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Sept. 2: Patrol releases identity of fatal crash victim
     OKANOGAN – The Washington State Patrol has released the identity of a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, woman who was killed Sept. 1 when her motorcycle hit a guardrail on state Highway 20 east of Loup Loup Pass.
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Sept. 2: Patrol releases identity of fatal crash victim
     OKANOGAN – The Washington State Patrol has released the identity of a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, woman who was killed Sept. 1 when her motorcycle hit a guardrail on state Highway 20 east of Loup Loup Pass.
Sept. 2: State lowers fire precaution level in part of Okanogan County
     OLYMPIA – The state Department of Natural Resources is lowering the industrial fire precaution level in parts of Okanogan County.
 
Sept. 1: Saskatchewan woman dies in Loup Loup crash
     OKANOGAN - A Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, woman was killed Sept. 1 when her motorcycle hit a guardrail on state Highway 20 east of Loup Loup Pass on Sept. 1.
 
Sept. 1: Police seek information on man found in alley
     GRAND COULEE - Police are investigating a possible beating in Electric City over the weekend.
 
Sept. 1: Tonasket woman fined for burn barrel
     TONASKET - The state Department of Ecology has issued a fine of $6,500 to Ardith Law for a burn barrel fire that escaped, causing a larger wildfire requiring response from firefighters.
 
Aug. 31: Five arrested in pot seizure
     OKANOGAN - Five people were arrested and some 40,000 marijuana plants were destroyed in Tonasket and the Methow Valley areas during the past two weeks.
 
Aug. 30: Two injured in Ellisforde crash
     ELLISFORDE - An Oroville man was injured Aug. 29 when the vehicle in which he was riding left U.S. Highway 97 and crashed into an orchard.
 
Aug. 29: Study finds fuel treatments can reduce fire severity
     PORTLAND, Ore. - A study conducted by U.S. Forest Service and University of Washington scientists has found that fuel treatments - even of only a few acres - can reduce fire severity and protect older trees desirable for their timber, wildlife and carbon-storage value.
 
Aug. 28: Comments sought on state haze-reduction plan
     OLYMPIA - The state Department of Ecology invites comments on the state's proposed plan to reduce pollution that causes haze in national parks and on other federal lands, including the North Cascades and Pasayten Wilderness.
 
Aug. 26: Firefighters surround fire near Republic 
     REPUBLIC - Local resources showed great cooperation in their efforts at fighting the 650-acre Fish Hatchery Road Fire, which had been surrounded by a bulldozer fire line by the evening of Friday, Aug. 27, according to a Type 2 incident management team spokeswoman.
 
 
 
 
Aug. 27: Pateros hydros to roar at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday
     PATEROS - Hydroplane racing returns to Lake Pateros Aug. 28-29 with the annual Terry Troxell Memorial Regatta.
 
Aug. 27: District fair runs through Sunday in Waterville
     WATERVILLE - The North Central Washington District Fair runs through Aug. 29 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
 
Aug. 27: Highways reopen after dust storm
     LEAHY JUNCTION - Highways 17 and 172 in the Leahy Junction-Mansfield area have been reopened.
 
Aug. 27: Fiddle contest planned Saturday in Winthrop
     WINTHROP - The 12th annual North Cascades Oldtime Fiddlers Contest will be Saturday, Aug. 28.
 
Aug. 26: Wildfire chars more than 300 acres near Republic 
     REPUBLIC - A fast-moving wildfire fanned by stiff winds charred more than 300 acres of land six miles northeast of town Thursday, Aug. 26.
 
 
 
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  SPORTS
Ferry County will get new trail
     REPUBLIC — A new system of trails will bring motorized and non-motorized recreation opportunities closer to town.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Fall sports standings, scores
 
  RECENTLY POSTED PHOTO ALBUMS
Aug. 21: Jet Ski races in Pateros
Aug. 12-15: World-Famous Suicide Race
Aug. 6: Bulls and Barrels in Tonasket - Bulls
Aug. 6: Bulls and Barrels in Tonasket - Barrels
Aug. 6: 40th Mid-Valley Tennis Tournament
Aug. 1: Suicide Race practice race
July 25: Suicide Race practice Sunday 2010
July 24: Senior 50-plus Softball Tournament
July 24: Comancheros Tractor Pull in Tonasket
July 4: Chesaw Fourth of July Rodeo
July 4: Chesaw Fourth of July Rodeo parade
July 4: Chesaw Fourth of July Rodeo kids games
June 19: Demolition Derby Omak Heat 2
June 19: Demolition Derby Omak Heat 1
June 19: Demolition Derby-kids races Heat 1
June 19: Demolition Derby night at the Stampede Arena
June 19: Youth baseball U12 Methow vs. Moses Lake tournament
June 19: Youth baseball U12 Omak vs. Okanogan tournament
June 19: Youth baseball U10 Omak tournament
June 18: Babe Ruth Omak tournament
June 18: Cage fighting in Omak
 
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