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Susan Spurlin uses her sewing skills to mend a coat at Green Okanogan's Repair Café held last Saturday at the Community Cultural Center at Tonasket.

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Repair Café helps keep fixable items out of landfill

Green Okanogan brought the “Repair Café” to the CCC of Tonasket last Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m.…

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Candidate filing week now open through May 10

The opportunity to become a candidate for office during Washington’s 2024 elections opened Monday.

Washington’s wolf packs as of Dec. 31, 2023. <em>Courtesy of WDFW </em>

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Washington’s gray wolves moving further west; bill passes House to federally delist from ESA

Hikers have more to watch out for than bears this summer.

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Left, the Tonasket Chamber of Commerce gave out several awards at their annual banquet last Saturday. Recipients were, l-r, Arron and Anna Polito Tonasket Pizza, Business of the Year; Jerry Asmussen, Citizen of the Year; Johnna Sutton of Elevated Fitness and Mobility, Best New Business of the Year and Dixie Brown, Grand Marshall.  Right, Asmussen after he receives the award from Chamber President Michael Stewart.

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Jerry Asmusssen named ‘Citizen of the Year’ by Tonasket Chamber

Tonasket Pizza is ‘Business of the Year’

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Inslee rolls out $45 million in subsidies for electric vehicles

One strategy for state officials looking to transition Washington’s transportation sector to electric vehicles is by subsidizing them…

Paul Sydnes

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Paul Sydnes

Paul Sydnes, born March 10, 1949, to Paul Sydnes and Velma Marie Sydnes (Mills) in Rawlins, Wyoming, died…

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Oroville Elementary School wins national NFL PLAY 60 grant for physical activity

The American Heart Association and the National Football League provide $1,000 financial grants to support movement during the…

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If voters decide to allow WA Cares op-out, will the state refund tax collections?

More than nine months since workers started paying into the state-mandated long-term care insurance program but if voters…

Robert Mueri

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New reporter excited to cover Tonasket area

The Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune welcomes Robert Mueri to the staff as a photographer-writer, primarily covering the Tonasket area.

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OHS Band Director (right) Valerie Coolidge leads Oroville Band members (left to right) Kwani Harding, Steven Brand and Ezekiel Pruett during the Grange Concert.

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Oroville Music Program treats community to a free concert at the Grange

Oroville Grange hosted a free concert for the community made up of musicians from the Oroville Elementary, Middle…

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Commissioner Franz signs order directing DNR to partner with Ukraine on forestry

Discussing ways they can partner to share knowledge and expertise on sustainable forestry, recreation and wildfire prevention.

OVOC’S producyion of Love Letters to be staged in Omak and Tonasket.

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OVOC will bring its production of ‘Love Letters’ to Omak and Tonasket

OVAC their production of “Love Letters,” which will be staged at the Omak Performing Arts Center and the…

Michael “Mick” Vance

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Michael ‘Mick’ Duane Vance

Michael0 Vance of Tunk Valley died on April 6, 2024. He was born to Clifford Vance and Lorraine…