Douglas County Empire Press

11/11/2025

FOB Waterville

11/11/2025

The media continues to change. Bringing printed newspaper coverage to small communities is becoming increasingly challenging. At the end of November, we are shifting news coverage of Douglas County to The Wenatchee World in print and online. And so,…

The media continues to change. Bringing printed newspaper coverage to small communities is becoming increasingly challenging. At the end of November, we are shifting news coverage of Douglas County to

11/11/2025

Meet Declan

11/11/2025

Coming home from war isn’t always easy. For some, it’s harder than others. For most, a piece of themselves comes home with them.

11/11/2025

When a mother from Leavenworth pulled into the parking lot of the Community Cupboard on a recent Saturday, Hillary Clark said she could see the strain etched on her face. According to Clark, the woman works full time, but that week she didn’t have e…

When a mother from Leavenworth pulled into the parking lot of the Community Cupboard on a recent Saturday, Hillary Clark said she could see the strain etched on her face.

10/11/2025

As a driving wind pushed pouring rain sideways across Kellen Biggar Memorial Field in Waterville, Junior Mendoza sat on a bench pondering the end of his prep football career while two teammates sheltered him from the elements with umbrellas.

As a driving wind pushed pouring rain sideways across Kellen Biggar Memorial Field in Waterville, Junior Mendoza sat on a bench pondering the end of his prep football career while

06/11/2025

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04/11/2025

These days, Lauren Loebsack serves as the North Central Region communication manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation — which means, among other things, she helps make road safety go viral.

These days, Lauren Loebsack serves as the North Central Region communication manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation — which means, among other things, she helps make road safety

04/11/2025

FOB Waterville

04/11/2025

Meet Quill

30/10/2025

If you watched the 1958 MGM movie "The Big Country," you heard the phrase “It’s a Big Country” repeated throughout. Well, at the risk of sounding corny, the original footprint of Douglas County was 6,560,634 acres. Until 1909, when Grant County was …

If you watched the 1958 MGM movie "The Big Country," you heard the phrase “It’s a Big Country” repeated throughout. Well, at the risk of sounding corny, the original footprint

30/10/2025

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