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Paving the way: Sidewalks for Highway 20 in Twisp

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Crews were preparing early this week to pour concrete for a new sidewalk and bike path along Highway 20 on the south end of Twisp. The project began earlier this summer with replacement of 50-year-old water mains between Marble Street and Airport Road prior to sidewalk construction. The water line replacement was funded through a […]

Little Star expands early education and childcare programs valley wide 

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Little Star Montessori School is expanding childcare and early childhood education programs in the Methow Valley, with a focus on the community’s youngest and most needy residents.

A new early education and childcare center is nearing completion in Twisp, and groundbreaking has begun…

Built to last

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In most high school construction classes, students assemble a garden shed or work on other small projects, but Methow Valley students are building and renovating structures used every day by local businesses, artists and fellow students.

Now in its third year, the Methow Valley School District’s expanded …

New construction adds $51 million to Okanogan county tax rolls

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New construction in Okanogan County in the past year has been increasing fairly steadily since the most recent low five years ago, but the almost $51 million in new value is still just a little more than half of the peak recorded in 2008.

As in most years, the Methow Valley School District accounted for the highest value in new construction, with 28 percent of the total — more than …