Category Archives: Top News Stories

Organizers of a breastmilk milk drive in the Okanagan are pleased at the response for the first time event. The drive tomorrow includes a drop off in Vernon. Meggie Ross with OK Breastfeeding says a n...

Lumby has released its financial report for 2016. It shows the village has done well, coming in with a smaller debt. Mayor Kevin Acton says when it comes to debt ratio, there's less than 260 dollars p...

Enderby Council has confirmed the hiring of a new fire chief. Mayor Greg McCune says they went within the ranks promoting the Deputy Chief. "Clifford Vetter has been appointed fire chief for our commu...

Organizers of the Canada Day fireworks have added some contingencies because of the high level of Okanagan Lake. President of the organizing committee, David Frost, says a section of Lakeshore Road wi...

It had been a couple of weeks of Garrett Adams not feeling well when he took the initiative to make an appointment to see the doctor. That appointment would be the beginning of a nightmare: months of ...

At last word, the owner of a tugboat floating aimlessly in the north arm of Okanagan Lake was on the way up from the coast. The boat broke free early yesterday and began its journey north. The Okanaga...

It's been a busy spring for members of the North Okanagan Cycling Society. Aside from enjoying the great outdoors on their bikes, members have been repairing some of the trails they've blazed in local...

Armstrong is smelling a bit better these days. People have complained about a sewer smell since flooding events. Mayor Chris Pieper says the sewage treatment plant was overwhelmed by additional storm ...

The value of multi-grade classrooms is being looked at in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District. A study done buy former superintendent Dave Witt concluded that student academic performance doesn...

Officials with the Vernon Art Gallery like the idea of using Polson Park as the site for a new art gallery and museum. Executive director Dauna Kennedy-Grant says it has been talked about before. "The...