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order.
Normally they would need to be removed by March 31st, but Maintenance Operations Branch Manager James Morin says, "Washington is experiencing some extraordinary challenges with COVID-19 right
West Cashmere Bridge Project Underway, Virtual Open House Available
Construction has begun on the West Cashmere Bridge and with the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, the planned open house that was scheduled for late March couldn't happen.
So, Chelan County Public Works has moved it online with a virtual open house
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Wenatchee School District Working on Plans for Graduation, Focused on Online Learning
With the Governor's order for schools to remain closed for the remainder of the academic year, Wenatchee School District Communications Director Diana Haglund says it allows everyone, staff and students, to focus on online learning.
"It gets us out of a state of limbo so that we have a direction that we're going to go for the remainder of the school year
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