Help pick the “Top 10 News Stories of the Year”
The top Methow Valley news stories of 2022 had some overlap with 2021, but the past year also saw its share of emerging and developing stories that grabbed headlines. Meanwhile, some major stories from the past few years ran their course. For our annual Year in Review Issue, we’ll revisit the top local stories of the year, with your help.
It’s simple to participate: Pick your own top 10 stories — you don’t have to rank them in any order, just pick 10 — from the list below. We narrowed it down to about 25 possibilities, from a much longer list. You may have your own favorites that you think should have been included. If so, you can offer write-in votes. Some related stories may also be consolidated under one listing.
Results will be included in the Jan. 4, 2023, Year in Review issue of the Methow Valley News.
Here’s how to be a voter:
• Email your choices to editor@methowvalleynews.com.
• Clip out and mail the ballot to P.O. Box 97, Twisp, WA 98856.
• Vote online by visiting www.methowvalleynews.com. Add comments if you like.
We’ll run the ballot again over the next few weeks (please limit yourself to one ballot).
Sports stories of the year will be handled separately.
Help pick the “Top 10 News Stories of the Year”
- Wagner Ranch deeded to Colville Tribes (24%, 10 Votes)
- Twisp Restoration Project remains controversial (10%, 4 Votes)
- The grand openings: Twisp Civic Building; Okanogan County Fire District 6 fire hall; Winthrop library (7%, 3 Votes)
- Local climate action plan gets traction (7%, 3 Votes)
- Study of North Cascades grizzly restoration plan revived (7%, 3 Votes)
- Summer without fire, but health-threatening smoke (5%, 2 Votes)
- November elections: changes in county leadership (5%, 2 Votes)
- Mission Project logging draws complaints (5%, 2 Votes)
- Opioid crisis grows in Okanogan County (5%, 2 Votes)
- Gray wolves back on endangered species list (5%, 2 Votes)
- Changes in County Prosecutor’s office (2%, 1 Votes)
- Grim replaces Culp as Superior Court judge (2%, 1 Votes)
- Sun Mountain Lodge changes hands (2%, 1 Votes)
- Overnight rentals conversion moratorium in Twisp (2%, 1 Votes)
- Room One expands facilities (2%, 1 Votes)
- Winthrop Riverwalk Project gets new life (2%, 1 Votes)
- County proposes stricter cannabis farm regulations (2%, 1 Votes)
- Easing of COVID restrictions (2%, 1 Votes)
- Give Methow campaign sets another record (0%, 0 Votes)
- Methow Housing Trust advances projects, launches capital campaign (0%, 0 Votes)
- Friends of Pool makes progress (0%, 0 Votes)
- Twisp Parks and Rec plan updated (0%, 0 Votes)
- Several housing projects proposed in Twisp (0%, 0 Votes)
- Sign code update proposed in Twisp (0%, 0 Votes)
- County lifts ban on building permits (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 21
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