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Free COVID-19 Testing in November

There will be free COVID-19 testing available in Okanogan, Oroville and Tonasket this week.

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Health officials urge caution as COVID-19 cases are predicted to rise in Okanogan County

Okanogan County Public Health is asking residents to exercise caution around the upcoming holiday.

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County’s two week incident rate remains high

Public Health reports there were 35 positive cases of COVID-19 in a two-week period in the county.

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Incumbents lead in races for Okanogan County Commissioner positions

Voters are favoring the two incumbents, Chris Branch and Andy Hover for county commissioner positions.

Naloxone. (Phil McLachlan - Black Press Media)

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County taking measures to prevent opioid overdose deaths

Sheriff’s Office and Public Health announce offer of naloxone to prevent opioid overdose deaths.

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Stage 1 burn ban called for Okanogan, Ferry, Pend Oreille and Stevens counties

An outdoor burning ban began Monday, Oct. 26 in Okanogan County and continues until further notice.

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Two-week Okanogan County COVID incident rate continues climb

COVID-19 incident rate continues to climb in county; state submits interim vaccination plan to CDC.

U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse will travel to Okanogan County on Monday, Oct. 26 to meet with healthcare officials and hospital administrators in a meeting. He will later host a Wildlife Recovery Roundtable.

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Newhouse to visit county to discuss healthcare, wildfire recovery

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse will travel to Okanogan County on Monday, Oct. 26

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A sample of some of the glass mosaic art being created at the Art on the Line center in Oroville.

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Mosaic classes help locate your inner artist

OROVILLE – Making glass mosaics returns to Art on the Line Center in Oroville on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

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Dr. James Jex, wife Kellie and their three sons, Christian, 5, and their twin sons, Gavin and Keegan, 3, look forward to becoming apart of the the community of Tonasket and said they already feel welcomed by everyone.

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North Valley Hospitals Rural Health Clinic welcomes new doctor

North Valley Hospital Rural Health Clinic has a new General Practitioner and General Surgeon.

Fisheries staff measure a white sturgeon.

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Agencies and Tribes work to restore populations of white sturgeon

Why has there been a steady decline of white sturgeon juveniles in the upper Columbia River?

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. [CDC]

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Okanogan County COVID-19 incidence rate continues upward in October

The county 14-day COVID-19 incidence rate continues a slow climb in October.

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Commissioner Franz invites residents to telephone townhall Sept. 29

Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz (DNR) will host a townhall on wildfires on Sept. 29 at 5 p.m.