Site Logo
A chart showing the life cycle of an apple maggot from pupae to adult fly. Source: WSDA.

News

Apple quarantine would mean different things to different people

Area between SR97 and County Hwy 7 from Ellisforde to Oroville considered for special regulations

WSP Collission Report

News

Oroville woman injured in head-on crash airlifted to Wenatchee

SR97 blocked for over four hours and accident remains under investigation by WSP

A few of the Oroville High School graduates pose as a group for family and friends after their commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 3. Gary DeVon/staff photos

News

Oroville School District graduates the Class of 2003

Thirty-seven seniors get their diplomas at a commencement ceremony held at Coulton Auditorium June 3

Under a newly ammended contract with LifeLine Ambulance personnel will be on duty at the Oroville Ambulance Station with 12-hour in-town service five days a week and 24-hour in-town coverage two days a week. This increases the number of in-town coverage to 108 hours a week. Gary DeVon/staff photo.

News

Oroville signs agreement with LifeLine to increase in-town coverage hours

LifeLine Ambulance Service will add two days where first responders are based 24-hours a day in Oroville

Candidates File

News

Candidates file for city councils, school and hospital boards

Special three-day filing period open for all offices where no candidate has filed, June 5-7

The crowd, including the May Festivel Royalty, listens as Oroville Mayor Ed Naillon talks about what the community clock represents to the city. Gary DeVon/staff photos

News

Oroville dedicates Community Clock during May Day festivities

Money for street clock raised through community donations.

More than 1000 fentanyl-laced pills and 25 weapons, as well as stolen property were seized after a warrant was executed at a residence on Jennings Loop Road, Oroville. The bust resulted in the arrest of two men on drug delivery and other charges. <sub>NCWNTF photo</sub>

News

More drugs, weapons and stolen property seized near Oroville

Two Oroville men arrested on delivery of a controlled substances and other charges

The 2023 Oroville May Day Royalty, Queen Lauren Rawley and Princesses Araceli Esquivel and Deana Lohnes, invite everyone to join the community in celebrating the 89th annual May Festival this weekend. Events are planned around town from Friday to Sunday, with the Grand Parade on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. and making its way to Veterans Memorial Park. Stephanie Blackler photo

News

‘Under the Sea’ theme for 89th Oroville May Festival

Queen Lauren Rawley and Princesses Deana Lohnes and Araceli Esquivel are extending a royal invitation to attend this…

Dennis and Marilyn Wilder, this year’s May Festival Grand Marshals at home near Dennis’s vintage GMC truck. Gary DeVon / staff photo

News

Dennis & Marilyn Wilder are 2023 May Festival Grand Marshals

Oroville couple well-known for their service to the community, both in Oroville and Tonasket

DEA photos Some of the more than 100 pounds of illegal drugs and weapons seized by federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement last Monday near Oroville, Washington.

Court, Police & 911 Calls

Federal, state and local law enforcement make major drug seizure near Oroville

Drugs believed to be destined for Colville Reservation and other native communities and surrounding areas in Washington and…

Gary DeVon/staff photo An old section of flume represents the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District’s past method of getting water to growers. Since the new pressurized system was installed in the 1980s, the district finds itself with an excess of water. Part of that excess, 4,000 acre feet, will be leased to Chelan County PUD annually at $1 million a year.

News

Chelan County PUD to lease water for $1 million annually from OTID

Deal appears to be ‘win-win’ for irrigation district and electric utility

Angela Larson/staff photos Patrick Miller with the U.S. Geological Survey next to the flagpole at the Oroville Depot Museum. Miller said the flood of 1894 reached a level of 927 feet of elevation, or 18 feet above the regular water level of 909 feet today.

Community

U.S.G.S. talks about flooding, past and present at Oroville Depot Museum

[gps-image name="32327696_web1_WEB-230406-OVG-A01-Hi-Water-Mark-Depot-14.jpg"]

Joni Wright, owner of the Wright Place located at 811 Appleway Avenue, offers brand new and gently used clothing, shoes and more. Gary DeVon/staff photo

Business

The Wright Place, your stop for new and gently used items

A thrift and gift, offering boutique flair on a thrift budget