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The Oroville Depot Museum and Visitor Information Center (VIC) has closed for the season. With the border closed because of COVID-19 the number of visitors was down considerably compared to normal years Arnie Marchand, who works at the VIC and museum says he is available to take small groups through the museum by appointment.

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Closed border meant fewer visitors to Oroville’s visitor center and museum

Furthest visitors came from China and Kazakhstan

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Nine more county residents claimed by virus

Nine new deaths from COVID-19 bring the number of total fatalities in county to 53

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Two-week Incident Rate over 1000, more than 2000 for unvaccinated

Another county resident’s death blamed on COVID-19

Source: Okanogan County Public Health
A graph illustrating the more than four times increase in the COVID-19 Incident Rate in Okanogan County since the beginning of the month of August.

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Public Health reports two more fatalities from virus in North County

State requiring vaccinations for K-12 workers; mask wearing in public places

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Groundwater and snowmelt in settling pond where water was collected prior to treatment at the Buckhorn Mine near Chesaw. Photo taken during a tour of the mine before it was closed and went into the reclamation phase.
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Groundwater and snowmelt in settling pond where water was collected prior to treatment at the Buckhorn Mine near Chesaw. Photo taken during a tour of the mine before it was closed and went into the reclamation phase.

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AG declares major win against Buckhorn mine owners in Clean Water Act Case

Buckhorn mine produced $1.3 billion in gold, fines could be in the millions

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is displayed in Truro, N.S. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

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Okanogan County COVID-19 Incident Rate up a bit

Over two million people in Washington state have received the COVID-19 vaccination.

All regions of the state have moved into Phase 2 of the Washington Healthy reopening plan.

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Entire state to progress into Phase 2 of Healthy Washington reopening planning

Okanogan County will move into Phase 2 of the Healthy Washington reopening plan.

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Arnie Marchand with his new book “What is Your Name?” and his publishers Kay and Mike Sibley at their home in Oroville.

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Arnie Marchand writes new book ‘What is Your Name’

Arnie Marchand has written a new book, “What is Your Name” the follow up to “The Way I…

Source: Okanogan County Public Health

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Ten new cases of COVID-19 in Oroville area

There were 10 new cases of COVID-19 in the three-day period covered by Public Health’s Monday update.

Source: OCPH

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COVID-19 numbers still high in Okanogan County

It’s a new year, but the number of COVID-19 in Okanogan ounty is not going down fast enough.

New COVID-19 Cases per day in Okanogan County

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COVID-19 incident rate dips in latest county update

Okanogan County’s COVID rate plateauing, according to state report

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Gebbers Farms fined more than $2M for health, safety violations

A state investigation into the COVID-19 deaths of workers at Gebbers Farms resulted in a large fine.

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Eleven North Valley Extended Care residents die from COVID-19

Public Health says 11 residents have died at North Valley Extended Care due to a COVID-19 outbreak.