An article in the Nov. 15 edition about the Okanogan County Electric Cooperative acquiring Methownet should have said that the purchase will be funded through cash from a lender and that debt would be re-paid through broadband revenues. The News regrets the error.
Corrections
CORRECTION: November 15, 2023
An article in the Nov. 8 issue about a proposal to place electric vehicle recharging stations in Winthrop should have said that the property including the current Winthrop Visitor Information Center should be used as a “public park” under terms of the original conveyance of the property to the town. The News regrets the error.
CORRECTIONS: November 1, 2023
The Oct. 25 article about Okanogan County Superior Court Judge Henry Rawson’s retirement provided incorrect information about his tenure in several judgeships. Rawson spent 13 years as a judge in Okanogan County — two in District Court and 11 in Superior Court, plus 11 years before that as a Municipal Court judge in Omak. The […]
Clarification: October 25, 2023
Opponents of the Methow Aquatics District Proposition 1 have pointed out that the ballot language for the proposal differs from the description in a Methow Valley News article in the Oct. 18 issue. That article reported that the aquatics district, if approved, would be governed by a five-member board of commissioners, comprised of one Twisp Town […]
CORRECTION: September 6, 2023
A story about a fire at the Lost River Airport in the Aug. 30 issue should have said that the Mazama community donated more than $100,000 toward the installation of a fire hydrant on Lost River Road. The News regrets the error.
CORRECTION: August 9, 2023
An article the Aug. 2 issue about local wildfires said the Eagle Bluff Fire near Oroville and the Canadian border had burned more than 15,000 acres as of Aug. 1, with three-fourths of that acreage in the United States. The 15,000 acres described only the area that had burned in the U.S. Acreage burned in […]
CORRECTION: Dec. 1
The Nov. 24 Twisp Valley Life column incorrectly identified the burial place for Lulu Belle Ames. She is buried at Sullivan Cemetery in Winthrop. The News regrets the error.
CORRECTION: Oct. 13
A story in the Oct. 6 issue said that the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had lifted its statewide ban on outdoor burning. Although DNR did lift a blanket statewide order, local restrictions remain in effect. In the Methow Valley and Okanogan County, burning piles of vegetation on private land is still not allowed […]
Corrections: Oct. 6
A date of a public meeting by Friends of the Pool, a nonprofit organization developing a plan to replace the Wagner Memorial Pool in Twisp was reported incorrectly in the Sept. 29 edition of the paper. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 14. The Methow Valley News regrets the error.
CORRECTION; July 27, 2016
One of the firearms-training classes offered by the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Department was listed incorrectly in the schedule published on July 20. The class on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. is Gunfighting — Concealed Carry, not Fundamentals. Contact Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Blake at mblake@co.okanogan.wa.us for more information or to register.
