Illegal rentals already seen as problem by many Homeowners throughout the Methow Valley recently received what may have seemed like an attractive offer from the vacation home management company Vacasa ...

Photo by Steve Mitchell A Saturday outing on the Pearrygin Lake trails was just one of the activities during last weekend’s Methow Valley Fatbike Meetup. See more photos on page B4.

The Methow Valley School Board on Thursday (Jan. 16) selected five finalists for a vacant seat on the board, choosing from a slate of 15 “highly qualified” applicants. The five, who will interview for ...

The Twisp Planning Commission on Wednesday (Jan. 15) held off on making a decision on a low-income housing project proposed for the orchard behind Hank’s Harvest Foods, after a three-hour public ...

The last significant winter storm systems in Washington came at the end of December, and skipped over the Methow Valley to dump moisture further east. A SNOTEL site at Salmon Meadows, northeast of ...

Twisp Municipal Court can’t hear any cases for now, after the town’s municipal court clerk resigned on Jan. 12. Theresa Ruggiero, who also served as the police department’s administrative assistant, ...

One of the keys to journalism is understanding that people like to talk about what they do. The same applies to journalists ...

The topic of trans athletes is a red herring that anti-trans people use to voice uninformed opinions about the rights of trans people. Sexual identity is a complex topic. It’s based on chromosomes, ...

Photo by Ralph Schwartz Wes Wilcox, left, and Rebecca Gallivan rehearsed a scene from the upcoming Readers’ Theater production of “The Elephant Man,” which opens Thursday (Jan. 23) The Merc Playhouse ...

Confluence Poets members will read poems by Stafford along with their own poems in response to his. Works will be also be recited by local student poets. Songwriter Ken Bevis will perform a new melody ...

The first day in office wasn’t all pomp and ceremony, however. Shortly after being sworn in, the new governor signed three executive orders. The first directed the Department of Health to convene with ...

The information below was provided by Methow Music Monthly and other sources. For more information, visit • First Sundays, Methow Acoustic Musicians Association gathers at The Cove 2 in Twisp from ...