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JoAnn Denney receives a plaque for her 20 years of service to the City of Oroville. Mayor Chuck Spieth made the presentation at the Tuesday, Oct. 4 meeting of the city council. Denney works at city hall and is the secretary and Chief Examiner for the Orov

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Discussions on emergency equipment dominate much of Oroville Council meetin

OROVILLE - Emergency equipment seemed to be on the minds of Oroville mayor and city council at their…

The candidates for Miss Tonasket Rodeo Queen are (L-R) Kayla Davis, Cortney Ingle, Emily Tietje, Karlie Henneman and Breanna Howell.

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Five vie for title of Miss Tonasket Founders Day Rodeo Queen

TONASKET - Five young ladies have thrown their hats in the ring for the honor of being named…

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Oktoberfest planned in Oroville, Oct. 8

OROVILLE - An Oktoberfest celebration to raise money for the new senior center building is planned for Oct.…

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Community Schools plans two fundraisers

NORTH COUNTY - North Valley Community Schools is holding two fundraisers in October to help continue to fund…

Oroville School Superintendent Steve Quick presents a plaque of appreciation to Jane Lynch for her 41 years of service to the Oroville School District. Lynch recently retired as a school bus driver. Photo by Gary DeVon

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Student enrollment up at Oroville schools

OROVILLE - The number of students attending Oroville schools has increased and so much so in the Kindergarten…

Tonasket City Planner Kurt Danison of Highlands Associates, points out land use designations on the Tonasket map that will pave the way to annexation in the Mill Drive, Seventh Street and Bonaparte Creek area. Photo by Gary DeVon

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Tonasket holds hearing on update of Comp Plan, land use map

TONASKET - Tonasket held a public hearing regarding amendments to the municipal code, Comprehensive Plan and land use…

Tonasket EMS has purchased a 2005 Ford Medtec ambulance to add to their fleet, fulfilling one of the promises the EMS District made to voters when it passed the last levy. The new ambulance brings the number to three in the fleet. It joins another late mo

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Tonasket EMS adds new ambulance to fleet

TONASKET - The Tonasket EMS District has added a third ambulance to their fleet in an effort to…

Those on the field trip last Sunday, Sept. 18 stop to take in the view of the Similkameen River on the refurbished steel girder bridge that is now part of the Similkameen Connector Trail. In addition to the river, those crossing the bridge can take in vie

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Following in footsteps of the Fur Brigade

NORTH COUNTY - Several people took advantage of the chance to follow in the footsteps of the fur…

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Director redistricting at Tonasket School District

TONASKET - Director redistricting, which occurs every 10 years following the results of the U.S. Census has brought…

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Tumbleweed 'Best of Fest' Film Festival starts Thursday in Osoyoos

OSOYOOS, B.C. - The Tumbleweed Film Festival is bringing the best-rated films from its Oroville film fest to…

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Tonasket approves CDBG contract for sewer project

TONASKET - The Tonasket City Council approved a CDBG grant to cover the city's match for the $1.256…

A helicopter, one of four dropping water on the fire on the hillside near the Nighthawk-Chopaka border crossing last Monday afternoon. Photo by Gary DeVon

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Firefighters fighting wildlandfire spanning both sides of border

NIGHTHAWK - A small fire spanning the U.S.-Canadian Border was still burning in scattered pine and brush in…

In the Grange exhibit hall at the Okanogan County Fair was a display espousing our country's founding on Freedom of Religion. The exhibit serves as a reminder that the United States has a long tradition of opening its arms to peace-loving people of all re

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Out of My Mind 39

Since 9-11 everything has changedSeptember11, 2001 affected us all to one extent or another - whether you were…