The County is proposing to purchase three water rights as well as expand the types of uses the bank will serve and expand the geographic area of the bank.
With spring just around the corner, the State and Health Districts across Washington are formulating plans to vaccinate farmworkers. Chelan-Douglas Health District Administrator Luke Davies said there’s an estimated 50,000 people that will need to get vaccinated.
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The Chelan PUD is inviting winery owners to tap into the energy efficiency program for lighting and equipment to cut operating and maintenance costs. Chelan PUD commercial energy advisor, Scott Stanford, said they will assist with the purchase and installation of energy saving lighting, indoor and outdoor, and controls.
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee has released new guidance that will permit agritourism activities this fall for counties in a modified Phase One. The five counties currently under a modified Phase One, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin and Yakima, will be able to offer corn mazes, hay wagons, fire pits and more, similar to counties that are currently in Phase Two and Three counties
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North Central Washington investigators are asking for your helping as they try to track down apples brought to the Bridgeport area by Governor Jay Inslee over the weekend. During his Saturday trip to witness the devastation from area wildfires, the Governor brought apples from western Washington
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According to state and federal wildife officials, a bat-killing disease called white-nose syndrome has been discovered in two more Washington counties. The Skagit Valley Herald reported this week, infected droppings were found in Chelan and Snohomish counties
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On Wednesday Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the designation of seven central Washington counties as primary natural disaster area. Producers in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for FSA emergency loans
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As more effort is put into connecting rural America with broadband service, local PUDs say they want to be considered for federal funding. In a joint statement released Tuesday, the leaders for the Chelan, Douglas and Grant PUDs said the COVID-19 pandemic has made very clear how vital affordable broadband is for rural customers
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The state of Washington has awarded millions of dollars to conserve working farms and forests around the Evergreen State. The $5.2 million in grant funding comes from the Washington state and Recreation and Conservation Funding Board. The boa...
A staple of North Central Washington Ag has been honored for her decades of hard work. Earlier this summer, WSU-Extension leader and educator Margaret Viebrock was honored with the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences' 2019 Distinguished Service Award. Viebro...