The 26th annual Winthrop Balloon Roundup will begin populating the valley’s skies with colorful hot air craft starting early Friday (March 3), and continue through Saturday and Sunday —weather permitting. Saturday night again features the popular Balloon Glow event in downtown Winthrop. It’s all free for the viewing. The daily launches are scheduled for around […]
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Carlton Mall blaze destroys two apartments
Residents safe but lose belongings From her post at the Carlton Store, Kellie DeWeert found the fortitude to shoot a video of the immense column of flames engulfing her home across the highway. She wanted something she could post on social media to reassure everyone that she, her 6-year-old daughter, Arya, and their neighbor were […]
Easements ease way for Winthrop’s RiverWalk
Work can begin on Phase I of project The signing of several property easements has cleared the way to begin work on long-awaited Phase I of the RiverWalk recreational trail in Winthrop. Town Planner Rocklynn Culp, and RiverWalk supporters Brooke Bourn and Rita Kenny, confirmed last week that easements along the downtown side of the […]
Twisp again asks for help with street plowing efforts
Twisp town officials are again asking residents to help with keeping streets safely and efficiently plowed by parking their vehicles off-street if possible. Vehicles parked in the street make plowing more challenging, and can make it more difficult for traffic to get through safely, Public Works Director Andrew Denham said. Although the town is catching […]
Rocking Horse Bakery reopens after water restored
The Rocking Horse Bakery in Winthrop is back in business after being closed for nearly a month because it lost water service during the brutally cold days of late December. But the building’s owners still have questions for the Town of Winthrop about the town’s responsibility for providing water to the bakery. The bakery was […]
Subsidized housing tenants raise concerns about snow removal
Situation improved by end of week Walkways and doorways at the subsidized Twisp Garden Apartments were clear by the end of last week, but residents were concerned that they’d had to wait for days as snow slid off roofs and blocked doors and paths. The weight of the snow had also damaged roof dormers and […]
What’s news to you in ’22?
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 […]
Local food banks scramble to make up for canceled deliveries
Shortages have ripple effect in supply chain Food shortages caused by lower crop yields, inflation, and high diesel prices have forced Second Harvest, a primary supplier to food banks in Okanogan County, to suspend all deliveries in eastern Washington. Spokane-based Second Harvest canceled all deliveries for December and January because they don’t have enough food […]
Home Range study looks at how megafires affect Canada lynx
Changing habitat threat to rare species High in the mountains surrounding the Methow Valley lives a rare wild cat, the Canada lynx. The lynx once thrived in the North Cascades, but today less than 50 are estimated to remain and the species is threatened with extinction by a growing and devastating threat — megafires driven […]
Free recycling offered for clients of The Cove, Room One
Methow Recycles has a new program that makes it free for clients of The Cove and Room One to recycle paper, cans, plastics and cardboard. People don’t need to sort these items, but can simply put them in one of the Eco-Bags they pick up at The Cove or Room One. People can use the […]
