The water held back by the Pinto Dam in Grant County near the town of Wilson Creek backs up to form Billy Clapp Lake. A popular lake with locals and area fishermen, Bill Clapp Lake is an integral part of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project.
Billy Clapp was a lawyer from Ephrata who during the […]
Mission Ridge’s snow making equipment (the largest in the state) made the talk of the ski resort opening pretty popular from a number of different sources.
The Seattle Times
The News Tribune
Congrats to Mission Ridge!
The China Ditch
The China Ditch area is located just south of Pateros, WA on the south side of the mouth of the Methow River. This was an area where early Chinese settlers set up a gold mining operation and in the late 1800’s dug a rather large ditch to bring water from the Methow […]
The town of Quincy is located on highway 28 just north of George and west of Ephrata. Quincy is a hub of sorts as most traveling done from north to south, and to a certain extent from east to west, in the North Central Washington regions goes through the town of Quincy.
We’ve […]
The University of Washington announced they had received nine signed letters of intent from high school seniors set on playing baseball at the collegiate level for the Huskies. Among those signing was Eastmont High School pitcher Seth Haehl.
The Nespelem Eagles have a new mascot and it sits inside their trophy case. Thanks to Monte Joseph, an actual Eagle… fresh from the taxidermist, will greet students from behind glass at Nespelem School.
Just an update, we’ve added photos of Omak to our North Central Washington Community Gallery. Omak is home to the Omak Stampede and is a great destination for anyone interested in outdoor recreation, or a nice layover on a trip through North Central Washington.
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We’ve just added some photos of Trinidad, Washington to the North Central Washington Communities Gallery.
Trinidad is a very small community located on Highway 28 between Rock Island and Quincy, Washington. It sits right at the turn off for, and above the cliffs of, the popular Crescent Bar Resort along the Columbia River.
More photos of […]
Washington State’s jobless rate held at 4.8 percent, but the lowest jobless rate of Washington’s metropolitan areas is right here in the North Central Washington.
Washington State Metropolitan Area Unemployment Rates:
Longview: 6
Tacoma: 4.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes: 4.3
Tri-Cities: 4.3
Yakima: 4.3
Spokane: 4.2
Bremerton: 4.2
Olympia: 4.1
Bellingham: 3.8
Wenatchee: 3.7
It’s been years since there has been any new hydroelectric dam construction talk going on in the North Central Washington area, but officials are looking into the possibility of a new dam constructed on the Similkameen River just west of Oroville, Washington - right near the Canadian border.
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