Taylor Caldwell

2 days ago | leavenworthecho.com | Taylor Caldwell

By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff ReporterLEAVENWORTH — Chelan County Sheriff’s Office rescued an injured hiker in the Enchantments on June 20. According to CCSO, RiverCom received a report of a 32-year-old woman from Seattle who had injured her shoulder during a fall and was unable to walk out. Finding a small window before an incoming wind storm, CCSO responded to the area of Perfection Lake with a helicopter.

4 days ago | leavenworthecho.com | Taylor Caldwell

By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff ReporterLEAVENWORTH – The City of Leavenworth is working to acquire an additional parking lot for river recreation in order to address parking congestion along Icicle Road. The city entered into a purchase agreement with MLTE Properties, LLC for 37 and 81 Norling Lane, contingent upon obtaining a conditional use permit (CUP) from the county for parking purposes. The city is currently going through the application process.

4 days ago | leavenworthecho.com | Taylor Caldwell

By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff ReporterLEAVENWORTH – While recreational fireworks are banned in Chelan County, there is still plenty of fun to be found in the upper valley over Fourth of July weekend. Icicle Village Resort will host 4th of July Plaza-Palooza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the holiday. The festive block party will have lawn games, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and temporary tattoos in Snow Lakes Plaza.

1 week ago | lakechelanmirror.com | Taylor Caldwell

By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff ReporterGLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS – The Pomas Fire, located approximately 36 miles northwest of Entiat, has grown to 910 acres. In a June 19 update, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) said dead timber, west winds and low humidity with critically low fuel moistures have made safe and effective firefighting efforts challenging. Winds have continued to spread the fire, which has moved north into Ice Creek and northeast into Aurora Creek, just west of Borealis Peak.

1 week ago | leavenworthecho.com | Taylor Caldwell

By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff ReporterCHELAN COUNTY – Chelan County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has debunked a TikTok video claiming Travis Decker was taken into custody after a standoff, reiterating that the interagency search effort for the triple homicide suspect remains ongoing. “To be clear, Mr. Decker is not in custody and CCSO had no part in making the video,” CCSO wrote in a June 17 update.