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Woman charged in Monday Bridgeport gunfire
BRIDGEPORT — An Okanogan County woman is charged with multiple felonies for allegedly firing a handgun in traffic in near Bridgeport. Esmeralda Tavares, 18, of Brewster was arrested Monday after witnesses reported she fired at least one gunshot at their vehicle as they attempted to pass her near Highway 173 and COnklin Hill Road. No one was injured.
Blank, Lott lead LBHS tennis boys over Tonasket
Gavin Blank, Leven Lott and Kara McMillan each picked up straight-set wins in tennis singles over Tonasket at Liberty Bell High School on April 15. Jana Huarte earned a tough three-set match and the boys’ doubles team of Malcom Bosco and Connor Gonzalez also went three sets for a win over the Tigers, as the two schools split the 10 varsity matches, five wins apiece.
New reporter excited to cover Tonasket area
The Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune welcomes Robert Mueri to the staff as a photographer-writer, primarily covering the Tonasket area. Mueri lives in Tonasket with his wife Torri. They moved here last August from Shelton, Washington. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and served from 76 to 79 and worked...
Oroville Music Program treats community to a free concert at the Grange
OROVILLE — On Thursday, April 18, the Oroville Grange hosted a free concert for the community led by Oroville Music Director Valerie Coolidge and made up of musicians from the Oroville Elementary, Middle and High School. The event was a showcase of the award-winning pieces that the Oroville Music Program has been putting on across the state for the past school year.
Arts briefs: Call for LGBTQIA++ artists, Music at the Winthrop library
The Confluence: Art in Twisp has issued an exhibit call for LGBTQIA++ artists under the age of 24 to submit artwork for the gallery’s upcoming art show, “Out There,” which opens in June in the Community Gallery. If you live in Okanogan County and identify as LGBTQIA++,...
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