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(Story by Kate Bouey) Some local restaurants are joining the straw-free challenge. The co-owner of The Sprouted Fig on 30th Avenue issued the challenge on Facebook last Monday. "We just found a compos...

The North Okanagan Shuswap School District is trying to figure out how to manage courtesy riders on school buses. Official trustee Mike McKay says the number of courtesy riders has reached a critical ...

The BC government is providing more funding to Okanagan College and 10 other post secondary institutions to train more health care assistants. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the 3.3 million dollars i...

Polson Avengers with founder Kai Eli at front, a volunteer group that is cleaning up Polson Park (Facebook) They call themselves the Polson Avengers, and their mission is to make Polson Park safer. 25...

The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District is trying to make sure a number of policies are well in place when a new school board is elected in the fall. Official trustee Mike McKay gave first reading ...

True Leaf Medicine International has made key leadership appointments to deepen team expertise in marketing, branding, and government relations. Don Chisholm has been appointed True Leaf's Chief Marke...

Disaster Financial Assistance is now available for eligible British Columbians in the central Interior who may have been impacted by overland flooding or landslides from heavy rains that began on Marc...

Lumby village council has approved the 2018 budget and Mayor Kevin Acton says it is good news for residents. He says taxpayers will see less than a one percent increase in property taxes from the vill...

Enderby Council has granted a Development Variance Permit Application for a property on Brickyard Road to accommodate an RV repair and retail service without the need to hook up to community water and...

A North America wide food delivery service has arrived in Vernon. SkipTheDishes is partnering with 15 local restaurants so far. Toby McRae from the company says it's the first food delivery app of its...