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Incumbents ruling the day for local office, except one Transportation - ‘yes,’ Criminal Justice - ‘no’ NORTH COUNTY – Even after the Hughes received 1643 votes over incumsecond vote count all incumbents for bent Lael Duncan who garnered 695. office, except Lael Duncan for North “I’m looking forward to the challenge. Valley Hospital I appreciate all the C o m m i s s i o n e r, support... I was “I’m looking forward to have been returned overwhelmed by to their previous the challenge. I appreciate the support actuposts. ” said Hughes. the support... I was over- ally,According In fact, as of to whelmed by the support election officials, last Friday’s count, Teresa Hughes 6,068 ballots were actually.” has gained in her counted at 8:43 p.m. Teresa Hughes, run for the NVH on Tuesday and NVH Commissioner Elect Commissioner an estimated 2,285 Position 5 seat. Dick ballots remained Larson, in Position 4 for the Hospital uncounted, not including any ballots that Board maintained his may be received in the next few days that lead against challeng- were postmarked on or before election er Rosa Snyder. day. After the second count, the election Hughes from officials estimate about 300 remaining Tonasket, appears to ballots that could be counted. have won the conIt’s unlikely the remaining ballots tested commissioner could change the results and not all the seat. This, according uncounted ballots include the hospital to the unofficial tally district. Teresa Hughes of votes cast countIn the other seat up for election at ed by the Okanogan NVH, Position 4, favors incumbent Dick County Auditor’s office last Tuesday evening and the second county last Friday. SEE ELECTION | PG A2
Few areas in city legal for pot shop
Oroville High School senior Sierra Speiker was escorted back into town Sunday upon her return from Pasco, where the standout student-athlete won her third state cross country title in four years and second in a row. Above, Speiker shows off her state championship medal from the front seat of an Oroville fire truck; right, the champion was escorted by the Oroville Fire and Rescue Department, Oroville Police Department, after the impromptu parade was arranged by Oroville Ambulance Coordinator Debra Donahue.
BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR
OROVILLE – Being rich in parks, schools, playgrounds and day care centers means locating a marijuana store may be problematic for any would-be retailers in Oroville. “The Department of Justice, even though they said they won’t be getting involved, has some caveats,” said Oroville Police Chief Clay Warnstaff at the city council’s Tuesday, Nov. 5 meeting. According to the state Liquor Control Board’s rules, licensed marijuana retail stores “must be at least 1,000 feet from an elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facil-
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ity, child care center, public park, public transit center, library or arcade where admission is not restricted to those age 21 and older.” Last year Oroville passed an ordinance where someone convicted of illegal drug dealing within 1,000 feet of many of these same areas would be liable for double criminal penalties and fines. These areas were mapped out and Warnstaff had a pretty good idea which areas were not covered. Chief Warnstaff said, “That leaves maybe a small area near John Moran’s building… about two places between there and Jon Neal’s where someone
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WSP: Both drivers DUI in SR97 collision Crash sends seven, including pedestrian, to hospital BY GARY A. DEVON MANAGING EDITOR
OROVILLE – A two-vehicle collision five miles south of Oroville on SR97 Friday afternoon sent seven people, including a pedestrian, to the hospital and led to both drivers being investigated for Driving Under the Influence. Mary E. Capote-Smith, 44, Oroville was heading southbound in a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe when she attempted a left turn onto Ward’s Road in front of a northbound vehicle driven by Brian I. Mathis, 27, Oroville. Mathis’ 1992 Chevrolet pickup was struck nearly head-on. Smith-Capote was transported to North Valley Hospital by the Oroville Ambulance and Mathis was taken to Mid Valley Hospital by a Washington State Patrol Trooper, according to WSP Trooper B. Lovell, who filed the incident report. Mathis’ passengers, Bianca V. Carrera, 19, and an eight-year-old and
four-year-old girl, were all transported to North Valley Hospital by ambulance. The four-year-old was later airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Mathis and his passengers were wearing their seatbelts/restraints, but CapoteSmith was not, according to Trooper Lovell. Two pedestrians were standing near the stop sign on Ward’s Road when the accident occurred, Colten J. Naclerio, 21, pushed his fellow pedestrian out of the way and was struck by CapoteSmith’s Tahoe. Naclerio also went to North Valley via ambulance. The collision occurred shortly after 3 p.m. last Friday, Nov. 8, near Ward Road and Gene’s Native Smokes and resulted in traffic being backed up going both directions as the damaged vehicles, one on its side, blocked the highway. Emergency personnel from the Oroville
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Oroville firefighters cut the roof off the Chevrolet Tahoe involved in a two-vehicle collission on Highway 97 south of Oroville. The collission, being investigated as a double DUI, sent six people, including a pedestrian walking on Ward’s Road ,to the hospital.
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