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The Vernon Public Art Gallery’s current exhibition Cultivate includes Tara Nicholson’s Spray Suit. (photo submitted)

Cannabis debate heats up

The Vernon Public Art Gallery will host a discussion on legalization of marijuana Thursday at 6 p.m.

The Vernon Public Art Gallery’s current exhibition Cultivate includes Tara Nicholson’s Spray Suit. (photo submitted)
Vehicles go slow along 25th Avenue in Vernon Thursday morning because of slick conditions. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)

Snow impacts traffic

It is slow going on many routes and particularly along 25th Avenue heading into Okanagan Landing

Vehicles go slow along 25th Avenue in Vernon Thursday morning because of slick conditions. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)
UPDATED: Vernon Transit shut down

UPDATED: Vernon Transit shut down

Due to poor road conditions, the transit service is being impacted. check here for updates

UPDATED: Vernon Transit shut down
Traci Genereaux made an impression on her family and teachers. (photo submitted)

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: No judgment calls

I was in my teens when word came that a 27-year-old relative had been found murdered.

Traci Genereaux made an impression on her family and teachers. (photo submitted)
The Upper Room Mission provides a number of services to Vernon residents. (Morning Star file photo)

Upper Room needs help

Mission seeking donations of gloves, toques and scarves

The Upper Room Mission provides a number of services to Vernon residents. (Morning Star file photo)
Winter chills Vernon infrastructure work

Winter chills Vernon infrastructure work

Plans for infrastructure projects are being revised because of the cold temperatures and snow on the ground

Winter chills Vernon infrastructure work
A vehicle did doughnuts at the Marshall Field soccer fields on the weekend. (photo submitted)

Soccer fields trashed

Over the weekend, someone left the driveway at Marshall Field and drove across four soccer fields

A vehicle did doughnuts at the Marshall Field soccer fields on the weekend. (photo submitted)
Vernon mayor apologizes after breathalyzer test

Vernon mayor apologizes after breathalyzer test

Akbal Mund received an immediate, three-day roadside prohibition and a $200 fine

Vernon mayor apologizes after breathalyzer test
School board input sought

School board input sought

The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District wants to know how many trustees it should have

School board input sought
Vernon explains snow removal

Vernon explains snow removal

The City of Vernon is clarifying how it tackles snow on local roads.

Vernon explains snow removal
Vernon road closed

Vernon road closed

Crews will be working to install a culvert on Pottery Road, between 15th Street and Francis Road

Vernon road closed
Westshore water shut off

Westshore water shut off

The Regional District of Central Okanagan advises some customers of the Westshore Estates Water System will be without water Monday

Westshore water shut off
Cannabis sales worry rural officials

Cannabis sales worry rural officials

North Okanagan electoral areas debate marijuana sales

Cannabis sales worry rural officials
Cannabis sales worry rural officials

Cannabis sales worry rural officials

North Okanagan electoral areas debate marijuana sales

Cannabis sales worry rural officials
Traci Genereaux made a positive impression on her friends and teachers. (Facebook photo)

Genereaux remembered fondly

Human remains found on a farm in Silver Creek are those of 18-year-old Traci Genereaux

Traci Genereaux made a positive impression on her friends and teachers. (Facebook photo)
North Okanagan residents battle the first snowfall of the season Thursday. (Lisa VanderVelde/Morning Star)

Lots of snow on Southern Interior highways

Snow expected to slow throughout Friday across the region

North Okanagan residents battle the first snowfall of the season Thursday. (Lisa VanderVelde/Morning Star)
Residents explore the area above Foothills proposed for a park. (photo submitted)

Vernon park process begins

GVAC has decided to include the concept of a Foothills park in the development of an overall parks plan

Residents explore the area above Foothills proposed for a park. (photo submitted)
Marketing would be the focus of a new resort association at Silver Star. (photo submitted)

Silver Star dispute heats up

Politicians aren't making any rash decisions as emotions run high at Silver Star.

Marketing would be the focus of a new resort association at Silver Star. (photo submitted)
Winter hits Southern Interior highways and Okanagan-Shuswap

Winter hits Southern Interior highways and Okanagan-Shuswap

There is a snowfall warning in effect for all parts of the Okanagan and Shuswap

Winter hits Southern Interior highways and Okanagan-Shuswap
Braden Matejka, who was raised in Enderby and lives in Lake Country, was injured during the Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday night. He was on a holiday with girlfriend Amanda Homulos. (Facebook)

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Conspiracy theories heartless

Conspiracy theories are probably as old as humankind, and some have taken on mythical proportions – the gunman on the grassy knoll when Kennedy was shot or astronauts actually not landing on the moon.

Braden Matejka, who was raised in Enderby and lives in Lake Country, was injured during the Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday night. He was on a holiday with girlfriend Amanda Homulos. (Facebook)