11+ hour, 33+ min ago   (871+ words) CASHMERE — Somewhere inside the Chelan County Fair, a prize-winning chicken sculpture sat on a toilet smoking a cigarette. Not far away were enormous pumpkins, carefully arranged peppers, rows of apples, handmade quilts and a painstakingly constructed model of a French…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (812+ words) CHELAN — As Chelan officials got their first broad look at a transportation plan extending nearly a quarter-century into the future, residents brought the conversation back to problems they see on the ground today. Four residents who addressed the City Council…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (547+ words) CHELAN — One year after opening its doors, the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Chelan Valley is serving four to five times as many children as it did during its first summer and is now working toward state licensing for…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (447+ words) CHELAN — Team USA captured its first Continental Surf Cup title, defeating three-time defending champion Team Europe 27.75-23.25 during the two-day standing wave surfing competition at Lakeside Surf. Cash Hoover of Oahu, Hawaii, led the U.S. women and won the individual championship....

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (544+ words) CHELAN — Members of one of Chelan County’s newest 4-H clubs will bring a decidedly small-scale subject to this year’s Chelan County Fair: insects. Chelan Valley Explorers 4-H Club members have been working on entomology projects under the guidance of local…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (453+ words) CHELAN — For Chelan freshmen, the first day of high school came with at least one final instruction before walking through the doors on the morning of September 1: Kiss your mom goodbye. A group of older students greeted arriving classmates outside…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (481+ words) CHELAN — The Seven Acres Foundation has named longtime Chelan Valley resident and business leader Kyla Allen as executive director of the Lake Chelan Community Center. Allen succeeds Maribel Cruz and becomes the second executive director in the Community Center’s history....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (763+ words) CHELAN — Chelan City Councilmember Terry Sanders closed out his time on the council Aug. 25, reflecting on work ranging from the Boys & Girls Club to affordable housing and thanking residents for consistently showing up to participate in city government. Sanders, who…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (441+ words) CHELAN — Students across the Lake Chelan School District will head back to classrooms Sept. 1, opening a new school year with district officials emphasizing learning, student growth and safety as families settle back into the school-year routine. The first day will…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College has received a grant to develop a community-centered project focused on Indigenous perspectives on leadership, character education and tribal sovereignty. The project will bring together a cohort of 30 WVC staff members, local leaders and educators for…...