A permit for a 1,200-square-foot residence went from $1,509 to $1,839, the mayor said. He quoted a more significant change ...

Yellow jackets are especially active as summer wanes Have you recently experienced a sensation you’d describe as “hot and smoky, almost irreverent,” as if W.C. Fields was “extinguishing a cigar on ...

The Cascaders are part of Okanogan County 4-H, a youth development program run by the county, Washington State University and ...

… at least it was for many kids last weekend at the Okanogan County Fair, where youngsters proudly displayed their birds, bunnies and cattle. The snake was not part of the agriculture competition, but ...

Rain, cooler temperatures, and longer nights with increased humidity have meant minimal activity on the Pioneer Fire near ...

Schaber began working with Methownet to expand internet access to the Methow Valley. With his son-in-law, Adam Glen, Schaber ...

Marjorie ‘Slim’ Woodruff is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated ...

While the Easy Fire created some doubt, the annual Methow Trails Cutthroat Classic was able to go on as usual after the trails were re-opened. Some 400 runners competed over an 11-mile course that ...

The two largest fires that have affected the Methow Valley this summer — the Pioneer Fire on Lake Chelan and the Easy Fire west of Rainy Pass — have remained within their respective footprints over ...

Former Olympian Erik Bjornsen of Winthrop again took 1st place in the Methow Trails Cutthroat Classic last weekend, winning by 4 minutes. Amelia Keyser-Gibson was the first woman finisher. More photos ...

Photo by Michelle Schmidtke Classroom in Bloom’s Fall Garden Party last Saturday offered dinner, live music, a fundraising auction, hand-crafted cocktails and garden activities on an ideal late summer ...