Greetings Fellow Creatures of Earth! I'm Chris Hansen, your host for the KPQ Morning Update and Jack-of-all-radio-trades at Townsquare Media in Wenatchee, Washington. I'm a broadcast media veteran who thoroughly enjoys his work and strives to make a positive impact on the world every time I take to the airwaves. In my spare time, I like to write, draw and podcast. I also love immersing myself in philosophical thought to mixtapes of cheesy rock music on long drives to nowhere in particular - I'm a silent marauder of the long and endless highway! I am also fond of animals and stargazing, and I love chasing thunderstorms when the opportunity presents. And I still collect CDs and vinyl records, as well as clever talismans from forgotten antique stores and really cool shoes. I look forward to being with you on the radio very soon...
Chris Hansen
Ten Smallest School Districts In Washington
School's not quite out for summer just yet, but soon classrooms across the state will bid farewell to their students and faculty for another three-month break between school years.
And while the hallways and lunchrooms at some of those schools will be missing as many as 51,000 kids, like at the state's largest school - Seattle High - others will only be without a handful of students during the hot
Best Stargazing Spots in NCW
It's not surprising I suppose that since I consider myself a bit of a Star Kiddo (i.e., that I'm not really from around these Earthly parts ;-) that I love to go stargazing.
Even if you don't identify with being from some vastly distant place in the cosmos like I do, stargazing is a great way to remind us all exactly where we come from...
First Responders Report Uptick in Failure to Yield for Emergency Traffic
Local first responders are reminding motorists to obey the law and yield the right of way to emergency vehicles.
Several area agencies say there's been a recent uptick in collisions and near collisions with emergency vehicles due to drivers not moving over.
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Nice Beaver!
Okay, admittedly I'm not exactly sure why this is the case, but today (April 7) is International Beaver Day!
It's a 24-hour cycle set aside specifically for the purpose of paying homage to Castor canadensis, the world's second-largest rodents (the capybara of South America are the largest btw ;-)...
Chasing Rainbows in NCW
With plenty of party sunny skies with passing April showers in the weather forecast for the days ahead, conditions are shaping up to be perfectly ripe for a little rainbow hunting!
Now more often than not, rainbows aren't really something we can search down; the vast majority of them simply appear before our eyes from seemingly out of nowhere...
First Responders Advocating Use of Personal Locator Beacons
With more and more people heading into the back country for hiking and other recreation, emergency responders in the region are advising everyone that does so to carry a satellite messaging device or personal locator beacon.
"They're very light weight and fit in the palm of your hand," explains Shawn Ballard of Ballard Ambulance...
Law Enforcement Reminding of Dangers When Passing Farm Equipment
As farmers around North Central Washington and the Columbia Basin prepare their fields for this year's growing season, local law enforcement agencies are reminding drivers about the increased presence of farm equipment and implements traveling on county roads and state highways...
WVC Offering New Machine Operator Certificate
Wenatchee Valley College (WVC) is offering a new machine operator certificate this spring.
The certificate is designed to meet the growing demand for degrees and certificates through WVC in aerospace electronics, network administration, machining, and welding.
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Aplets or Cotlets?
Among North Central Washingtonians, it's a debate that has raged for over one hundred years now.
Much like age old arguments such as vanilla or chocolate, Coke or Pepsi, and smooth or chunky dominate the ubiquitous landscape of foodie taste buds everywhere, the question of 'Aplets or Cotlets' is very much a thing if you're from around these parts...
Ten Restaurants You’ll Likely Never See In Wenatchee
It's an age-old question that almost everyone seems to ask every time a vacant lot springs up in an area of commercial real estate in the Wenatchee Valley; "I wonder if we're getting a....", and nine times out of ten, whatever comes after that 'a' is a restaurant chain...