CASHMERE – Diane Wannschaff told the Cashmere City Council on Nov. 9 that she had spent nearly $15,000 repairing a sewer connection damaged during a city water-line project and was still trying to recover her money four months later.

LEAVENWORTH — The Cascade School District Board adopted a new curriculum for middle school English Language Arts during its Nov. 9 meeting.

CASHMERE – The Cashmere City Council approved a 1% increase in the city’s property-tax levy Nov. 9, adding roughly $7,000 to $8,000 in annual revenue as officials consider how to fund services after voters rejected a larger tax increase.

BLEWETT PASS — A 35-year-old male from Ellensburg was transported to Central Washington Hospital Tuesday morning after crashing his vehicle off Highway 97.

WENATCHEE — Fourteen arts and culture organizations in the Wenatchee Valley, Leavenworth and Lake Chelan area will share $192,500 in grants they can use for programming, staffing or other operating needs.

CHELAN COUNTY — Periods of heavy rain this week could pose flood and debris-flow risks in and downstream of the Little Giant Fire area, officials warn.

WENATCHEE — Restaurants, grocers, hotels and other businesses in Wenatchee, East Wenatchee and Leavenworth that throw out large amounts of food or yard waste can get free, in-person help through March 2027 to meet Washington's organics law.

LEAVENWORTH — The Leavenworth City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday on the city's proposed 2027-28 budget, which includes funding for street improvements, infrastructure upgrades, and the city’s community center project.

WENATCHEE – Columbia Chorale and the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra will bring singers and orchestral musicians together for “Heaven and Nature Sing,” a holiday program with performances in Wenatchee and Leavenworth.

LEAVENWORTH — Chelan County Fire District #3 (CCFD #3) has announced Drew Bono as its new fire chief.

CHELAN COUNTY — The Board of County Commissioners passed a 2027 preliminary budget on Nov. 2, working with a gap of about $4.6 million between department requests and 2027 projected revenues.

CHELAN COUNTY — Stacy Willoughby widened her lead in the closest race on North Central Washington's ballot, the 12th Legislative District's Position 1 House seat, while challengers held their leads in four Chelan County races and the Wenatchee School District's $275 million high school bond remained short of the supermajority it needs.

WENATCHEE — Chelan PUD customers raised concerns about the cost of living and asked about the impact of data centers on their bills and whether surplus hydropower revenue could be used to lower rates as commissioners prepare to vote Nov. 16 on a proposed five-year rate plan.

WENATCHEE — New power-sale contracts are strengthening Chelan PUD’s financial outlook as the utility considers a $547 million spending plan for 2027, including increased investment in dams, substations and transmission infrastructure.

CASHMERE — A Cashmere student was taken into custody Nov. 4 after investigators determined the student had sent a social media message expressing a desire to harm other students, according to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office.

WENATCHEE — A Cascade High School senior who designed shoe insoles that generate electricity, the Chelan couple behind the Lake Life retail brand and the emergency dispatch center for Chelan and Douglas counties are among the winners of NCW Tech Alliance's 2026 Innovator Awards.

PESHASTIN — The estimated cost of Chelan PUD’s project to rebuild a section of the Beverly-McKenzie transmission line serving the Upper Wenatchee Valley has increased from $60 million to $100 million after more detailed planning clarified construction challenges in remote terrain.

WENATCHEE — Chelan PUD commissioners debated on Nov. 2 whether to begin a five-year rate plan with a smaller electric increase, with some favoring a more gradual approach and others warning that smaller increases would leave customer payments falling further behind operating costs.

CHELAN COUNTY — Mike Morrison’s lead over challenging deputy Stan Langlow in the Chelan County Sheriff’s Race has remained steady with the second wave of ballots.

CHELAN COUNTY — With a second round of results posted, Sandra Arechiga is still in the lead over incumbent Marty Young in the Chelan County clerk race.