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Army drops plans to train helicopter pilots in North Cascades

April 14, 2016 by Methow Valley News

Army drops plans to train helicopter pilots in North Cascades

The U.S. Army has dropped its plans to use landing zones in the North Cascades to train combat helicopter pilots. The decision came after a review of 2,350 public and agency comments, according to an announcement issued Thursday (April 7) by the Aviation Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).

The landing…

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: helicopter training, U.S. Army

U.S. Army may revise heli plan after 2,500 public comments

December 1, 2015 by Methow Valley News

U.S. Army may revise heli plan after 2,500 public comments

No details yet about possible changes By Marcy Stamper The U.S. Army is analyzing more than 2,500 comments advising it about issues to address in evaluating the environmental impact of a proposal to train combat helicopter pilots at high altitudes near the Methow Valley and elsewhere in North Central Washington. Initial plans were for seven […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: helicopter training, U.S. Army

News briefs: Oct. 28, 2015

October 30, 2015 by Methow Valley News

News briefs: Oct. 28, 2015

Twisp OKs variance for subdivision streets The Twisp Town Council has approved a variance that allows streets in the Isabella Ridge subdivision to be narrower than required by town ordinances. The council last week approved a Planning Commission recommendation that streets in the subdivision be only 28 feet wide, rather than 36 feet wide as […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: helicopter training, PUD, Twisp Town Council, U.S. Army, Winthrop Public Works

Scoping it out

October 8, 2015 by Methow Valley News

Scoping it out

Just so nobody misunderstood where they were, Melanie Rowland told a group of about 20 people gathered at the Twisp Valley Grange last week, “this is not a neutral presentation.” Rowland and Maggie Coon were there representing the Methow Valley Citizens’ Council (MVCC), a nonprofit community interest group that has been actively involved in a […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: helicopter training, U.S. Army

JBLM’s empire building doesn’t help the Methow Valley

October 1, 2015 by Methow Valley News

By Melanie Rowland In his My Turn column (Sept. 16), Jim Pigott chided the editor of the Methow Valley News and others who object to the U.S. Army’s proposal to conduct mountain helicopter training in the North Cascades. While many believe that the proposal is bad for the land and bad for our recreation-based economy, […]

Filed Under: My Turn Tagged With: helicopter training, U.S. Army

News briefs: Sept. 30, 2015

October 1, 2015 by Methow Valley News

News briefs: Sept. 30, 2015

New group formed to promote strong leaders for county commissioner Although three dozen candidates are vying to be the next U.S. president, there are only a handful of contested races in this November’s local elections. Okanogan County Commissioner Jim DeTro ran unopposed for his second term in 2014. A new organization — called Represent Okanogan County, or […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Elections, helicopter training, Mazama land use, Okanogan County Commissioners, U.S. Army, U.S. Forest Service

News briefs: September 16, 2015

September 17, 2015 by Methow Valley News

News briefs: September 16, 2015

Community meeting on helicopter plan The Methow Valley Citizens Council will host a community informational meeting on Oct. 1 to discuss the U.S. Army’s proposal to conduct helicopter training exercises in a broad area of north central Washington including the North Cascades. The meeting will be from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Twisp Valley Grange. The […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Aero Methow Rescue Service, helicopter training, Pacific Biodiversity Institute, U.S. Army

Letters to the editor: September 16, 2015

September 17, 2015 by Methow Valley News

Thanks for series Dear Editor: I want to add my voice to those who have spoken, and written, thanking you for the series on Alzheimer’s disease. It is so fitting and appropriate — and timely for all of your readers. It seems we all know someone in the throes of, or diagnosed with, this terrible disease. Hearing […]

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: 2015 local area wildfires, helicopter training, Living with Alzheimer's, Skalitude

Army’s helicopter proposal has positive implications for the valley

September 17, 2015 by Methow Valley News

By Jim Pigott I felt that parts of your Aug. 5 editorial “Battling the barrage” was both one-sided and shallow. In that editorial, you characterized the U.S. Army’s proposal to conduct helicopter training in North Central Washington, the possibility of a private company exploring for copper near Flagg Mountain, and also the prospect of ATVs […]

Filed Under: My Turn Tagged With: helicopter training

Helicopter training comment period extended again

September 7, 2015 by Methow Valley News

Helicopter training comment period extended again

The comment period has been extended until Nov. 3 on a U.S. Army proposal to train helicopter pilots in landing techniques at high elevations in the North Cascades mountains. The Army had initially established a deadline of July 30 to accept comments for the scoping phase of the proposal, during which the public can provide […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: helicopter training, U.S. Army

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