Parts of Okanogan River still fishable for steelhead
Here is the latest fishing report from Dave Graybill, longtime Eastern Washington outdoor radio host and angler:
New coach leads CTL favorite Okanogan
Bryan Boesel has certainly worked with his share of talented girls basketball teams. During his nine-year stint as Brewster's coach in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Boesel guided the Bears to three state championships.It appears as if Boesel's new team, Okanogan, is capable of making a similar run. After winning the Caribou League Trail championship and advancing to the 1A state tournament last season, Boesel wants his squad to set high goals for this year.
Woman charged year after fatal crash - Sun, 04 Dec...
OKANOGAN, Wash. - A 60-year-old Winthrop, Wash., woman has been charged with causing the fatal crash last November that killed 29-year-old Gerardo Hernandez Velasco, of Bridgeport, Wash. Beverly C. Jensen was charged with vehicular homicide in Okanogan County Superior Court on Nov. 18, and a summons was issued for her to appear in court.
Winthrop woman charged in fatal crash
OKANOGAN - A 60-year-old Winthrop woman has been charged with causing the fatal crash last November that killed 29-year-old Gerardo Hernandez Velasco, of Bridgeport.Beverly C. Jensen was charged with vehicular homicide in Okanogan County Superior Court on Nov. 18, and a summons issued for her to appear in court.
Okanogan man charged in second child death
An Okanogan man who was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of a baby daughter 13 years ago was charged Nov. 18 with manslaughter in the death of a baby son last summer.
No injuries in Omak quake - Sat, 19 Nov 2011 PST
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook awake many Okanogan County residents at 5:09 a.m. Friday. Officials said no one was injured, and no structural damages have been reported.
4.6 quake shakes north-central Washington - Fri,...
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook awake many Okanogan County residents at 5:09 a.m. today and was felt in Leavenworth, Wenatchee and Entiat, Wash.
INJURY: Okanogan girl trapped inside washing...
OKANOGAN -- A five-year-old girl was trapped inside a running washing machine at an Okanogan Laundromat Saturday night until her mother used a wrench to break the window and pull her out.
Child injured in laundry mishap
OKANOGAN - A five-year-old girl was trapped inside a running washing machine at an Okanogan Laundromat Saturday night until her mother used a wrench to break the window and pull her out.The 29-year-old Malott woman was doing laundry at the Okanogan Dry Cleaners & Laundromat when the child either got in or was put into a washing machine that was marked Out of Order, said Okanogan County Undersheriff Joe Somday.
Donald David Schreckengost
Donald David Schreckengost passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Don was born in Omak, WA on February 20, 1932, to Charles and Karen Schreckengost. Don attended Okanogan Schools and graduated in 1950. In high school, Don was a Varsity Letterman in Football, Basketball and Baseball.
Food-handler card class will be offered Friday
TONASKET - A class for people seeking food-handler cards, required for working with food on the job, will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Tonasket School District Office, 35 Highway 20.Cost is $10 per person. Checks should be payable to the Okanogan County Public Health Department. Participants renewing their cards are instructed to bring their current card.
Can't catch the grizzly trailer? Visit the website
Ears, face, claws, hump: If you can't make it to one of the showings of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's black bear v. grizzly trailer exhibit that's touring the state, be sure to check out all the information the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has on its website.The black bear far outnumbers its endangered grizzly brethren in Washington, although grizzlies are occasionally spotted in the Okanogan County highlands and the North Cascades.
Child taken to hospital after near-drowning
OKANOGAN - An 8-month-old Okanogan boy is at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane today after nearly drowning in a bathtub Sunday, authorities said.The boy's father, 33, was giving the child a bath, and may have left the child alone, said Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers.
Fallen Wash. firefighters' families mark 10 years
YAKIMA, Wash. - Friends and family of four firefighters who died fighting a wildfire in a Washington forest will honor their memories at a ceremony Sunday, the 10-year anniversary of the blaze.Tom Craven, Devin Weaver, Jessica Johnson and Karen FitzPatrick died in the Thirtymile Fire on July 10, 2001, when they were trapped on a dead-end road in the Okanogan National Forest.
BC woman killed in Okanogan cycle crash
A Penticton, British Columbia, woman was killed when the motorcycle driven by her husband crashed on Highway 20 west of Okanogan.
Stanley William Hinger
Stanley William Hinger was born on a homestead near Pettibone, ND, on December 30, 1929. He passed away May 14, 2011, at the age of 81. When he was just seven years old, he moved with his family to the Okanogan Valley, where at 13, his family bought part of the orchard that he himself would one day pass on to his children.
After 5 months it's official: Okanogan clerk can...
OKANOGAN - Five months after she was sworn in as Okanogan County clerk, Charleen Groomes is now legally qualified to hold the office, an Okanogan County judge decided Friday.Superior Court Judge Jack Burchard warned Groomes last month that she could lose her position unless she found someone to cover her surety bond. Groomes said she found out in March that five insurance company declined to cover her for the $150,000 bond, required under state law in case of a negligent or fraudulent...
Okanogan girls basketball coach resigns
OKANOGAN - Gary Smith, the Caribou Trail League's all-time wins leader for girls basketball, has resigned from his post as head coach at Okanogan High School.According to athletic director Steve Chamberlin, Smith submitted a letter of resignation, which the Okanogan School Board accepted, at its meeting on April 27.
Baseball season ends early at Okanogan High School
OKANOGAN - Garrett Martin's first season as Okanogan's baseball coach ended a little sooner than expected.After the school's most recent academic progress reports came out earlier this week, a number of players became academically ineligible.
No ATVs on forest trails until June 15
As expected, trails in Okanogan and Wenatchee national forests won't be open to motorized use until June 15. That's well after Memorial Day weekend, when campers annually fill up Forest Service campgrounds hoping to ride their four-wheelers, ATVs, horses and mountain bikes.
Trail of the week: Cool spring keeps Loup Loup...
Access: Take state Highway 20 heading west out of Okanogan for 18 miles or east from Twisp for 12 miles to Loup Loup Pass. Turn off at the summit and travel on Forest Service Road No. 41 and drive 0.3 miles south until you reach the sno-park area. There are 30 parking spaces and sanitary facilities available along with a scenic view point.
Elinor Six
Elinor Six<BR>1929 - 2011<BR><BR>Elinor passed away peacefully in San Clemente, Calif.,on March 1, 2011, a victim of 3 years fighting the onslaught of Alzheimer's disease. Elinor was born to George and Gerda Klemz in Okanogan, Wash., in 1929 an...
Elinor Fix
Elinor Fix<BR>1929 - 2011<BR><BR>Elinor passed away peacefully in San Clemente, Calif.,on March 1, 2011, a victim of 3 years fighting the onslaught of Alzheimer's disease. Elinor was born to George and Gerda Klemz in Okanogan, Wash., in 1929 an...
The great wide open Okanogan Valley
Travelers interested in a bit of history and culture find plenty of both when they visit the Okanogan Valley.The county's biggest event - the Omak Stampede and World Famous Suicide Race - draws tens of thousands of people to watch four days of professional rodeo, and an American Indian powwow, with dancing, drumming and stick games, put on by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
Carlton teen's death remains unresolved
OKANOGAN - Two years after 17-year-old Zachary "Zakk" Swezey died of a ruptured appendix, Okanogan County officials have not decided whether to close the investigation into his death, or charge his parents for failing to call a doctor.Prosecutor Karl Sloan said he's been too busy with more pressing cases to review the sheriff's investigation into Swezey's death, sent to his office on Sept. 3. "We have a ton of cases in review, serious felonies included. It's just a matter of getting to them when...

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