chelan county

Park upgrades include the installation of a modern, water-efficient irrigation system and the planting of shade trees and turfgrass in high recreation areas

Get ready, Chelan County! The primary election is around the corner, with ballots sent out on a Friday and voting day on Tuesday, August 6.

Troy Allen McMaster pleaded guilty Monday to malicious mischief and aiming and discharging a firearm.

The fire has spread north along the shoreline and evacuation notices have extended northward, with the Stehekin Valley area now under Level 1.

The Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs (WASPC) has released its annual report on crime in Washington State, and the numbers statewide are mostly down. Although Chelan County saw a 6.2% increase in overall reported crimes from 2022 to 2023, neighboring Douglas County's stats were down 17%, and Grant County's plummeted by 20.5%....

The county Community Development Department is proposing to increase fees for applications to develop land, construct a building or to get a fire inspection.

An Air Quality Alert is now in place from the Washington Department of Ecology for all of Chelan County.  The alert issued Tuesday also includes the Methow Valley down to Brewster in Okanogan County and will be in place until further notice.  ...

After being closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic for almost a month, the Peshastin River Bridge is slated to reopen this Friday, July 12. The 97-year-old span that connects the small community of roughly 2,800 residents with U.S. H...

Businesses generating at least four cubic yards of organic waste per week must arrange to have separate disposal of the waste starting in January.

The danger rating is being raised from high to very high in the county's Valley Zone and from moderate to high in the Mountain Zone.