WENATCHEE — Fourteen arts and culture organizations in the Wenatchee Valley, Leavenworth and Lake Chelan area will share $192,500 in grants they can use for programming, staffing or other operating needs.

CHELAN COUNTY — Periods of heavy rain this week could pose flood and debris-flow risks in and downstream of the Little Giant Fire area, officials warn.

CHELAN — Chelan High School math teacher Ken Barnes is the first teacher in Washington to teach the University of Washington's Calculus III class through the UW in the High School program, according to Lake Chelan School District Superintendent Brad Wilson.

CHELAN – A proposed trail connecting Chelan’s existing walking routes toward Walmart is moving through design, with city staff tentatively targeting construction in 2029 if they can secure the remaining funding.

CHELAN COUNTY — The Board of County Commissioners passed a 2027 preliminary budget on Nov. 2, working with a gap of about $4.6 million between department requests and 2027 projected revenues.

CHELAN – A proposal to restore two-way traffic on the Woodin Avenue Bridge remains on Chelan’s transportation project list, but the estimated $14 million conversion is among seven projects left out of the city’s draft six-year street spending plan.

EAST WENATCHEE – The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority has $4 million in federal funding for the second phase of the Trades District and is looking to state and federal sources to help pay for the roughly $20 million expansion. The Port must spend the money already in hand by Nov. 30, 2028, CEO Jim Kuntz told commissioners at their Nov. 4 retreat.

CHELAN – Chelan plans to break ground on a replacement recycling center as early as weather allows in spring 2027, more than two years after a fire destroyed the city’s facility.

CHELAN — A new parking lot is in place at the Lake Chelan Community Center, and work is nearing completion on a gymnasium and performing arts space that will give the center room for sports, live performances and larger community events.

CHELAN – When a piece of playground equipment breaks at Don Morse Park, Chelan parks crews sometimes have to remove it. Replacement parts are no longer available for some of the equipment, and some facilities at the waterfront park are inaccessible to people with disabilities.

CHELAN – A water leak can run up a household’s bill long before anyone sees water coming out of the garage. Chelan is proposing a $750,000 meter upgrade that could help catch those leaks sooner by giving the city access to water use readings year-round.

MANSON — Manson American Legion Wilkinson-Beeman Post 108 contributed $4,000 to six organizations serving veterans, seniors and families throughout the Lake Chelan Valley in 2026, continuing its annual community giving program.

CHELAN COUNTY — Stacy Willoughby widened her lead in the closest race on North Central Washington's ballot, the 12th Legislative District's Position 1 House seat, while challengers held their leads in four Chelan County races and the Wenatchee School District's $275 million high school bond remained short of the supermajority it needs.

WENATCHEE — Chelan PUD customers raised concerns about the cost of living and asked about the impact of data centers on their bills and whether surplus hydropower revenue could be used to lower rates as commissioners prepare to vote Nov. 16 on a proposed five-year rate plan.

WENATCHEE — New power-sale contracts are strengthening Chelan PUD’s financial outlook as the utility considers a $547 million spending plan for 2027, including increased investment in dams, substations and transmission infrastructure.

MANSON — The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority agreed Nov. 4 to close the remaining approximately $25,000 funding gap for the Old Swim Hole restoration project and provide additional support if needed, up to a total contribution of $50,000.

CHELAN — Lake Chelan is expected to reach levels about 1.3 feet below its usual seasonal target in late winter and early spring 2027 as Chelan PUD prepares for a planned outage of both generating units.

WENATCHEE — A Cascade High School senior who designed shoe insoles that generate electricity, the Chelan couple behind the Lake Life retail brand and the emergency dispatch center for Chelan and Douglas counties are among the winners of NCW Tech Alliance's 2026 Innovator Awards.

WENATCHEE — Chelan PUD commissioners debated on Nov. 2 whether to begin a five-year rate plan with a smaller electric increase, with some favoring a more gradual approach and others warning that smaller increases would leave customer payments falling further behind operating costs.

MANSON — Chelan PUD commissioners approved up to $100,000 in additional funding Nov. 2 to help close a budget gap threatening Manson Parks and Recreation District’s Old Swim Hole Improvement Project.