Photo by Steve Mitchell Skaters from the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Thunder 14U hockey team competed in the Great Outdoors Classic last weekend at the Winthrop Rink. See story and more photos, page A7.

Editorial cartoon: November 26, 2025 November 26, 2025 by Methow Valley NewsFiled Under: Cartoons, OPINION ...

Here’s something to be thankful for when counting your Thanksgiving blessings: you live in Washington. Why? Because Washington has more of its residents covered by health insurance than any state; ...

Crews completed emergency repairs on a Methow River bridge near Gold Creek Loop Road on Nov. 18, according to a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) news release. The bridge, 3.5 ...

Rendering courtesy of Kit Kollmeyer, Serious Fun Studio The Twisp Creative District is seeking grant funding to do a complete makeover of minuscule Maves Park on Glover Street. Includes plans to fund ...

Harts Pass: November 26, 2025 November 26, 2025 by Methow Valley NewsFiled Under: Harts Pass, OPINION ...

Okanogan County will get twice as much money from the state for public defense next year, after the Legislature increased support for indigent-defense services statewide. The extra cash doesn’t come ...

Contributed photo Forty-four protesters (including Karen Mulcahy of Winthrop, pictured here) gathered on Nov. 18 outside the Yakima office of Congressman Dan Newhouse to voice their objections to his ...

Photos by Rick Lewis Remi Paz is the Defensive Player of the Year. Twenty-seven Liberty Bell High School athletes achieved all-league status as the Mountain Lions had one of the best fall sports ...

I recently heard a radio piece that cited a Bureau of Labor Statistics study showing that only 4.1% of Americans hosted or attended a social event on an average weekend or holiday in 2023. Convinced I ...

This Thanksgiving week, we may be comfortably full of gratitude platitudes. Let us balance the sweetness with a bit of savory Festivus and the annual “Airing of Grievances.” Grab a pole. Any pole will ...

Scammers abound, nowadays. Texts that claim you have an unpaid toll with a link for immediate payment. Phone calls that threaten arrest for failing to appear for jury duty demanding payment via gift ...