Photo by Ralph Schwartz Boo Schneider takes the oath of office Thursday (Jan. 30) from school Superintendent Tom Venable, left. The Methow Valley School Board appointed Schneider as its newest member.

Orders from the new U.S. president to step up immigration enforcement are creating “anxiety, uncertainty and fear” among members of the Methow Valley community, Methow Valley schools Superintendent ...

Methow Trails hosted another Backyard Ski Day at its Winthrop campus last weekend, which included free instruction and the ever-popular excursions in the trail grooming PistenBully machines. Skiing on ...

The 2025 International Fly Fishing Film Festival, sponsored by the Methow Valley Fly Fishers, will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Sun Mountain Lodge. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the film starts at 6 ...

• On Jan. 28, a domestic dispute was reported at a location on Smith Canyon Road, Carlton, involving someone trying to break down the caller’s door. • On Jan. 29, a caller reported seeing trash on the ...

Willard Brooks passed away at Heartlinks in Sunnyside with his sister by his side. He loved Twisp and all the Methow Valley. He worked at Sun Mountain Lodge for 27 years as a night auditor and waiter, ...

Photo by Ashley Lodato Recent single-digit temperatures firmed up the ice on Patterson Lake, always a popular destination for those with a passion for ice fishing. The protection of a shelter is a ...

Peter Norby of the Plain Valley Nordic Team competed in the Race of the Methow last weekend at Liberty Bell High School. For more coverage, see page B3.

With even lower numbers forecast for the coming week, I’d like to suggest a remedy: Fire Cider. It won’t make the temperatures any warmer, but it will fortify both your resolve and your immune system ...

Photo by Ralph Schwartz Sam Lucy stands outside Bluebird Grain Farms headquarters on a recent afternoon. All of his writings convey “a very strong sense of place,” he said. Publishes new book of ...

Photo courtesy of Kraig Mott Kraig Mott was promoted to 7th degree black belt at the last Washington Isshinryu Society karate tournament in 2020. The society has since been dissolved. Kraig Mott, who ...

Photo by Steve Mitchell Cold, crisp days greeted competitors in the Race of the Methow last weekend at Liberty Bell High School. Peter Hinds of the University of Alaska-Anchorage and Wenatchee High ...