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Family Health Centers awarded grant to support vaccine confidence

Commits to hire staff to engage with community to build confidence, bolster vaccinations.

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Okanogan County PUD budget challenges shared

Okanogan County PUD Commissioners officially opened the 2022 budget hearing Sept. 27 and discussed possible impacts to the…

Gary DeVon/staff photo The Oroville Depot Museum and Visitor Information Center (VIC) has closed for the season. With the border closed because of COVID-19 the number of visitors was down considerably compared to normal years Arnie Marchand, who works at the VIC and museum says he is available to take small groups through the museum by appointment.

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Closed border meant fewer visitors to Oroville’s visitor center and museum

Furthest visitors came from China and Kazakhstan

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Nine more county residents claimed by virus

Nine new deaths from COVID-19 bring the number of total fatalities in county to 53

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Public Power Weeks feature prizes and information

Okanogan County PUD is planning two weeks of events, with lots of goodies along the way, to celebrate…

OKPUD/file photo Okanogan County PUD crew installing hotspots at access points throughout the county.

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PUD staff proposes 2022 budget to commissioners

Budget proposal includes Tonasket substation

DOE/submitted photo Zosel Dam is used by the Washington State Department of Ecology to regulate the water level in Osoyoos Lake as determined by the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control. There will be a virtual public meeting held by the board on Thursday, Oct. 14. DOE/submitted photo Zosel Dam is used by the Washington State Department of Ecology to regulate the water level in Osoyoos Lake as determined by the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control. There will be a virtual public meeting held by the board on Thursday, Oct. 14.

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Public meeting regarding Osoyoos Lake Level, Oct. 14

There will be a virtual public meeting regarding regulation of Osoyoos Lake water levels on Oct. 14.

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Two-week Incident Rate over 1000, more than 2000 for unvaccinated

Another county resident’s death blamed on COVID-19

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Public Health says COVID outbreak linked to Stampede

Event attendees urged to watch for symptoms of COVID-19

Source: Okanogan County Public Health A graph illustrating the more than four times increase in the COVID-19 Incident Rate in Okanogan County since the beginning of the month of August.

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Public Health reports two more fatalities from virus in North County

State requiring vaccinations for K-12 workers; mask wearing in public places

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Red Flag warning issued for Sunday could effect fire behavior

Evacuation update for Spur and Walker fire

Kathryn Knowlton/submitted photo A thunderstorm rolled through the region last Tuesday night touching off several fires in the county, according to Maurice Goodall, director of Okanogan County Emergency Management. However, the cause of the Spur Mountain Fire is still under investigation and the Walker Creek fire, also near Bonaparte, is being labeled as human-caused.

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Spur Mountain Fire near Bonaparte leads to Level 3 immediate evacuations

Walker Creek and Spur Mountain Fires burning in Wauconda area

Submitted photo/ Megan Barton After months of suffering, Megan Barton said she now enjoys freedom and an increased sense of health, upon being vaccinated.

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From one who knows: Vaccine relieves long-haul COVID-19 symptoms

Even those who have gotten COVID in the past should get vaccinated