Waterville NewsLocal news for Waterville, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.March 22: State Route 28 between East Wenatchee and Quincy closed for four days- March 22, 2008 The Washington State Department of Transportation will close State Route 28 near Rock Island Dam for four days to stabilize a rock slope above the highway. via Omak-Okanogan County Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/waterville-wa/2008/03/march-22-state-route-28-between-east-wenat... Wheat farmers upset with USDA action- March 17, 2008 "I was contacted by USDA on Saturday, Feb. 2, which was very unusual. No one in the grain business has ever heard of the USDA calling someone at home on a Saturday to say they are moving reserves out of an elevator" Local wheat farmers lost several hundreds of thousands of dollars on the last of their 2007 wheat crop because government action disrupted the market and caused prices to drop, the manager of the local wheat ... via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/waterville-wa/2008/03/wheat-farmers-upset-with-usda-action?fromr... 'More than math in a cubicle'- March 8, 2008 "This has got to be one of the best competitions we have ever had" From left, Cole Loomis, 9, East Wenatchee, and Patrick Tilley, 9, Connor Tilley, 7, and Lucas Tilley, 12, brothers from Wenatchee, react in anticipation of a bridge breaking during the annual North Central ... via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/waterville-wa/2008/03/more-than-math-in-a-cubicle?fromrss=1 |