PESHASTIN — While it’s challenging to pinpoint the exact year that baseball started in the United States, the national pastime has been played in America since early in the 19th century. Though many subtle aspects of the game have changed, others remain evergreen. Key among the list of impor…
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WENATCHEE — Public defense directors in Chelan and Douglas counties want to be optimistic about newly approved caseload limits meant to improve indigent defense for clients and working conditions for public defenders.
The Waterville Town Council has filled one seat left vacant but now finds itself with a new vacancy.
MANSFIELD – The Mansfield FFA hosted its second annual dinner and silent auction at the Mansfield Pioneer Hall on Sunday, March 24.
EAST WENATCHEE — The Chelan-Douglas Health District has identified 58 cases of whooping cough.
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MANSFIELD – The Mansfield FFA hosted its second annual dinner and silent auction at the Mansfield Pioneer Hall on Sunday, March 24.
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WENATCHEE – Fresh from Spring Break, it was time to hit the road. The Shockers fastpitch team traveled three times last week for four games, making for an exciting, if hectic, week in which they went 2-and-2. Read moreGirls build teamwork in whirlwind week of games
KITTITAS – At certain schools, the football field sits in the middle of the track. Read moreTrack and field athletes improve marks, place in Kittitas
Lauren Shiflett smashes a triple for Waterville-Mansfield during the Shockers' fastpitch game Monday, April 8, versus the Wenatchee JV squad. The Shockers had the bases loaded when Shiflett came to bat, and her hit scored three runs. Wenatchee won, 30-8. The game was Waterville-Mansfield's f… Read moreFastpitch team back on the field, meets Wenatchee
EAST WENATCHEE — On the eve of their spring break, the Waterville-Mansfield track and field team had plenty of momentum. The Shockers won nine events and had several top five finishes in the Eastmont JV Invitational on March 28 at Eastmont High School. Read moreShockers make a good showing in track and field
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As an 84-year-old widow, Eva Brown told her pioneer story to WPA workers writing “Told by the Pioneers Volume II.” This book was a WPA Washington Pioneer Project. (The Worker’s Project Administration was part of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal during the Great Depression. The WPA paid skilled … Read morePioneer Eva Brown
In 1884, your pioneering heart hungered for a fresh start. As the younger brother, you didn’t get the family farm, and working for “him” for a share is not providing you with independence or purpose. Your kids are wearing “their” hand-me-downs, and your shack lacks the nice things they have … Read morePioneers endured with hopeful hearts
Rusticate is not an apt word for describing the pioneer west. The imagery of a country gentleman enjoying leisure is not consistent with the hard work involved in the pioneer life. Folk in the 1880s and ’90s took the good alongside the hard times. Everything came jumbled together without the… Read moreEarly plans for Bridgeport didn't all pan out
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