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Garlic Festival, Heritage Days and Miners Rally all this weekend

NORTH COUNTY - This weekend brings a variety of events to the North County including Heritage Days and…

Photo by Gary DeVon    Oroville Centennial Park was officially opened to the public at a ribbon cutting ceremony held last Saturday afternoon. Taking part in the ribbon cutting were (L-R) Stan and Tamara Porter, Joan Cool,

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Oroville dedicates new Centennial Park

OROVILLE - If you would have asked him when the plan to create a new Centennial Park was…

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Heritage Days and Miners Rally Aug. 15-17

OROVILLE - Preparations are underway for the fifth annual Oroville Heritage Days, as well as the NW Miners…

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Primary ballots in the mail

OKANOGAN - Ballots for Washington's first Top Two Primary on Aug 19 went into the mail on July…

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Oroville man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide

Weslee Ray Clough, Oroville, 21, pled guilty in Okanogan Superior Court on Thursday, July 17 to vehicular homicide…

Photo by Gary DeVon    Artist David Heck began his part of the Centennial Mural Project with a painting of a local vineyard. The Bothell-based artist is well-known for his work on the west side of the state where he has be

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Seattle area artist brings new colors to mural wall

OROVILLE - David Heck is known up and down the west coast as a respected mural artist, but…

Photos by Gary A. DeVon    Centennial Airport Day last Saturday started with a pancake breakfast cooked up and served by volunteers with lots of help from local Cub Scouts. More than 100 breakfasts were served t

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Oroville's Centennial continues with Incorporation Day Saturday

OROVILLE - Oroville kicked-off a week of Centennial Celebration last Friday - and it's all leading up to…

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Oroville Mayor declares burning ban

OROVILLE - Due to tinder-dry conditions Oroville's Fire Chief requested and received a declaration of a city-wide burning…

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Centennial Celebration kick-off party Friday, July 25Airport Day, Saturday,

OROVILLE - It's 'Let's get this party started' with the kick-off to Oroville's Centennial Incorporation Week beginning Friday,…

Photo by Amy Veneziano            Checking out the damage was an exciting adventure for some local kids, who found this tree behind the EMS building in Tonasket.

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Gusts of up to 74 miles an hour recorded in Oroville during storm

OROVILLE - The north half of Okanogan County took the brunt of an unusual summer windstorm with gusts…

Submitted photo            Longtime Oroville teacher Lee Root retired recently after 34 years with the Oroville School District. He started teaching junior and senior high English and later

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Retirement from teaching an emotional decision for Lee Root

OROVILLE - Lee Root accepted his first teaching job on his twenty-second birthday not realizing it would be…

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Frontier Foods in Oroville offering service, service, service

OROVILLE - Pat and Jody Davisson have purchased Beeman's North Grocery in Oroville and will be operating it…

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Oroville gearing up for Centennial Celebration

OROVILLE - Oroville will celebrate its one-hundredth birthday with several Centennial Events leading up to Aug. 2 Incorporation…