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Jarvis and Becky Morrill, the new owners of the Loomis Kwik Stop, with their children Mahki and Sahana. Laura Knowlton/submitted photo

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Morrills have plans to make Loomis Kwik Stop even more convenient

Nestled in the Sinlahekin Valley, Loomis Kwik Stop, known for hospitality and convenience, is under new ownership

Submitted photo Kurt Danison, Chairman of the Economic Alliane of Okanogan County at their November review projects for the 2024 Okanogan County Prioritization Process for infrustructure funding.

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Economic Alliance Infrastructure Committee announces 2024 project funding

Economic Alliance reviewed and ranked public facility construction, planning-only and community and economic development projects.

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…

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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…

Combine harvesting in Eastern Washington. File Photo

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WA Farm Bureau, trucking org seek court ruling on ag diesel fuel tax exemption

Court is being asked to invalidate current regulations, which plaintiffs allege are costing tens of millions of dollars…

Spokane-based Avista Utilities’ Kettle Falls Generating Station is the first wood waste–fired power plant in the U.S. built solely to generate electricity. The facility annually burns about 500,000 tons of wood waste from Pacific Northwest and Canadian lumber mills. The DNR signed a letter of intent this month with Myno Carbon Corp. to create boichar in partnership with Avista. Biochar is a carbon-rich product created from slash and other byproducts of forest restoration treatments and timber harvests – to sequester carbon and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires in Eastern Washington. Avista Utilities photo

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DNR announces innovative climate resilience partnership with Myno Carbon

Partnership focuses on using forest waste to create and market the use of biochar to support a planned…

Matthew Matthiessen has been named North Valley Hospital’s new Chief Financial Officer. Matthew Matthiessen

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NVH names Matthew Matthiessen as new CFO

Matthiessen replaces Alan Ulrich, who was hired in December 2017, first as an interim CFO.

Kellie Davies, RN and the care team at Adult Family Home, Welcome Home Lodge, are ready to offer a more personalized and individualized approach to care compared to larger assisted living facilities. Laura Knowlton/staff photo

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Welcome Home Lodge Adult Family Home opens in Omak

With a smaller number of residents, caregivers can provide more one-on-one attention and tailor care plans to meet…

Part of the Sonora Shores property along Main Street/Hwy. 97 just north of downtown Oroville. The owner of the property wants to develop a Dollar General store. <em>Gary DeVon/staff photo </em>

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Developer wants to build a Dollar General store at Senora Shores property in Oroville

Oroville agrees to easement removal, wants inclusion of public trail as part of development plan along Okanogan River.

Gary DeVon/GT File Photo

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Washington lawmakers sponsor bill creating smoke insurance for wine grape growers

Legislation that would enable wine grape growers to be insured against smoke exposure from wildfires

Local realtor Rocky DeVon was named ‘2022 Realtor of the Year’ by North Central Washington Association of Realtors (NCWAR). Laura Knowlton/staff photo

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Rocky DeVon named ‘2022 Realtor of the Year’

DeVon, who is in his 22nd year of real estate sales, founded Oroville RE/MAX Lake and Country nearly…

The Washington Department of Agriculture is undertaking a multimillion-dollar, multiyear trapping, quarantining and eradication process to get rid of the Japanese beetle, an invasive species that has been harming the ecology of the Yakima Valley. (Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture)

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Invasive beetle found in Yakima County could devastate WA crops

Japanese beetle can feed on 300 different plants, including roses, grapes and hops

A chart showing the life cycle of an apple maggot from pupae to adult fly. Source: WSDA.

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Apple quarantine would mean different things to different people

Area between SR97 and County Hwy 7 from Ellisforde to Oroville considered for special regulations