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Getting 'Back to Basics'

OROVILLE – What could be more basic than hot dogs and ice cream? Loretta Harris and Danny Wietrick…

Marylou Kriner

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Marylou's, a variety store on Central in Oroville

OROVILLE – Mary Lou Kriner, a self-described “transplanted coastie,” has been living here for five years and recently…

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The Plaza Restaurant and Lounge open on Main in Oroville

OROVILLE – Trinidad Medina, probably best known locally for his Trino’s Mexican Restaurant, has opened The Plaza Restaurant…

Vicki's Unique Boutique

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Vicki's Unique Boutique brings building back to life

OROVILLE – Vicki’s Unique Boutique has opened at 1423 Main in the former Pub Tavern, which was at…

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August shows mixed results for NVH

TONASKET - The North Valley Hospital district showed a loss of about $100,000 for the month of August,…

Prince's Foods

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Prince's Foods sells to independent grocer John Akins

OROVILLE – Prince's Foods has been purchased by John Akins, an independent grocer with a family history in…

Chris Celli loads scrap metal into a container that will be trucked to the coast and loaded on ships for reuse elsewhere. Celli buys several types of scrap metal at his CNC BuyBack Center, just south of Oroville on SR97. Photo by Gary DeVon

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CNC BuyBack Center opens near Oroville

OROVILLE - Chris Celli has opened CNC BuyBack Center, a scrap metal and salvaging business, just south of…

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NVH makes cuts to control warrants

TONASKET - North Valley Hospital District's warrant level has stubbornly remained at over $2.5 million for several months,…

A graph showing new construction values over the past two decades. Source: Okanogan County Assessor's Office

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Methow Valley continues to lead in new construction, Oroville next

OKANOGAN - The Methow Valley School District represented nearly one-third of the value of all new construction in…

Leroy Smith, CCC Production Manager, stands next to a 1940/50's vintage French-brand seed crusher that was refurbished from two similar machines owned by the Carbon Cycle Crush. The machine, built in Piqua, Ohio, still needs to be hooked up to a 200HP ele

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Refurbished seed mill added to line at Oroville canola plant

OROVILLE - Carbon Cycle Crush was showing off their new seed mill for crushing canola seeds at their…

This win over full bunk bed, with storage drawers beneath, is just one of many models the Ensz family builds as part of their newly-opened 1-800-Bunkbed business. Photo by Brent Baker

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Local family starts bunkbed biz

TONASKET - Bryan and LaJune Ensz were looking for some additional income and some after-school and summer work…

In 2011 Gorman Brothers Inc. spent $5.5 million three new dry kilns and bio-energy steam plant at their Oroville Reman & Reload facility. The company told the Oroville City Council it plans an additional $10 million in upgrades, including a state-of-t

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Oroville Reman and Reload plans $10 million in upgrades

OROVILLE - A representative of Oroville Reload and Reman told the Oroville City Council that the parent company…

Steve and Linda Colvin, owners of Esther Bricques Winery in Oroville, were on hand at the Taste of Washington last weekend in Seattle promoting their wines as well as the Oroville area. Fellow Oroville Chamber members Mo Fine and Geoff Klein, with the Tum

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New website to be introduced at Oroville Chamber

OROVILLE - The Oroville Chamber of Commerce will introduce its totally redesigned website at the Thursday, April 12…