Unusually warm weather led to an early melt-off of snow, and the ground is drying out more quickly than normal because of continued above normal temperatures.
Numerous road construction projects will be getting underway in Chelan County in the weeks ahead.
The first is scheduled to start around May 22 in the Cashmere area.
County spokesperson Jill FitzSimmons says it will make additional upgrades to several recently-completed projects.
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The Chelan County Board of Commissioners will be in attendance at a meeting in North Bend tomorrow (May 9) regarding the reintroduction of grizzly bears to the North Cascades.
The event is being spearheaded by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, which supports the delisting and conservation of grizzly bear populations and habitats in the western United States...