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County commissioners approved the purchase of the 2.75-acre site from a local developer who had made infrastructure upgrades for a planned business park.

Commissioner Shon Smith says the final Environmental Impact Statement on the project last month did not consider local concerns about the bears.

The vision is for an expanded network of pathways for non-motorized travel between the cities and towns.

The statement released Thursday evaluates the impacts of a range of approaches for restoring the grizzly bear to the North Cascades Ecosystem.

Chelan County is overseeing a major project that will soon begin on Icicle Creek near Leavenworth. The County's Natural Resources Director, Mike Kaputa, says the project is part of a larger endeavor to update aging watershed systems on Icicle Creek...

The Chelan County Commissioners delivered a special proclamation to a crowd of honorary guests in their chambers on Douglas Street in Wenatchee this morning (Tuesday, Dec. 12). At 11:06 a.m., Commissioner Tiffany Gering officially read the announcement which decreed this Friday, Dec...

Commissioner Shon Smith says they've expressed continued opposition to the reintroduction, and he questions the reasoning behind it.

Two of Chelan County's three commissioners will be traveling to Washington D.C. next week. Tiffany Gering will be heading to the nation's capital along with Shon Smith, who says the visit will be centered around one primary agenda. "Our priority next week on this trip will be meeting with our legislators on a couple of important things that Chelan County relies on for its tax revenue, and tha

The Chelan County Commissioners will be holding a workshop to discuss the County's annual budget tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 6). Commissioner Kevin Overbay says they'll have a lot to sort out this year, since the funding being requested by the County's 25 elected officials and department heads is more than projected revenues...

Chelan County is ramping up its efforts to assist the residents of Stehekin with several critical needs for the years ahead. The rural town of little more than 100 residents, which is located about 45 miles northwest of Chelan and only accessible by lengthy hike or boat, is facing numerous infrastructural challenges as it heads further into the 21st century...