I have had the privilege of meeting countless innovative, dedicated and caring public school teachers during my career here at The World. I marvel at the sense of commitment they show to bringing out...
WENATCHEE — Longtime Wenatchee attorney and former Chelan County Superior Court judge Carol Wardell has a new lease on life, thanks to the kindness of a casual acquaintance who took the extraordinary step of...
A year ago, Wenatchee musician Rebekah Poulson flew to Boston for life-saving surgery for a rare form of appendiceal cancer. On Saturday night, she’s hosting a Celebration of Life concert to celebrate her miraculous...
It is remarkable how a small group of committed individuals in North Central Washington have changed the conversation in the state and in Washington D.C. about what we can collectively do to address the...
This is one of a series of columns exploring the lives of people in poverty and how they are finding support and encouragement from community members through a unique United Way program called Opportunity...
This is the third of a series of columns exploring our immigrant community — what they bring to our region and the challenges they face — and how others in our community are responding. ...
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of columns about immigrants in our midst and how they and the rest of our community are responding to the possibility of significant changes in...
There has been a changing of the guard at The Nature Conservancy in North Central Washington, with the retirement of Chuck Warner and the hiring of Corrina Hanson as the new lands manager based...
Lighthouse Ministries is getting huge support from our community to meet the $150.00 challenge grant put up by Stemilt Inc. to refurbish a building at 410 S. Columbia St., board president Kyle Hendrickson tells...
It was a magic afternoon at the Lighthouse Ministries soup kitchen on South Wenatchee Ave. today when a dozen youngsters from Joyful Scholars Montessori walked in the front door with six refurbished kids bicycles,...