Okanogan County resident Justine, posting outside and smiling

New remote work certificate program strengthens rural vitality

Okanogan County resident Justine Salazar landed a state agency job without leaving her community, thanks to the new Washington Rural Online Initiative

Emergency prepardeness kit with an emergency preparedness checklist

Improving customer and community resilience during power outages

Avista has worked with our community partners to distribute 6,500 outage preparedness kits to our most vulnerable customers across eastern Washington and North Idaho

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Local Treasures with Pia has a new focus

Look forward to features on local organizations in the new year.

Local Treasures with Pia: 49 Degrees North has a new quad lift

Snow is moving in and the Northern Spirit Express is ready to zoom skiers to the top of Chewelah Peak at record speed.

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At Home with Lisa: Window caulk

Lisa seals gaps in her windows using rope caulk.

At Home with Lisa: 2021 recap

Lisa’s completed projects in the first half of the year