Quad City Herald

3 weeks ago | qcherald.com | Taylor Caldwell

By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff ReporterWENATCHEE – In the wake of a heartbreaking discovery, the community-at-large has rallied to support Whitney Decker, the mother of three missing daughters who were recently found deceased near Rock Island campground in Leavenworth. Three sisters – Olivia, Evelyn, and Paityn Decker – were originally reported missing after their father, 32-year-old Travis Decker, failed to bring them home following a parental visitation on May 30.

1 month ago | qcherald.com | Mike Maltais

By MIKE MALTAIS Ward Media Staff Reporter Student volunteers from Brewster and Pateros, including freshmen Noulia Nila and Alexa Villalobos, placed crosses with American flags and helped raise large flags at Locust Grove Cemetery on Saturday, May 24, in preparation for Memorial Day ceremonies.

1 month ago | qcherald.com | Mike Maltais

By MIKE MALTAIS Ward Media Staff Reporter Douglas Okanogan County Fire District 15 units from Rocky Butte, Brewster, and Pateros responded to a wind-driven fire on the northeast slope of Dyer Hill on Monday, May 26. Firefighters quickly contained the flames. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

1 month ago | qcherald.com | Mike Maltais

By MIKE MALTAIS Ward Media Staff ReporterBREWSTER – The Bears FFA Chapter sent a team of 16 students to the 95th annual State FFA Convention held at WSU from May 8-10, where the group represented both school and community in memorable fashion. Together with the contests and events, the Brewster students attended workshops teaching them about leadership, finding purpose in their life, planning for their futures, how to communicate, and much more.

1 month ago | qcherald.com | Mike Maltais

By MIKE MALTAIS Ward Media Staff ReporterBREWSTER – The outlook for the continued one day a week operation of the Brewster Food Bank has not improved since director David Burdick’s March update to the city council. “We are still running it weekly on Thursdays but just looking at the numbers and what we have to fall back on at this point it’s not sustainable,” said Burdick.