If you are planning to burn natural debris on your property, remember that last year’s grass is very flammable right now. The Chelan County Fire Marshal's Office asks that you keep some important outdoor burning guidelines in mind.
After reviewing hundreds of short-term rental applications from existing operations, Chelan County Community Development has a better picture of which areas of the county have hit caps set on short-term rentals and which areas still have room for growth.
Chelan County commissioners have appointed Deanna Walter as the interim director of Community Development. Walter also is the Chelan County assessor.
Chelan County Community Development seeks bids from qualified firms to perform a detailed analysis of potential areas for the future creation of the Malaga Urban Growth Area. The full RFP is available online.
Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert is hosting two community meetings in the Upper Valley to update residents on timely issues. He will be in Leavenworth on March 31 and Plain on April 1.
The narcotics-detecting team of Corrections Deputy Jacob Lewis and K-9 Kait hosted a training event for their peers on March 15 at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center.
Chelan County on March 25 will sponsor a Public Safety Testing event for people interested in working in corrections. Candidates must pre-register for the testing event.
Chelan County and 15 nonprofit partners conducted the annual Homeless Point in Time Count on Feb. 24 at Link Transit’s Columbia Station in Wenatchee. Read about some of the local data collected at the event.
The Chelan County Board of County Commissioners awarded nearly $710,500 in lodging tax dollars to five local tourism-related projects that are geared toward attracting more visitors to the county.
The Chelan County Regional Justice Center recently honored Deputy Jacob Lewis as the 2021 Deputy of the Year and Sara Eggers as the 2021 Support Staff of the Year.
The Omicron Emergency Operations Center, stood up in January in response to the highly contagious COVID variant, was deactivated on Feb. 11.
UPDATE: The closure area re-opens at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Community Development is forwarding a draft code amendment to the Chelan County Planning Commission that changes the county code to allow permitted garages, an accessory structure, to be built before a primary dwelling.
Chelan County Superior Court Judge Kristin Ferrera recently was appointed by the governor to the Legal Foundation of Washington.
Tony Sandoval, manager of the Chelan County Veterans Service Office, was recently the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Service to Veterans: Superior Award.
A subcommittee of the Chelan-Douglas Health District’s governing board has narrowed its search for its new board members down to 10 finalists. The list of finalists now goes to the Boards of County Commissioners for Chelan and Douglas counties for their consideration on March 1.
The Chelan County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee seeks an executive director to lead its fledgling nonprofit organization that will spearhead tourism promotion in the county. Resumes and cover letters are due by Feb. 21.
Sara Eggers is a registered nurse and mental health professional working in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center. She recently wrote a guest editorial that appeared in the Wenatchee World about the rise of mental illness in our community and its impacts on the jail.
With the high number of positive COVID-19 cases in Chelan-Douglas Counties and interruptions in supply chains for tests, health care providers and public health are prioritizing testing for symptomatic individuals to help triage and treat illness.
Washington state has moved the statewide annual homeless Point in Time Count to Feb. 24 after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved its request to postpone the event by a month because of ongoing COVID concerns.
Chelan County and the Chelan-Douglas Health District recently opened the Omicron Emergency Operations Center at Wenatchee Valley College. Stephen Rinaldi, Chelan County fire marshal and EOC manager, wrote a guest editorial, explaining the effort, that was printed in the Wenatchee World.
Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert has announced he will not seek re-election come November. He plans to retire when his term expires at the end of the year. Filing for the upcoming election is May 16-20.
Billye Tollackson is a registered nurse and the health care manager at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center. She recently wrote a guest editorial for the Wenatchee World about the serious and complicated medical issues many incarcerated adults now have.
The Chelan County coroner seeks help from the public identifying a man who was found dead in July 2021 in the Columbia River near Hale Park.
Upcoming events and schedules at the county!
Posted by: Community Development
By Zoom Video Conference or in person.Posted by: Human Resources
The Chelan County Civil Service Commission will be meeting on June 11, 2025.
Chelan County Commissioners Office, CM Conference Room 1Posted by: Veterans Program
The Veterans Service Office will be closed on Tuesday June 10
Veterans Service OfficePosted by: Solid Waste Management
Drop-off Saturday at the Moderate Risk Waste Facility is June 7.
Chelan County Moderate Risk Waste Facility