Early Wednesday morning, water build up from an earlier summer rainstorm came rushing down a small canyon just south of Entiat. It pushed mud, rocks, trees, and other debris out over the highway, across the railroad tracks, and out into the Columbia River. The highway remained closed the entire day and still no opening is [...]
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It’s April 2nd and it is snowing in many parts of North Central Washington. For the most part, 2009/10 has been fairly mild in the winter department. The roads, even in the passes, have been well taken care of and available to drive pretty much without fail. That all stops now that it’s April, I [...]
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Due to recent winter storms, the Washington State Department of Transportation has extended the deadline for studded tire removal through the 10th of April. The announcement was detailed on the
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Last Friday (January 15th), a huge boulder fell in Tumwater Canyon just west of Leavenworth. It caused some serious damage to the roadway and guardrail and ended up closing that section of highway 2 down for approximately 48 hours. Courtesy of the Department of Transportation, here are some photos of the boulder. Pretty amazing. Twitter [...]
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That’s the sign on US Highway 2 on the north end of Wenatchee explaining the closure at Beebe Bridge. After Labor Day, pedestrian access to the bridge may be allowed to some extent. It appears that vehicle access though could take many more days or even weeks. For up to date information regarding the closure, [...]
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Here are some good up-close photographs of the Beebe Bridge accident that occurred on August 31st courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation. Twitter This!
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North Central Washington lost a local landmark on Friday, March 6th 2009 when a fire burned down the popular candy store ‘The Alps’ located on Highway 2 just west of Leavenworth. This was a special spot to many people from the area as well as those that only frequented it when traveling towards Stevens Pass [...]
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With the recent identification of a resident pack of wolves in the area, signs are being posted warning hunters that it is against the law to shoot them. North Central Washington isn’t isolated in this situation as there are areas north of Spokane that are also going through the same process. The signs do differentiate [...]
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The recent story about Wenatchee resident Brandon Hughes painting pink hearts on city owned utility poles as his way of adding heart to the city has made the national news. Here is an example where it was included in a strange news of the day column from as far away as Georgia. Twitter This!
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TomatoFare 2008 was held at the White Heron Cellars Winery near Crescent Bar. Here is a story from the Othello Outlook that covers all the happening as well as the background behind making Grant County the Heirloom Tomato Capital Of The World. Twitter This!
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