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    Following a recent town hall meeting in Omak, Washington State District 7 Representatives Hunter Abell and Andrew Engell sat down to discuss the outcomes of the latest legislative session and the challenges and priorities facing Okanogan County and the region.Laura Knowlton/staff photo
    Lawmakers reflect on recent legislative session
    By Laura Knowlton • May 21, 2025 12:00 pm

    Following a recent Town Hall meeting in Omak, District 7 Representatives sat down to discuss the outcomes of the latest legislative session.

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    Young sisters roasting hotdogs on sticks at campfire. Adobe Free Stock.
    Washington State Fire Marshal offers outdoor burning guidelines
    By Gazette-Tribune • May 20, 2025 12:00 pm

    As seasonal conditions become increasingly dry, it is essential to always remain vigilant and practice fire safety when burning outdoors.

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    David Carlquist
    David Carlquist

    David Carlquist, 89, of Yakima, Wash., died, May 2, 2025. He was born on Sept. 5, 1935 in Molson, Wash. to Edith and Arthur Carlquist of Oroville, Wash.

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    Steve Taylor
    PUD General Manager announces retirement, receives Lifetime Achievement...
    By Gazette-Tribune • May 6, 2025 12:00 pm

    OKPUD has announced that General Manager Steve Taylor will retire this October marking the conclusion of a remarkable 31-year career.

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    Jim Allard
    Thomas Jim Allard

    Thomas Jim Allard passed away on April 11, 2025, at the age of 90. Jim was born on May 23, 1934, in Okanagan County.

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    Figure 1: 2025 (bright green) and 2024 (dark green) Osoyoos Lake Levels, along with allowable range under the normal rule curve defined by the International Joint Commission Orders of Approval for Osoyoos Lake (solid black). Expanded drought Conditions rule curve (red dashed). For the period of record from 1987-2024, the mean daily lake level is shown as a dotted black line, and the historical gauged minimum, 10th, 25th, 75th, 90th, and historical gauged maximum lake levels are shaded grey (USGS, IOLBC 2025).
    Osoyoos Lake levels low this winter, but they’re...
    By Gary DeVon • April 30, 2025 1:30 am

    Lake levels were low this winter due to low precipitation, but levels are starting to rise as water is held back for summer.

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    Search and Rescue Teams and K9 Units from the Spokane, Ferry and Okanogan County Sheriff’s offices, joined with the U.S. Border Patrol and others, to resume the search for Sofia Sorensen Amaro on April 24. Sorensen Amaro had been missing since November of 2024. Her body was located in the rural area outside of Loomis, Washington. OCSO photo
    Missing Oroville woman located after resuming search hindered...
    By Gary DeVon • April 29, 2025 5:00 pm

    The body of an Oroville woman, missing since last November, has been found in the rural area outside of Loomis, Washington.

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    Members of the Colville Confederated Tribes participate in the dedication of the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Highway (SR20) at the Armed Forces Legacy Memorial in Tonasket in May of 2023. Gary De Von/GT file photo
    Confederated Tribes and State Veterans Affairs sign Memorandum...
    By Gazette-Tribune • April 29, 2025 12:00 pm

    Washington Department of Veterans Affairs: A new partnership with the Colville Confederated Tribes to support veterans and their families

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    Sen. Shelly Short
    Legislature passes Short bills addressing wolf predation, DNR...
    By Gazette-Tribune • April 28, 2025 1:30 am

    Bills addressing wolf population growth and establishing an appeals process for burn permit violation are heading to the governor’s desk.

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    The City of Oroville is asking voters to approved a new six-year EMS levy to replace the levy that ends this year. The new levy will be for the same amount as the current levy at 50 cents per $1,000 of property valuation. Gary De Von/GT file photo
    Oroville will seek approval of new six-year EMS...
    By Gary DeVon • April 23, 2025 12:00 pm

    The Oroville City Council approved Resolution #595 authorizing the city to seek renewal of the six-year EMS levy in an election Aug. 5.

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    Keith Francis Huckvale
    Keith Francis Huckvale

    Keith Huckvale, 66, died April 2, 2025 in Oroville, Wash. He was born in Mt. Kisco, NY to Marie and Sydney Huckvale on July 16, 1959.

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    Judy (Jewel) McCalester
    Judy (Jewel) McCalester

    Judy (Jewel) McCalester, 85, died on March 23, 2025. She was born Aug. 20, 1939 in Honolulu, Hawaii and moved to Tonasket, Wash. in 1995.

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    The USFS uses prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation and hazardous forest fuels to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.. USFS photo
    Colville National Forest begins Prescribed Fire Operations
    By Gazette-Tribune • April 21, 2025 12:00 pm

    The Colville National Forest announced April 16 that it is beginning prescribed fire operations on the Tonasket, Republic, Three Rivers and Newport Ranger Districts.

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