Community Development will host a community meeting on May 21 to discuss the new urban growth area proposed for Malaga. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and is at Mission View Elementary School, 60 Terminal Ave.
Chelan County Economic Services seeks proposals for roofing contractor services to put a new single-slope roof on the Ohme Garden’s caretaker’s residence. Bids are due June 15.
Learn about our new building official, Josh Cavallo. Cavallo has been with the county since February. As building official, he aims to strike a balance between efficiency and safety.
The Chelan County Coroner's Office released its 2025 Annual Report, which shows the office investigated 240 cases last year and completed 77 scene investigations.
The Chelan County Veterans Program is hosting a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on June 19. Sign up now!
A disaster assistance team will be in Leavenworth May 11-15 and May 18-22 to help people and families applying for individual and household assistance related to the December 2025 flooding and windstorm.
Filing Week for the August 4 Primary Election and the November 3 General Election is May 4 – May 8.
A 53-year-old man who was incarcerated in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center was discovered dead in a general population cell. The man’s body is now in the care of the Chelan County Coroner’s Office; an autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death.
Chelan County seeks statements of qualifications, or RFQs, for engineering services to assist with its Expo Center Domestic Water Project. Responses are due by 10 a.m. on June 8.
The Chelan County Coroner's new office has officially opened at 425-B Ohme Garden Road in Wenatchee.
On April 19, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue assisted a group of hikers on Sauer Mountain Trail after a visitor sustained a serious knee laceration. Later than evening, a deputy navigated challenging nighttime terrain near Colchuck Lake to assist a lost hiking party and guide them safely to safety.
Chelan County Detectives developed probable cause and made an arrest of the manager of the Coyote House.
New platform helps Chelan County meet federal accessibility requirements while improving transparency for residents across the county.
Interested in the 2026-2046 Chelan County Comprehensive Plan Community Development is holding public meetings throughout the county on three days during the week of April 20. Come learn about the draft update.
At an April 23 community meeting, Chelan County Natural Resources is seeking public comments on its existing voluntary boat inspection program at Lake Chelan and how you feel about potentially transitioning the program to mandatory inspections.
Chelan County Natural Resources is restarting its voluntary boat inspection program on April 16 at Lake Chelan with additional inspection days planned for the 2026 boating season.
Update: Because of weather conditions, the Upper Wheeler X-Bound Rx Burn has been delayed to April 20.
Water Rescue at Roses Lake. North Deputies responded to a male whose kayak capsized in strong winds.
Chelan County Deputies were dispatched to a subject attempting to force entry into an apartment in Chelan. Suspect arrested on charges of attempted residential burglary and assault 3rd degree.
Chelan County Assessor Wes Cornelius invites property owners and all interested citizens to attend community meetings scheduled throughout the county this spring. The next meeting is April 29 at Chelan City Hall.
Chelan County commissioners will hold a ribbon-cutting event on April 16 to commemorate the opening of the new Olds Station Campus, home to the Chelan County Coroner, Emergency Management and the county's motor pool.
Deputies were dispatched to the 1700 block of Swanson Gulch Road following a report of an injury collision.
Chelan County Sheriff's Office Detectives Unit, an affiliate of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrest suspect in Plain.
Believed to be WSU’s longest-serving employee, Margaret Viebrock, director of Chelan-Douglas County Extension, marks 55 years and counting with the institution. She received university, national and state awards for her length of service and impactful outreach this past fall.
Upcoming events and schedules at the county!
Posted by: Solid Waste Management
Drop-Off Saturday at the Moderate Risk Waste Facility is June 6
Moderate Risk Waste FacilityPosted by: Community Development
Chelan County Hearing Examiner Meeting
By Zoom Video Conference or in person at 400 Douglas St.Posted by: Community Development
Chelan County Planning Commission
Zoom Meeting or 400 Douglas St., Meeting Room No. 1