 In 1910 , <unk> established the Omak Chronicle . Three years later , it was renamed the Omak – Okanogan County Chronicle and expanded its coverage to the whole county as its primary newspaper . In February 1998 , an online version was established , which had approximately 170 @,@ 000 viewers in April 2013 . He later became the owner and publisher . Since then , the newspaper has been expanded to serve nearby Ferry County . The Okanogan Valley Gazette – Tribune , based in Oroville , and The Wenatchee World , based in Wenatchee , with an administration office in nearby Okanogan , also serve Omak as alternative publications . 
