It is a great time of year to view the elusive and seldom seen Zodiacal Light. Whenever I point out this strange glow to a group of stargazers, I always ask if anyone has seen it before. No one ever ...

In response to the recent government purge of heroes from federal websites, I wanted to highlight local heroes who represent others who served honorably. I struggle to put an identifier on who was ...

At a March 13 school board meeting filled with dozens of concerned parents, Liberty Bell principal Elyse Darwood did reveal that the boy had been emergency-expelled on March 10, after Darwood learned ...

Methow Valley merchants are on the alert for fake bills, after a rash of incidents this year where customers handed ...

At its meeting last week, the council reviewed a proposal jointly prepared by the Winthrop Rink, the Methow Dark Sky ...

The probationary employees fired from the U.S. Forest Service in February have been reinstated, although most of the fired workers in the Methow Valley Ranger District (MVRD) were not actually back on ...

Studded tires must be removed by the end of the day on Monday (March 31) to avoid a potential fine of $137, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reminds motorists. WSDOT ...

WSDOT noted the highway behind the current closure points (milepost 134 to 171) is a Monday-through-Thursday work zone. Those choosing to visit the back country on the weekends are advised to check ...

Many people see this as a political thing, Brisbois said, but bombing innocent children is not foreign policy. “It’s really ...

The Okanogan County commissioners awarded the one-year contract as the official newspaper for all county legal advertising to the News and Gazette-Tribune on Monday (March 24). The two newspapers, ...

The Methow Valley community is, understandably, on edge after a couple of unrelated but similarly troubling events that raised the specter of violence in a place where it remains uncommon. They fall ...

Emilia Rotstan, an 11-year-old violinist, has won the $500 first-place award in the annual Cherrington Merit Scholarship ...