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Stehekin fire update 7/30/2010
As of 11:30 a.m.:

Smoke from the Rainbow Bridge Fire in Stehekin can be seen from Omak, Brewster, the Methow Valley and all the way down through the Lake Chelan Val...
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Over 30 fires in NCW, Swakane update 7/30/2010
As of this morning, 33 lightning-caused fires were reported in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest.

Spokeswoman Robin DeMario says most of them are small, rangin...
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Break-in at Chelan restaurant 7/30/2010
Burglars walked away from BC MacDonalds last night with about 83 bottles of mostly high-end liquor.

They gained entry by smashing through the double entry rear door...
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Emergency declared for floods 7/29/2010
Wenatchee-area homeowners were digging out this morning from Wednesday’s flash floods.

Rivers of water, mud and debris coursed down from the Number 1 and Number 2 c...
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Hatch Act investigation continues for Burnett 7/30/2010
One of the candidates for Chelan County sheriff is facing a third round of an investigation into how his salary is paid, and how that might affect his ability to run in t...
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Brewster hospital considers lid lift 7/30/2010
The Okanogan Douglas Hospital commissioners have agreed to delay a levy lid lift from November to sometime in the spring.

KOZI’s Rebecca Meadows was there and filed...
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97A open to traffic 7/29/2010
Both lanes of traffic are open on Highway 97A about nine miles south of Chelan.

A mudslide closed the highway last night, and crews resumed cleaning up the mess thi...
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Over 20 fires in NCW 7/29/2010
Lightning from Wednesday’s storm set off numerous wildfires in North Central Washington…...
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PUD tackles power outages 7/29/2010
Numerous scattered outages were reported across Chelan County during last night’s thunderstorms.

Kimberlee Craig with the PUD said the pattern of those outages foll...
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Construction continues in Chelan School District 7/29/2010
Lake Chelan School District’s new superintendent, Rob Manahan, talked with KOZI News yesterday about the status of the school district’s capital projects.

Manahan s...
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Police boat damaged, but Marine Patrol sails on 7/28/2010
Despite the vandalism of a marine patrol boat on Lake Chelan last weekend, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office says deputies are still out on the water, and they’re still ...
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Riazzi expresses PUD confidence upon departure 7/28/2010
Chelan County PUD commissioners said their goodbyes yesterday to outgoing General Manager Rich Riazzi.

It was Riazzi’s final board meeting Monday, and he used the o...
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McGinnis Road to get makeover 7/28/2010
If you’ve ever taken the drive from East Wenatchee over Badger Mountain to Waterville, you know about McGinnis Canyon.

It’s the last remaining unpaved section of r...
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More campfire restrictions 7/28/2010
Effective today, campfire restrictions are expanding for the Chelan, Entiat and Wenatchee River Ranger Districts.

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says that’s...
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Sheriff candidate wins appeal of Hatch Act decision 7/28/2010
Brian Burnett’s campaign for Chelan County Sheriff has been validated by the U.S. Office of Special Council, following allegations that he violated the Federal Hatch Act....
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New CFO hired at LCCH 7/28/2010
Lake Chelan Community Hospital has a new official to oversee finances: Viola Babcock.

Raised in a family of health care workers, Babcock relished their passion for ...
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Storms rage through NCW; 97A partially open 7/28/2010
Flooding, mudslides and fires were reported throughout Wednesday evening after thunderstorms swept through the region.

A flash flood warning was issued by the Natio...
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Bridgeport home goes up in flames 7/27/2010
Two buildings were heavily damaged in a fire yesterday in Bridgeport.

The fire started at 4:40 p.m. at the home of Martin French on Foster Creek Avenue.

Acco...
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Three collisions north of Brewster 7/27/2010
A Brewster man was killed in a one-vehicle collision last night near Malott.

Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said a pickup truck missed a curve on Chiliwist Ro...
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Lakeview Drive-in Fire: UPDATE 7/26/2010
You may need to find a new place to enjoy your lunch... at least for a little while.

A weekend fire has heavily damaged the iconic Lakeview Drive-in on the shores ...
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