Busiest Weekend Of Year, Memorial Day Travel Requires Planning Ahead
The Memorial Day travel weekend is here. Considered one of the busiest travel times of the year, nearly 43 million Americans will have a weekend getaway, according to AAA. The group is forecasting the second-highest travel volume on record since AAA began tracking holiday travel volumes in 2000, trailing only 2005. Overall, an additional 1.5…
Read MoreGood News For Growers – Apple Tariffs Lifted, Funding Coming For Cherries
A trade war that started with tariffs on steel and aluminum soon moved to other commodities. Last week, Washington apple growers got a break from the politics. Marcus Bellissimo reports. Just as local apple producers are cheering the end of tariffs on exports to Mexico, cherry growers in the region got a boost from Congress.…
Read MoreKOHO Friday Sports with Ian Dunn – Spring Sports State, Skyhawks Rematch
Wenatchee World Sports Editor Ian Dunn joins KOHO’s Dan Langager for our weekly look at local sports. Dunn breaks down the teams and players from the Caribou Trail League and Big 9 heading to state in golf, tennis, track and baseball. The Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks have a big rematch against the Idaho Horsemen tomorrow night and…
Read MoreKOHO Five @ 5:00 – Thursday, May 23, 2019
Marcus Bellissimo wraps up today’s top news stories in your KOHO Five @ 5. Ahead on the Five @ 5; Fire crews from Chelan and Manson knocked down a small orchard burn that got out of control yesterday….. Cayuse and Chinook passes near Mount Rainier will open this morning in time for Memorial Day weekend………
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City’s Hearing Examiner Awards Permit For Leavenworth Adventure Park
Developers of the proposed Leavenworth Adventure Park got the news they hoped for. On Monday, the city of Leavenworth’s hearing examiner Andrew Kottkamp issued two decisions regarding the park – upholding the environmental determination of no impact and approving the conditional use permit. However Kottkamp did include several conditions for issuing the permit. They include…
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Water Safety Tips For Your Memorial Day Weekend
Summer is coming and that means fun on the water. And local Marine Patrol units aims to keep it that way. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Drought Emergency Now Covers Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan, Nearly Half of State
Drought-like conditions are something we’ve come to expect during the summer in eastern Washington. But Governor Inslee’s recent expansion of a drought declaration includes local watersheds and a good potion of western Washington, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreKOHO Five @ 5:00 – Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Marcus Bellissimo wraps up today’s top news stories in your KOHO Five @ 5. Ahead on the Five @ 5; The Leavenworth hearing examiner rules in favor of the Developers of the proposed Leavenworth Adventure Park….. The Chelan County Auditor says nearly two-dozen offices had no candidate file during filing week…… Gov. Jay Inslee signed…
Read MoreChelan County Commission Update with Bob Bugert – WUI Code, Supplemental Budget
Chelan County Board of Commissioner Bob Bugert joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about being firewise. The Commissioners held a workshop this week with home builders and fire chiefs on the county’s WUI code – Wildland Urban Interface. Bugert said with more people moving into the WUI, it’s a question of…
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Outdoor Report – Fishin’ Magician Dave Graybill
In this week’s KOHO Outdoor Report, Dan Langager talks with the Fishin’ Magician himself Dave Graybill. Graybill talks hitting popular spots like Lake Chelan, Banks Lake and others around Grant County.
Read MoreKOHO Five @ 5:00 – Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Dan Langager wraps up today’s top news stories in your KOHO Five @ 5. Ahead on the Five @ 5 – the city of Leavenworth’s hearing examiner approves the proposed Adventure Park’s conditional use permit, Cascade High School’s renovation is complete, Gov. Inslee expands the state’s drought declaration and apple exporters are happy tariffs from…
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