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NVH makes cuts to control warrants

TONASKET - North Valley Hospital District's warrant level has stubbornly remained at over $2.5 million for several months,…

Brent Baker / staff photoTonasket's Collin Aitcheson, shown here at last year's WIAA state wrestling tournament, competed in July at the USAW Junior Greco Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.

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Tonasket's Aitcheson competes at Greco nationals

TONASKET - Collin Aitcheson probably didn't know what he was getting into when he and some of his…

Brent Baker / staff photoForty years after a disastrous Olympics experience, Doris Heritage is still providing wisdom and encouragement to athletes -- and, occasionally, their parents.

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Half-Baked: An encounter with my favorite Olympian

I'm one of those people who can't quite get enough of the Olympics. I won't confess to being…

Brent Baker / staff photoViews of the Similkameen River abound on the trail, particularly on the more rugged upper half.

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Strolling the Similkameen trail

OROVILLE - Sometimes it's those things in your own back yard that are least appreciated.It's pretty early in…

Tonasket city council member Scott Olson (right) envisions a future with a small park, possibly some basketball hoops, murals on the warehouse walls and an improved trail for safe access from town to Chief Tonasket Park, which is beyond the trees at left.

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Olson envisions improvements to Bonaparte Creek area in town

TONASKET - It's not a plan, or a proposal, or anything solid at this point.

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Parking ordinance rears its ugly head again

TONASKET - It's the issue that just won't go away for the Tonasket City Council.After a period of…

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Council asked for public transport input

TONASKET - Officials from throughout the county were scheduled to gather Tuesday, July 31, in Omak to determine…

Ed and Claire Jeffko

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No sign of Tonasket pilot since July 23

TONASKET - Search agencies suspended their search for Tonasket's Ed Jeffko on Sunday, July 29, after six days…

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Tonasket schools finalize budget

TONASKET - The Tonasket School Board finalized its budget for the 2012-13 school year and approved a Memorandum…

Ed and Claire Jeffko (courtesy photo)

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Ed Jeffko, plane missing in Cascades

TONASKET - Crews have been searching since Monday evening, July 23, for Tonasket's Ed Jeffko, who took off…

Greg Howard, owner/engineer of Okanogan County Motorized Bicycles, shows the mayor and council  one of his  motorized bikes which he said would be good for a police bike patrol. The bikes cost about $800 with the motor added and can go up to 30 mph.

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Tonasket approves bid for upgraded pedestrian crossing

TONASKET - The City of Tonasket's move to re-bid the pending pedestrian crossing project appears to have paid…

Tonasket EMS practices its response procedures on a pair of "victims" during Saturday's school shooting drill. Photo by Brent Baker

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Area first responders prepare for worst

TONASKET - Smoke and the sounds of gunfire filled the air, as did the moans and screams of…

T.J. Tjoelker's "Runnin' in the Red" throws off plenty of heat at Saturday's Truck and Tractor Pulls.

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Truck and Tractor Pull roars through Tonasket

TONASKET - Noise, smoke and dirt filled the air at the Tonasket Rodeo Grounds on Saturday, July 14,…