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Marshall Jones

Marshall Jones

News is best when it's local, relevant, timely and interesting. That's our focus every day. We are on the ground in Penticton, Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops to bring you the stories that matter most. Marshall may call West Kelowna home, but after 16 years in local news and 14 in the Okanagan, he knows better than to tell readers in other communities what is "news' to them. He relies on resident reporters to reflect their own community priorities and needs. As the newsroom leader, his job is making those reporters better, ensuring accuracy, fairness and meeting the highest standards of journalism.

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  • Joined: September 18, 2012
  • Articles: 3132

Salmon Arm pawn shop offers reward for stolen stuff

SALMON ARM - The owner of a Shuswap pawn shop is offering a reward for the "losers" who stole stuff from his store during a break in. RCMP have confirmed that Shuswap Pawn was broken into at 7:47 p.m., Jan. 10. Owner Mike Jalving says the thieves damaged display cases and the front door but...

Salmon Arm RCMP want your help finding stolen truck

SALMON ARM - Police are on the lookout for a stolen pickup truck and could use your help. Salmon Arm Staff Sgt. Scott West says the 2007 black GMC Sierra truck with Alberta plates EKS767 was stolen from a parking lot on Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. in the 2400 block of the Trans Canada...

It took years of hard work for David Jones to become David Bowie

LONDON – It took years of hard work for David Jones to become David Bowie. The aspiring artist was a teen popster, a hippy-ish folkie and a purveyor of novelty records ("The Laughing Gnome," best forgotten), before emerging from his chrysalis to become one of the most unpredictable and influential figures in music.

Kelowna business group votes to allow female members

KELOWNA - Women will finally be allowed into an exclusive business group in Kelowna. The Kelowna Jaycees, a chapter of Junior Chamber International, voted last night to allow women to join their club for the first time in decades. A release this morning says more than 75 per cent of 60 Jaycees who attended last...

No girls allowed? Kelowna business group to vote on female membership

KELOWNA - Members of one of this city's oldest business groups are voting tonight on what may sound like an odd resolution — whether they want to allow women into the club or not. Since 1935, the Kelowna Jaycees have brought together business professionals from ages 18 to 40. While it appears at some point...