NE Washington News

Economic Alliance to administer additional $200,000 in COVID-19 relief to area businesses

By Marian Johns | Nov 8, 2020

The Economic Alliance in Okanogan County recently announced its partnership with Okanogan County to administer additional grant funding of up to $10,000 for local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Okanogan School District continues gradual return to in-person learning

By Marian Johns | Oct 12, 2020

The Okanogan School District has begun to implement its phased plan which includes gradually increasing the number of students returning to in-person learning, with 20% of each schools students slated to return to in-person instruction by Oct. 5.

North Central area to see additional financial aid, new COVID-19 data measuring due to surge in cases

By Marian Johns | Aug 24, 2020

The higher number of COVID-19 cases in North Central Washington State has spurred Gov. Jay Inslee to issue $33 million in financial aid to hard hit areas and to implement a new data calculating method for negative test results.