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Cops, Courts & 911 Calls
Published 10:17am Thursday, November 17, 2016Superior Court Criminal Jamaree Josephina Ponce, 22, Omak, pleaded guilty Nov. 3 to second-degree burglary and third-degree theft. Those crimes occurred April 6. In a second case, ... Read more
Roger Lee Stansbury
Published 4:15pm Monday, November 14, 2016On Thursday, November 10th, 2016, Roger Lee Stansbury, 72, sang his last song in this life. Roger was a summer baby, born in Omak, Washington ... Read more
Cops, Courts & 911 Calls
Published 1:55pm Thursday, November 10, 2016Superior Court Criminal James Matthew Hendrickson, 36, Omak, pleaded guilty Sept. 8 to POCS (methamphetamine) and use of drug paraphernalia. Hendrickson was sentenced Nov. 2 to 90 ... Read more
Cops, Courts & 911 Calls
Published 9:16am Thursday, November 3, 2016Superior Court Criminal Alex Whistlekia Elsberg, 22, Okanogan, pleaded guilty Oct. 25 to second-degree identity theft and second-degree of possession of stolen property. The court dismissed a ... Read more
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 27, 2016
Published 2:17pm Friday, October 28, 2016Replace Kennedy Dear Editor, I hope the voters will replace Sheila Kennedy as county commissioner. In watching the commissioners over the last four years, it seemed like ... Read more
Letter unfairly painted County Commissioner candidate Branch
Published 2:12pm Friday, October 28, 2016One of the first things to suffer in contested elections, are the facts. A letter writer recently implied criminal behavior, taking aim at a County ... Read more
Cops, Courts & 911 Calls
Published 1:44pm Thursday, October 27, 2016Superior Court Criminal Philip Nolen Lester Jr., 35, Oroville, was found guilty Sept. 8 (jury trial) of first-degree rape of a child and first-degree child molestation. Lester ... Read more
Cops, Courts & 911 Calls
Published 1:40pm Thursday, October 20, 2016Superior Court Criminal David George Vanvekoven, 45, Oroville, pleaded guilty Oct 11 to POCS (methamphetamine), first-degree DWLS and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device. Vanvekoven ... Read more
Part II: Local candidates plead their case at Candidates Forum
Published 11:24am Wednesday, October 19, 2016This week we have the local candidates for Okanogan County Commissioner Positions 1 and 2, as well as the two candidates for Okanogan County PUD, ... Read more
Ballots for the Nov. 8 General Election in the mail
Published 8:54am Wednesday, October 19, 2016Still time to register to vote at Auditor’s Office OKANOGAN – The ballots for the Nov. 8 General Election were mailed last Wednesday, according to ... Read more
Grace E. Wilson Hughes
Published 7:29am Tuesday, October 18, 2016Grace E. Wilson Hughes died October 11, 2016 in Tonasket, Washington after a long and full life. Born February 11, 1938 in Ellensburg, Washington to ... Read more
Cops, Courts & 911 Calls
Published 7:52am Thursday, October 13, 2016Superior Court Criminal Cameron Dean Gregg, 56, Omak, pleaded guilty Oct. 7 to harassment (threats to kill) (DV). Gregg was sentenced to 12+ months in prison and ... Read more
Cops, Courts & 911 Calls
Published 1:48pm Saturday, October 8, 2016Superior Court Criminal Jeffrey Howard Herschlip, 59, Oroville, pleaded guilty Sept. 27 to attempted second-degree extortion (lesser included to first-degree extortion). Herschlip was sentenced to 364 days ... Read more