Category Archives: Top News Stories

Coldstream council could be facing a shortage of members this winter. Councillor Glen Taylor suffered serious injuries while working at the O'Keefe Ranch last week and could be recovering for over a y...

The Vernon School District has received a bit of a windfall from Victoria, with higher enrolment than expected this fall. Board chair Kelly Smith says they are up 117 full time students since June. Sh...

It's been quite a challenge for BC Hydro crews to restore power to all of the customers who lost service as a result of Tuesday's windstorm. Dag Sharman from Hydro says they have 20 crews working in t...

A few trees deemed potentially dangerous at Kin Beach are going to be cut down. RDNO Board Chair Bob Fleming says directors agreed to the move at Wednesday's meeting after seeing an arborist's report....

Staff with the Regional District of North Okanagan are being directed to see what the cost is of extending water services as far as the Outback Resort. Board Chair Bob Fleming says the feasibility of ...

Interior Savings is Credit Union Day in Canada by closing its branches today so that its employees can go out and help build what what they call a wave of local good. It's called a Day of Difference. ...

Vernon ultra athlete Shanda Hill is still in the mix at the Deca Ultra Triathlon in Leon, Mexico. She's now a little more than half way through the 1800 kilometre bike ride and is in 6th place overall...

Photo: Work continues on renovating the former Green Valley Motel on 25th Avenue, which will open in the next few weeks as the Okanagan Royal Park Inn A one time notorious site in Vernon is getting a ...

There are new calls for more to be done about aggressive homeless people in downtown Vernon. Merchants like Vicki Eide of Dean's Tailor Shop on 33rd Street, say it's never been this bad in the 26 year...

A local politician is in hospital in Vancouver with what are said to be serious injuries. Glen Taylor is a councillor in Coldstream, and also the manager of the O'Keefe Ranch. Coldstream mayor Jim Gar...