Suspect also charged with assault on Twisp police chief If Jesse Autry Hope broke into the Twisp businesses Lupo Brio and Methow Valley FoodShed, as police allege, then his dog might have given him away. Twisp Police Chief Paul Budrow arrested Hope, 31, outside the Twisp Civic Building on Sept. 24 after reviewing security footage […]
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WDFW seeks comments on rare burrowing owl
The western burrowing owl, the only breeding subspecies of burrowing owl in western North America, were once abundant in arid grasslands and shrublands including the Okanogan Valley. But the bird has declined significantly and is now considered extirpated in the Okanogan Valley and much of central and eastern Washington. Today, there are fewer than 100 […]
Okanogan County planning commission seat open to represent the Methow Valley
Interested in the types of activities that can take place on land in your neighborhood? Concerned about quality of life in Okanogan County and how land use can affect it? The Okanogan County commissioners are seeking a representative to the planning commission for District 2, which includes the Methow Valley, Pateros and Brewster. The planning […]
Photos: Fully fall
Our photographically atuned staffers and freelancers captured colorful aspects of the valley’s mellow autumn last weekend. Fall colors will likely become more intense in the coming weeks.
SueReal – This really takes the biscuit
While unauthorized garbage regularly shows up at the bottom of my road, this brazen display deposited in front of somebody’s artsy “no dumping” sign really takes the biscuit. I’m not one to judge though — I once stuffed a bunch of discarded cardboard into a recycling bin while I thought no one was looking until […]
Annual Homestream Park event celebrates a homecoming for salmon
Community members gathered once again to welcome home the returning salmon to the Methow River at Homestream Park in Winthrop on Sunday (Oct. 4). Salmon chefs Ira Stevenson, Aaron Naumann, Randy Lewis, Peter Baldridge and Kathryn Lam grilled, flipped, and buttered fillets. Arnold Cleveland likened the event to Thanksgiving before offering a blessing with his […]
Free chipping, green waste disposal
The Okanogan Conservation District will host its “Fall Air Care” chipping events and green waste dumpster disposals, free of charge throughout the county, in October. A chipper will come through the communities listed below and chip the woody materials. After materials are chipped, the chips will be left in place of the pile or transported […]
Photos: Water dogs
Photos courtesy of Kari Giljie Closing Day at the Wagner Memorial Pool in Twisp was “Poochie Plunge Day” (after all the human were done swimming for the season).
Community briefs: Little Star open house, Thrift Market returns
Little Star open house Little Star School at 101 Norfolk Road in Winthrop is hosting an open house for its Early Childhood program (ages 3-5) on Friday (Oct. 9) from 10 a.m.-noon. Meet the teachers, see the campus and classrooms, and get all your questions answered. RSVP helpful but not necessary: sarah@littlestarschool.org. More information at […]
New wrinkle at Twisp project: affordable homes
Lower-cost units make development eligible for $2M state grant Earlier this year, before Twisp Town Council members approved a 135-unit residential development called Milltown at the south end of town, they were given no guarantees that any of the new homes would be affordable for those making less than an average income. That changed last […]
