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The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle is a newspaper serving North-Central Washington's Okanogan County. The weekly newspaper also covers Ferry County and parts of Douglas County. The newspaper's primary readership is on the U.S. Route 97 corridor stretching from Pateros, Wash., north to the U.S.–Canada border.
Okanogan County (/ ˌ oʊ k ə ˈ n ɑː ɡ ən /) [1] is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. [2] The county seat is Okanogan, [3] while the most populous city is Omak. Its area is the largest in the state. [4]
Tonasket was officially incorporated on December 16, 1927. It is named after Chief Tonasket of the Okanogan people, [4] a local leader from this area who assumed the status of grand chief of the American Okanogan after the drawing of the Canada–United States border by the Oregon Treaty of 1846, assuming a leadership role in Okanogan territory formerly held by Chief Nicola who lived north of ...
Unlike these metropolitan newspapers, a weekly newspaper will cover a smaller area, such as one or more smaller towns or an entire county. Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, family news, obituaries). However, the primary focus is on news from the publication's coverage area.
Oroville is a city located in the northern bulk of the Okanogan Highlands in north-central Washington, United States. Oroville is a member municipality of Okanogan County, Washington, situated between Omak and Penticton. The population was 1,795 at the 2020 census.
Jul. 30—An estimated 10,000-acre fire that sparked Saturday afternoon southwest of Oroville has burned across the U.S.-Canadian border and is prompting evacuations in Okanogan County. The Eagle ...
Wauconda is located on a plateau about 23 miles (37 km) east of Tonasket, Washington, near Wauconda Pass and the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. State Route 20 travels through the settlement. [11] It is near the headwaters of a fork of Granite Creek, which empties into the Sanpoil River at nearby Republic, Washington. [12]
Okanogan (/ ˌ oʊ k ə ˈ n ɒ ɡ ən / OH-kə-NOG-ən; derived from Syilx'tsn: "rendezvous" or "meeting place") is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,379 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 2,552 at the 2010 census, within the Greater Omak Area. [5] It is the seat of Okanogan County.