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Marion Schweitzer

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Marion Erika Schweitzer

Marion was born in Hanau, Germany to Erika Klein and Marcel Nache on Aug. 10, 1945. She died…

Dick Larson fills a prescription at Oroville Pharmacy. The business will close at the end of the year and Larson will retire. The store will open to its new owner sometime in 2025. <em>Gary De Von/staff photo</em>

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Oroville pharmacist Dick Larson will retire at the end of the year

Dick Larson, owner of Oroville Pharmacy, plans on retiring at the end of the year, after 48 years…

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Tonasket Council concludes year with final meeting led by Mayor Pro-Tem Weddle

Tonasket City Council met for its last session of 2024, marking the end of a year filled with…

Victor Dennis “Andy’”Anderson

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Victor Dennis ‘Andy’ Anderson

Victor Dennis “Andy” Anderson, 82, Oroville, Wash., died in Tonasket, Wash. on Dec. 9, 2024. He was born…

Monte Allemandi

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Monte Ross Allemandi

Monte Allemandi, 67. was born in Tonasket, Wash., on Feb. 13, 1957, to Joe and Shirley Allemandi. He…

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Tonasket Superintendent Kevin Young and Project Manager Mike Larson accept check from Okanogan Public Utility District #1 for their participation in the PUD’s Energy Efficiency Incentive Program.
Okanogan County PUD Tonasket Superintendent Kevin Young and Project Manager Mike Larson accept check from Okanogan Public Utility District #1 for their participation in the PUD’s Energy Efficiency Incentive Program.

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Tonasket School District recieves check from PUD for Energy Efficiency Incentive Program

Tonasket School District received a check from Okanogan County Public Utility District (PUD) for $20,612.

Sheriff Paul Budrow

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Sheriff’s Office will not take enforcement action based on immigration status

Sheriff Paul Budrow says his office will not take law enforcement action based solely on a person’s immigration…

Maico Duarte, left,, was one of the Oroville Hornet Wrestlers last week who took part in the liftathon to raise money for the team. Also lifting for the team was Erin Dimello. Coach Chuck Ricevuto who also lifted said, “Everyone on the team lifted and I think we raised close to $3000, which is a new record.” Gary DeVon/staff photos

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Hornet Liftathon

The Oroville Hornet Wrestling team held a liftathon to raise money for the program. The event raised about…

Okanogan County PUD replaced old power transformers in substations throughout the county in 2022 and Tonasket’s substation was completely rebuilt. This transformer in Okanogan replaced an old 108,000-pound transformer (reddish color) with a new 68,000-pound transformer (gray) that improves efficiency and reliability for the electric grid. OKPUD/GT file photo

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Washington could rely on other states for almost half its energy by 2050

Washington currently exports excess energy to other states, but could be dependent on other states for almost half…

Stephanie Hart and some of the goodies she won by participating in the Elf on a Shelf Hunt sponsored by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce. Angela Larson/staff photo.

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Elf on the Shelf: Stephanie Hart wins the hunt

Stephanie Hart is this year’s winner of the “Where in Oroville is the Elf on the Shelf Hunt?”

The Tonasket High School Boys Wrestling Team with Coaches Cole Denison and Trampus Stucker. The Tigers wrestled in the Deer Park and Omak tournaments. Submitted photo

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Tonasket Tigers boy wrestling season is off to a strong start

Tonasket boys wrestling had a strong showing in the first competitions of the season at Deer Park and…

Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy/Washington State Senate photo

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Sen. Shelly Short re-elected floor leader for the Senate Republican Caucus

Sen. Shelly Short, (7th Dist.) has been re-elected as floor leader for the state Senate Republican Caucus.

The Washington State Department of Transportation inspects the SR97 bridge over the Okanogan River south of Oroville in April of 2021. Gary De Von/GT File Photo

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WSDOT could overspend revenue by $7 billion by 2031

As the state Legislature grapples with a disputed estimate of $14 billion of an operating budget overspend over…