
Pete O'Cain
Reporter and Editor at Wenatchee World
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1 week ago |
wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain
Karen Rutherford on Thursday was named Grand Marshal of the 2025 TekniPlex Youth Parade. Rutherford was surprised by the announcement by Washington State Apple Blossom Festival royalty at La Vie En Coffee Bar & Bakery in Wenatchee. Rutherford is a former Wenatchee city councilwoman with long track record of supporting youths. kAm“z2C6? 6>3@5:6D E96 DA:C:E @7 D6CG:46 2?5 565:42E:@?[ >2<:?8 2 AC@7@F?5 :>A24E @?
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2 weeks ago |
wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain
Prosecutors on Friday filed charges against a Leavenworth man suspected in a fatal collision three years ago outside East Wenatchee. Thomas Alan O’Connell, 31, was charged in Douglas County Superior Court with hit and run — death, a Class B felony. kAmpFE9@C:E:6D D2J 96 DECF4< 2?5 <:==65 2 A656DEC:2? pAC:= `f[ a_aa[ @? w:89H2J ag 36EH66? t2DE (6?2E4966 2?5 #@4< xD=2?5 2?5 E96?
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3 weeks ago |
wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain
A 47-year-old Entiat man died Sunday morning while BASE jumping outside Wenatchee. Elliot Barstow jumped from a cliff above Highway 97A and fell 650 feet to the ground after his parachute didn’t fully open, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. kAm(:E?6DD6D E@=5 2FE9@C:E:6D E96 >2=7F?4E:@? 42FD65 q2CDE@H E@ DA:?
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1 month ago |
wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain
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2 months ago |
wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain
WENATCHEE — Five recipients were honored Thursday by The Wenatchee World for their efforts last year to make a difference in North Central Washington. "I love the Community Impact Awards event! Last night’s (Thursday’s) event was a positive affirmation of the great work people are doing in our community," said Wenatchee World Publisher Sean Flaherty. "The passion and commitment from those being honored comes through so clear when you hear them speak in person.
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