On Dec. 7, 2024, Carolee Spaulding, long-time resident of Carlton, Washington, passed away at the age of 86. Carolee passed surrounded by her family. Carolee was born in Yakima, Washington, and ...

Most of the 34 public comments about the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW’s) closure of two-thirds of the Methow Wildlife Area during the winter to protect mule deer support the ...

After more than 22 years as the executive director of the Methow Valley Community Center, Kirsten Ostlie is retiring. Board ...

Photo by Lincoln Loehr Goat Peak was reflected in the Methow River near Mazama last weekend during a break between snowstorms ...

The software is part of Okanogan County’s compliance with a 2017 court stipulation in a lawsuit filed by the Yakama Nation.

State law allows counties to create their own office of public defender by forming a district. To do so, commissioners must appoint a selection committee consisting of one county commissioner, one ...

The Okanogan County commissioners are holding a public meeting on Monday (Dec. 23) to consider adoption of the zoning code, which has been undergoing revisions for more than a year. If adopted, the ...

The settlement, signed by Hilderbrand, his attorney Anthony Castelda, and Okanogan County Prosecuting Attorney Albert Lin, states that Hilderbrand, age 21, will enter a plea of guilty to one count of ...

Photos by Rick Lewis Wolverines Coach James DeSalvo talked with his team during an intermission. The Winthrop Wolverines battled to a middle-of-the-pack finish in the 2024 Great Outdoors Classic U18 ...

Twisp’s final budget for 2025 proved to be something of a puzzle: How can the town inject another $200,000 into the police department without having any extra money to spend? That’s what the council ...

Because land use enforcement is complaint-driven, the obligation to observe and report has fallen not on the county, but on everyday citizens who have no legal authority to do anything else about it.

Photo by Steve Mitchell The recent Methow Trails Film Fest drew an appreciative crowd to the Winthrop Barn to watch short ...