In 2003, former Methow Valley residents Aristides and Jane Pappidas commissioned two sculptures by the late artist Bernie Hosey, which were installed at what was then their home on Wandling Road.

Richard Louv is credited with coining the term “nature deficit disorder” (NDD). In his 2005 book “Last Child in the Woods,” he shows the human cost of alienation from nature and how the increased pace ...

Photo courtesy of Lincoln Loehr Goat Peak began donning its winter mantle as the first serious snows of the season rolled into the upper valley. A lot more snowfall was forecast for early in the week.

Somewhere out there in America, specifically in Texas and Maryland that we know of, there are sick, creepy people who think it’s their business to harass the Methow Valley School District about its ...

File photos by Steve Mitchell Get warmed up for a big weekend at Mistletoe Madness on Friday. As usual, it will be an active Thanksgiving week in the valley, with the addition of Twisp’s Mistletoe ...

For the first time, the county’s zoning code includes regulations in the Methow Review District for shielded lighting to ...

The Methow Housing Trust has temporarily withdrawn its request to annex 6 acres to the Town of Winthrop while it talks with town officials and potential neighbors of the property about how the ...

The Forest Service has released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on the plan, which includes four alternatives — a proposed action, two alternative actions, and a no-action alternative.

The Twisp Chamber of Commerce is asking town leaders for a raise: an extra $10,000 in 2025 to support the organization’s events and promotions. Chamber representatives at the Nov. 12 Twisp Town ...

The Winthrop Westernization Design Review Board has scheduled a series of workshops to consider revisions to the existing Westernization code, all at 8:30 a.m. in the Hen House meeting room at the ...

President Donald Trump’s first term was a disaster for America’s public lands. While the prospects for his second term are even more bleak, Westerners across the political spectrum — even those who ...