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Providing a local voice for the North Central Washington community since 1905. We welcome your posts and may share them at The World newspaper and website.

Email for hi res photos: [email protected]

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The Wenatchee World is a family-owned news organization dedicated to keeping our community informed. We are passionate about serving our community and reporting on issues that are of most importance to our local audience. We are dedicated to facilitating important discussions throughout North Central Washington (NCW). Our motto is: "En

gage. Inform. Inspire." We believe in community engagement, and working on activities that lead to community success. We also print a monthly business publication, Wenatchee Valley Business World, launched October, 2010, which is distributed to all businesses in the valley and a lifestyle magazine entitled Foothills, all about the joy of living in NCW.

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SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

The Wenatchee World reserves the right to reprint all comments. Likes and shares are not endorsements. The purpose of the comment section is to foster courteous and constructive discussion of relevant issues. Wenatchee World staff reserve the right to delete any comment we deem at odds with that mission. Our standards for taste are reflected in the articles we publish in the newspaper and online; we expect your comments to follow that example. A few things we won't tolerate include personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes), commercial promotion, impersonations, incoherence, and SHOUTING. Other prohibited comments include:

1. Comments with profanity, bullying, spam, false or misleading statements
2. Comments that could cause physical and emotional harm to any person
3. Offensive language targeted toward a specific group of people
4. Offensive language targeted toward a specific individual
5. Comments that are extremely off-topic
6. Comments that are racist, sexist, or bigoted
7. Offensive memes, photos, gifs, or videos

If threats of physical harm against any individual or group are made, Wenatchee World staff will report it to the proper authorities. We will ban commenters who repeatedly violate our rules or post something over the top (threat of violence or being a serial flamer/troll) on a single story.

06/09/2025

This story is part of the Forty for Forty Project: 40 outings in 40 weeks to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.

05/09/2025

Kim Yri thought she and her husband had made it through fire season untouched. As August turned to September, the hills were calm — until she spotted a plume of smoke in the sky rising from the mountains.

Kim Yri thought she and her husband had made it through fire season untouched. As August turned to September, the hills were calm — until she spotted a plume of

05/09/2025

The federal Health Resources and Services Administration estimated a shortfall of more than 13,000 registered nurses (RNs) in Washington State in 2024.

05/09/2025

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05/09/2025

A photo submitted by Koreen Watson, taken Thursday evening on River Road looking out toward Plain. Have you snapped any photos of the smoke, fire, or falling ash from the wildfires? Share your photos or videos in the comments!

05/09/2025

After graduating from Eastmont High School in June, Tyler Williams, 18, began a summer internship at Sabey Data Centers, highlighting workforce development and public-private partnerships in the Wenatchee Valley.

05/09/2025

After 13 years at the Chelan County Fair, Jack Decker and his Family Railroad display are saying goodbye.

After 13 years at the Chelan County Fair, Family Railroad founder Jack Decker is saying goodbye.

05/09/2025

As hospitals increasingly invest in cutting-edge technology, robot-assisted surgeries are on the rise — a trend seen at Confluence Health Hospital Central Campus.

04/09/2025

Blue Bird Inc. and Peshastin Hi-Up Growers, operating as Peshastin Pear Packers LLC, have invested in a multimillion-dollar pear packing line that will increase production by 20% to 50%.

04/09/2025

A lot changed during the 2020 pandemic, but for Collins Fashions in downtown Wenatchee, business largely continued as usual.

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Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00

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We welcome your posts and may share them at The World newspaper and website. Email for hi res photos: [email protected] ---- The Wenatchee World is a news organization that has been in service in North Central Washington since the early 1900s. We are passionate about serving our community and reporting on issues that are of most importance to our local audience. We are dedicated to facilitating important discussions throughout North Central Washington (NCW). We believe in community engagement and working on activities that lead to community success. The World remains one of the last family-owned information companies in the region providing a five-day-a-week newspaper serving Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan and Grant Counties. We are dedicated to providing local coverage of issues important to the residents and local businesses of NCW. We also print a monthly business publication, Wenatchee Valley Business World, launched October 2010, which is distributed to all businesses in the valley and a bi-monthly lifestyle magazine entitled Foothills, all about the joy of living in NCW. --- SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY The Wenatchee World reserves the right to reprint all comments. Likes and shares are not endorsements. The purpose of the comment section is to foster courteous and constructive discussion of relevant issues. Wenatchee World staff reserve the right to delete any comment we deem at odds with that mission. Our standards for taste are reflected in the articles we publish in the newspaper and online; we expect your comments to follow that example. A few things we won't tolerate include personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes), commercial promotion, impersonations, incoherence, and SHOUTING. Other prohibited comments include: 1. Comments with profanity, bullying, spam, false or misleading statements 2. Comments that could cause physical and emotional harm to any person 3. Offensive language targeted toward a specific group of people 4. Offensive language targeted toward a specific individual 5. Comments that are extremely off-topic 6. Comments that are racist, sexist, or bigoted 7. Offensive memes, photos, gifs, or videos If threats of physical harm against any individual or group are made, Wenatchee World staff will report it to the proper authorities. We will ban commenters who repeatedly violate our rules or post something over the top (threat of violence or being a serial flamer/troll) on a single story.