CASHMERE – The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority is exploring whether dividing space at Cashmere’s Mill District into smaller units could attract contractors and other emerging businesses, with the former Blue Spirits premises among its priorities.

CASHMERE – Funding for repairs to Cashmere’s boat launch will remain available after the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority voted Nov. 10 to carry the city’s grant forward, preserving support for work officials hope to complete before spring river flows.

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee native Daniel Segovia is the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society's new director of development and communications.

WENATCHEE — Federal, state and tribal agencies are expanding a Central Washington pilot program that aims to increase prescribed burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest while giving nearby communities more warning and protection from the smoke.

WENATCHEE — Chelan County's $8.7 million project to replace the aging plumbing in the Law and Justice Building is about 70% complete and remains on schedule and on budget, with construction expected to wrap up in the first quarter of 2027, the county said.

CASHMERE – Residents can weigh in Nov. 23 on proposed changes to Cashmere’s zoning map and development rules that would expand areas for higher-density housing, allow more housing options and guide the city’s growth over the next two decades.

WENATCHEE – Stacy Willoughby declared victory over Republican incumbent Brian Burnett in the 12th Legislative District’s Position 1 House race Nov. 10, as the remaining ballot count left her opponent facing a steep path to overcoming her lead.

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.

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.

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.

CASHMERE — The Campground Boys, a five-member bluegrass band featuring musicians from across Washington state, will perform Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. at Cashmere Community Church as part of the Cashmere Community Concerts series.

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.