Some $2.3 million in federal funds for Okanogan County roads and schools — part of it overdue since 2023 — could finally be released, with a vote on the issue expected in the U.S. House of ...

The Confluence Poets’ free, Festivus-themed holiday reading will be at The Confluence: Art in Twisp on Sunday (Dec. 14) at 5 p.m. Participating poets include Subhaga Crystal Bacon, Jon Culp, Jim Ditto ...

Winthrop Town Marshal Ty Sheehan has asked the Town Council to purchase equipment he says would help law enforcement respond to future incidents like the recent standoff with a suspect who eluded ...

Liberty Bell’s Taylor Hover, with ball, returned to play after a year off because of an injury. Liberty Bell High School opened the girls’ basketball season with a win at Tonasket over the Tigers, ...

The Washington state Legislature seeks applicants ages 14–16 to serve as legislative pages for the two state House members who represent the Methow Valley. Reps. Hunter Abell and Andrew Engell have ...

There’s not much going on in my weird world so it’s hard to know where not to begin. First of all, it’s so quiet here that the loudness in my brain is deafening. So little noise = so much noise. How ...

Christmas tree permits for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest are now available to purchase online. Details about designated cutting areas, dates, and types of ...

Highway 20 is closed from the Mazama junction east to the Weeman Bridge. Drivers are using Goat Creek Road as a detour.

Abnormally heavy rains — some 6 inches in just two days last week — overwhelmed Little Boulder Creek near Mazama, sweeping ...

Photo courtesy of Emily Sisson Darold Brandenburg, chair of the Okanogan County Fire District 6 board of commissioners, ...

After a promising season-opening win at Tonasket two weeks ago, the Liberty Bell High School girls have found themselves in ...

Furniture was rearranged in the Methow Valley Elementary School library Thursday (Dec. 11), and wastebaskets were placed to ...