Posts Tagged ‘Okanogan County’
Canyon Creek Fire Now Contained, Crews Head Home
The Canyon Creek Fire that started Saturday afternoon near Carlton and Highway 153 is now contained at 1,200 acres. As Icicle Broadcasting’s Jay Witherbee reports, state crews brought in Sunday are heading home and mop-up and other repair work is now underway.
Read MoreFirefighters Get 10% Containment on Canyon Creek Fire Near Carlton
Almost 100 homes are under Level 2 and 3 evacuation notices due to the Canyon Creek Fire, a brushfire in Okanogan County one mile outside of Carlton near Highway 153. It started Saturday shortly after noon and officials say initial fire spread was quick through dry grass and heavy brush due to strong winds. Crews…
Read MoreNorth Cascades Highway Reopens Ahead of Schedule
State Route 20 – the North Cascades Highway – reopened for 2017 at 11 a.m. yesterday. Opening for the upcoming summer season not only provides drivers another option to cross the Cascades but reconnects US Bike Route 10 between Skagit and Okanogan counties. WSDOT crews were able to speed up the projected eight week reopening with…
Read MoreCougars Killed in Okanogan County After Pet Attackes
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife tracked and killed two cougars in Okanogan County last week after two pets were attacked, one in Twisp and one in Winthrop. Wildlife experts said last week’s cold snap was definitely a factor, on top of habitat loss from two years of wildfires, and the resulting loss of…
Read MoreNational Fallen Firefighters Memorial to Honor Three Killed in Twisp Last Year
The 35th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will honor three firefighters who died in the line of duty in Okanogan County. They are among the 79 firefighters who died in 2015 and 33 firefighters who died in previous years who will be remembered at the official national service at the National Fire Academy in…
Read MoreGebbers Farm CEO Escapes Attempted Murder
An attempt to shoot the CEO of Gebbers Farms in Brewster on Wednesday has resulted in one arrest. Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said the suspect, Mark Worth, opened fire at Cass Gebbers while he was driving. Worth was later apprehended in Wenatchee after agreeing to meet with authorities. Gebbers was taken to a regional hospital…
Read MoreTwo Years Later, Pateros Recovery Continues with New City Sign
Two years after the massive Carlton Complex of wildfires tore through the town of Pateros, residents are raising money to rebuild their historic city sign. The community wants to replace the 30-foot “Pateros” sign that stood for decades along Highway 97 but was scorched by wildfire. The Carlton Complex blaze started two years ago today,…
Read MoreOkanogan Long-term Recovery Enters Phase 2
The Carlton Complex Long Term Recovery Group changed their name to the Okanogan County Long Term Recovery Group after a second summer of intense record breaking wildfires swept through the region. The Recovery Group has wrapped up their first phase of work, which included the rebuilding of 17 homes lost in the 2014 Carlton Complex…
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