Wenatchee World

The Lakeside Tavern features a stage, rooftop tiki bar and photos from the historic Lakeside School in May 2025. Sigillo Cellars shuttered its Chelan location on Aug. 12 after seven years of serving wine on the south shore of Lake Chelan. Adjoining Lakeside Tavern, which opened in May 2025, is also closed, according to a social media post. The business was located at 2037 W. Woodin Ave., off the main drag as visitors entered Chelan from Highway 97.

A slice of blackberry pie with vanilla ice cream. It’s that time of year! The wild blackberries are everywhere in our neighborhood. My wife and I have an arrangement. I do the picking and Wendy bakes the pies. Following my daily walk through our local forest preserve, I decided to take advantage of a cool morning and go picking. The bushes at the top of our lane were loaded. Finding a nearby container, I started in.

A new analysis from the state Department of Revenue shows Washington’s high-earner income tax will be paid by thousands of additional households and produce hundreds of millions of dollars more than previously assumed — if voters don’t ditch it this fall. These larger figures will be in front of voters as they decide whether to repeal the tax in the Nov. 3 election. If voters uphold the tax, it could mean lawmakers need to make fewer cuts to balance the next two-year budget. kAm(96? v@G] q@3 u6C8FD@?

This map shows updated evacuation information for the Little Giant Fire burning in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Evacuation zones for the Little Giant Fire changed Thursday, expanding near Lake Chelan and Lake Wenatchee as wildfire conditions continue to evolve. In the Lake Wenatchee area, a small portion was added to the south end of the Level 3 evacuation zone — go now — closing the gap between the Lake Wenatchee and Entiat evacuation zones.

The Wenatchee man who police say hit two men with a double-sided machete was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail after pleading guilty to double assault charges, but he

A Wenatchee man on Wednesday pleaded guilty and was sentenced after he made violent threats to police, stole from a local business and threatened to blow up a local church nearly two years ago. Samuel Guillen, 37, was sentenced in Chelan County Superior Court to 26 months in prison after pleading guilty to threats to bomb or injure property, two counts of harassment, fourth-degree assault and third-degree theft. kAmp 49FC49 >6>36C :?

Mop-up operations on the southwest portion of the Little Giant Fire on Aug. 11, 2026. Growth on the Little Giant Fire slowed Thursday as crews continued to increase and strengthen containment lines. The lightning-caused blaze has burned about 127,771 acres, growing by less than 1,000 acres overnight, and is 5% contained. “Natural features continue to limit fire growth along the western fire flank,” said the Incident Command Team in a fire update press release.

One veterans service office serving two counties: that’s what officials in Chelan and Douglas counties are considering. Proponents of a merger say it’d create a one-stop shop for veterans looking for assistance in a two-county area that has already combined — or is considering combining — certain government functions. But others have questions about oversight and how tax dollars would be managed kAm“!@E6?E:2==J[ x E9:?< :E’D 2 8@@5 :562] (9J H2DE6 >@?6J @?