Kasey Safford

Wenatchee

News Reporter at NCWLIFE

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Okanogan County burn restrictions effective today, nine days ahead of schedule

17 hours ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

OKANOGAN COUNTY — Okanogan County’s Fire Advisory Committee has announced that the county-wide burn restrictions will take effect today, nine days ahead of the previously scheduled June 15 date. The committee made the decision during a meeting on Tuesday night, citing forecasted weather in the 90s this weekend as the reason for moving up the burn ban date. The burning of all outdoor brush or vegetation is now prohibited throughout the county.
Nature’s Window | Chelan museum offers nearly 150 taxidermy specimens in lifelike exhibits

19 hours ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

CHELAN — After failing to find a university or museum to house the large taxidermy collection they’d acquired over the last 50 years, Shannon and Cris Kollmeyer decided to open their own nonprofit museum. Nature’s Window: Museum of Wildlife, Natural History, and Art first opened its doors at 21285 Highway 97A in October 2023. Soon after, the Kollmeyers were approached by other taxidermy collectors, allowing the museum’s collection of displayed specimens to grow to the nearly 150 it now holds.
‘This is a community loss’ | City and county offices lower flags in mourning for Decker girls

1 day ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

WENATCHEE — The cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee have lowered their flags to half-staff, alongside Chelan County government offices, to pay respect to the passing of Olivia, 5, Evelyn, 8, and Paityn Decker, 9.
Paws for Pets: Silas the Dog

2 days ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

You are the owner of this article. You have permission to edit this article. Today’s Paws for Pets segment, courtesy of the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, features a 3-year-old German Shepherd with beautiful eyes and a big heart. Meet Silas . . .
Grant County PUD adopts new organization structure, divides into two divisions

2 days ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD will separate into two divisions starting this month - Retail Operations and Power and Market Operations - to increase efficiency. Former chief customer officer Ty Ehrman will become vice president of Retail Operations. He will oversee the infrastructure and services, including power delivery, fiber-optics, customer service and more.
Greater Wenatchee Toy Show to take place at the Wenatchee Convention Center on Saturday

2 days ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

WENATCHEE — The Greater Wenatchee Toy Show has returned . . but this time for summer!From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, over 10,000 square feet of space at the Wenatchee Convention Center, 121 N Wenatchee Ave., will be filled with nostalgic goodies. The event will feature a wide variety of toys and collectibles, spanning all the way back to the 1950s, for children and adults who are still a child at heart.
UPDATE: Quincy man killed in single-vehicle, rollover crash near Crescent Bar

3 days ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

CRESCENT BAR — A Quincy man was killed Monday in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 28 near Crescent Bar. According to the Washington State Patrol, at approximately 11:56 p.m., Brayan L. Sorta B., 23, was traveling eastbound when his vehicle left the roadway. Sorta B. reportedly overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll before it came to rest in the eastbound lane. Sorta B.
Lighthouse Christian Ministries shares details of new intake system

4 days ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

WENATCHEE — As Lighthouse Christian Ministries continues efforts to appeal the City of Wenatchee’s revocation of its permit, NCWLIFE spoke with Lighthouse executive director Shawn Arrington to learn more about the new intake system, LCM-Downtown Connections, that was launched this April. NCWLIFE: Can you tell us what factors led to the implementation of the new intake system? Arrington: We couldn’t keep up with actually tracking how to make progress happen in people’s lives.
Moses Lake man killed in single-vehicle rollover crash on I-90

4 days ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

GEORGE — A Moses Lake man was killed on Friday in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 just east of the Vantage Bridge. According to the Washington State Patrol, at approximately 9:10 a.m., Dakota A. Lazier, 29, was traveling eastbound on I-90, on the ramp from westbound Highway 26, when he failed to negotiate a right-hand curve. Lazier’s vehicle left the roadway and rolled before finally coming to rest down the side of an embankment.
Endangered missing persons alert issued for three young Wenatchee girls

4 days ago | ncwlife.com | Kasey Safford

WENATCHEE — Washington State Patrol issued an endangered missing persons alert this weekend for three young Wenatchee girls who were last seen with their father. The Wenatchee Police Department says that Olivia Decker, 5, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Paityn Decker, 9, were last seen leaving Wenatchee with their father, Travis Decker, 32, around 5 p.m. on May 30 in a white 2017 GMC Sierra Truck with the Washington plate number D20165C.