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The City of Wenatchee now has a new ordinance on its books which prohibits certain animals from being used in traveling performances within its jurisdictional boundaries. At a special meeting of the Wenatchee City Council on Thursday at Wenatchee Valley College's Mish ee twie Conference Center, councilmembers unanimously voted to restrict the use and possession of "exotic and wild animals&quo

A local animal welfare group known as North Central Washington for Animal Compassion (NCWAC) has asked the City of Wenatchee to permanently ban circus animals from performing within its jurisdictional boundaries. The group presented its request at Thursday's meeting of the Wenatchee City Council where they also offered what they claim is evidence that any and all traveling circuses with animal act

The deadline to apply for an appointment to the vacant Wenatchee City Council position is less than 10 days away. The seat is open as a result of former Council member Mike Poirier's successful campaign for Mayor of Wenatchee.

Fireworks will be allowed in many areas of North Central Washington on New Year's Eve this year. In Chelan County, fireworks are permissible for discharge between 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and 1 a.m. on Jan. 1. Spokesperson, Jill FitzSimmons, says that window applies to all unincorporated areas of the county with one important stipulation...

The City of Wenatchee is accepting applications for a new councilmember. Position 2 on the council will soon be vacated by Mike Poirier, who will assume the roll of mayor next month after winning the seat in November's general election over Brian Campbell...

The City of Wenatchee has selected a pair of firms to assist with the next phase of its massive Confluence Parkway Project. The City has contracted with Kraemer North America, LLC of Seattle and Scarsella Bros., Inc. of Kent to jointly work on a progressive strategy to both design and build the project...

The City of Wenatchee is opening its application period for 2024 tourism grants. The City is allocating $100,000 in funding to non-profits, lodging associations, chambers of commerce, destination marketing organizations, convention and visitors’ bureaus, and municipalities for tourism and tourism-related activities. C...

The City Of Wenatchee is preparing for the possibility of significant cost overruns on its massive Confluence Parkway Project. Mayor Frank Kuntz says the skyrocketing price of labor and materials coupled with the project's five-to-ten-year timeframe has prompted the City to begin thinking about additional ways of raising funds for its completion...

The Wenatchee Parks & Recreation Department is reminding residents that they have ways to help you cool off during this week's extreme heat. The splash pads at both Rotary and Lincoln Parks are open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, and the wading pools at Kiwanis-Methow, Pennsylvania, and Washington Parks are open Monday through Friday from 1 - 5 p.m. ...

The City of Wenatchee is selling its old fire station at 136 South Chelan Avenue so it can be transformed into a restaurant. The sale to the Dime Food Group of Seattle was approved by the Wenatchee City Council last week. The building was listed for sale with an asking price of $719,000 last summer and the City received six offers on the property before accepting the Dime Group's negotiated bid of