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Eva Brenon and Tasha Gordon use the big scissors to cut the ribbon at their salon in a ceremony held by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce. Also pictured are Oroville Chamber Board Member Peggy Shaw and Chamber President Rocky DeVon and Chamber Secretary Laura Curdie. <em>Gary DeVon/staff photo</em>

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Tasha G & Eva B’s Salon open by appoint or walk-in

Tasha Gordon and Eva Brenon, share space in a hair salon where the old Subway Sandwich Shop used…

Rochelle Lee Singleton

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Rochelle Lee Singleton

Rochelle Singleton of Spokane Valley, Wash., died on Oct. 9, 2023. She was born March 20, 1960 in…

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Washington farm workers say overtime threshold is lowering their pay

Farmers are rallying for changes to an overtime threshold that would limit workers to 40 hours of work…

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Washington DOT claims $11 billion backlog of infrastructure projects

The state agency has for years warned of a “glidepath toward failure” regarding funding for road maintenance and…

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Washington state to participate in IRS free Direct File pilot program

Washington is among 13 states invited to take part in a pilot program by the IRS for a…

Senate Bill 5335 would pay for the creation of a single, primary nonprofit health financing entity called the Washington health trust. Adobe Stock Image

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Washington state commission plots pathway toward universal health care system

The state Universal Health Care Commission is examining the many practical challenges.

As of Sunday, the burning of vegetation within the unincorporated areas of Okanogan County is again allowed as the burning restrictions have been lifted. File Photo

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Okanogan County lifts burn restrictions on natural vegetation within the unincorporated areas of the county

As of Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 at 12:01 a.m. (midnight) the Okanogan County Burn Restriction lifted.

Oroville's Bud Clark Field

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Workshop for public input on updating Oroville Park, Recreation and Open Space Plan

Workshop will feature a short presentation providing background on the planning effort and information collected to date.

Okanogan County Courthouse GT File Photo

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Second half property taxes are due at the end of month

The second half property taxes and irrigation assessments for this year are due and must be paid by…

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Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act needs reevaluation, says state rep

NCW lawmaker believes Act and its cap-and-trade emissions offset program should be reevaluated, or possibly repealed.

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Ilene Ann Rayburn/Cox

Ilene Ann Rayburn/Cox, of Oroville, Wash. died Aug. 6, 2023. She was born in Comstock, Mich. on Dec.…

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

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Judge rules in favor of lawsuit against DSHS on behavioral health evaluations

Judge rules in favor of a lawsuit against DSHS, ordering the state to fulfill its obligation to evaluate…

Orion Muller waves goodbye to his mother on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, his first day of kindergarten at Greenwood Elementary. Washington is the only state that doesn’t require kids to start school until age 8. (Amanda Snyder/Crosscut)

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WA parents push back against proposal to lower required school age

A bill that aims to improve early learning would lower Washington’s compulsory education starting age from 8 to…