North Central Washington

Cali Osborne, Executive Director of the Cascade Community Markets, explains why Cashmere and Leavenworth have morning markets on the weekend despite being only 12 miles apart.

Earlier this month, central Washington Representative Dan Newhouse, wrote a letter to the new head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asking that grizzly bears not be reintroduced in the north Cascades ecosystem.

In North Central Washington, Peshastin Hi-Up Growers Cooperative and Blue Bird, Inc. announced Wednesday a new collaborative, state-of-the-art pear packing line.

Cali Osborn Executive Director at the Cascade Community Markets, which covers the Farmers Markets in both Leavenworth and Cashmere, talks about their working relationship with growers across North Central Washington.

On Wednesday, USDA’s Rural Housing Administrator Joaquin Altoro announced that more than $4 million in grants and loans will be used to repair and rehabilitate farmworker housing in Central Washington.     “The funding we’re announcing today will provide safe, modern homes for those who work hard to feed our nation, while also creating jobs for tradespeople who will build and restore these homes,”

The Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest is receiving a lot of questions from people about camping options.

Commissioner Shon Smith says the final Environmental Impact Statement on the project last month did not consider local concerns about the bears.

Things will change in a big way starting tomorrow and Thursday.

Department of Natural Resources Meteorologist Matthew Dehr specifically thinks North Central Washington will have a normal season because of the weather pattern.

Wenatchee, Lake Chelan, the Waterville Plateau and the Columbia basin all get 3-5 inches of snow Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night.