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As if the weight of coming up with something to write about every week in my column weren’t heavy enough, 2025’s final t...
01/06/2026

As if the weight of coming up with something to write about every week in my column weren’t heavy enough, 2025’s final two publication dates fell on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, adding the extra (self-imposed) obligation of at least attempting to write something either meaningful or seasonally relevant.

Valley Life: Winthrop December 31, 2025 by Ashley Lodato As if the weight of coming up with something to write about every week in my column weren’t heavy enough, 2025’s final two publication dates fell on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, adding the extra (self-imposed) obligation of at least...

Week after week, no matter what the conditions, they show up along Highway 20 in Twisp to protest policies of the Trump ...
01/06/2026

Week after week, no matter what the conditions, they show up along Highway 20 in Twisp to protest policies of the Trump administration. They may be in costumes, or carrying clever hand-crafted signs, or just joining the crowd. In any event, the protestors’ consistency has drawn attention and praise — and made the rallies the top news story of the year in the Methow Valley, according to a poll of our readers.

Twisp rallies are top news story of 2025 December 31, 2025 by Methow Valley News Photo by Ralph SchwartzTwisp had its largest anti-administration rally of the year on Oct. 18 when 940 people lined Highway 20 to be part of nationwide “No Kings” day protests. Week after week, no matter what the co...

Just when the story was improving for the Liberty Bell High School girls, they traveled to Pateros for a date with the N...
01/05/2026

Just when the story was improving for the Liberty Bell High School girls, they traveled to Pateros for a date with the Nannies on Dec. 22 and absorbed a 71-36 loss.

LBHS girls overcome by Pateros, 71-36 December 31, 2025 by Rick Lewis Photo courtesy of Josh ThomsonLiberty Bell’s Wynter Woras led the Mountain Lions with 18 points in their 69-32 win over Jenkins High School of Chewelah on Dec. 20. Just when the story was improving for the Liberty Bell High Scho...

This Winter Solstice, I found myself zooming through the woods on a snowmobile for the first time, keeping up with my fr...
01/05/2026

This Winter Solstice, I found myself zooming through the woods on a snowmobile for the first time, keeping up with my friend: Twisp-based zoologist, naturalist and educator So Sinopoulos-Lloyd.

Valley Life: Twisp December 31, 2025 by Methow Valley News This Winter Solstice, I found myself zooming through the woods on a snowmobile for the first time, keeping up with my friend: Twisp-based zoologist, naturalist and educator So Sinopoulos-Lloyd. I was just getting the hang of the mechanical b...

After months of fruitless searching, the Town of Twisp might just find its next police chief by early 2026.
01/04/2026

After months of fruitless searching, the Town of Twisp might just find its next police chief by early 2026.

TwispTown Council steps up efforts to hire a police chief by early 2026 December 31, 2025 by Ralph Schwartz Applications for job due Jan. 23 After months of fruitless searching, the Town of Twisp might just find its next police chief by early 2026. Mayor Hans Smith said last week that four people ha...

Tonight, darkness reaches its deepest point because I am writing this column early — on the Winter Solstice of 2025. The...
01/04/2026

Tonight, darkness reaches its deepest point because I am writing this column early — on the Winter Solstice of 2025. There are early newspaper deadlines, holiday visitors and travel coming up, so best to write sooner than later and what better time to write than on the transition day that slowly brings us back to light.

Valley Life: Mazama December 31, 2025 by Shelley Smith Jones Tonight, darkness reaches its deepest point because I am writing this column early — on the Winter Solstice of 2025. There are early newspaper deadlines, holiday visitors and travel coming up, so best to write sooner than later and what ...

Individual high school state championships, a surprising team championship, academic excellence and a history-making loc...
01/03/2026

Individual high school state championships, a surprising team championship, academic excellence and a history-making local female wrestler top this year’s list of sports and athletic accomplishments by local personalities.

Liberty Bell wrestling is top story of 2025 December 31, 2025 by Rick Lewis Photos by Rick Lewis Liberty Bell High School’s Cassidy Jones-Mowen became the first Mountain Lion girl wrestler to claim a first-place podium spot at the state Mat Classic. Individual high school state championships, a su...

Here are the horoscopes for Capricorn season. The season is from Dec. 22-Jan. 19.
01/03/2026

Here are the horoscopes for Capricorn season. The season is from Dec. 22-Jan. 19.

Transitioning to 2026: Capricorn season horoscopes December 31, 2025 by Methow Valley News Here are the horoscopes for Capricorn season. The season is from Dec. 22-Jan. 19. Aries: Your work, career and public roles are highlighted this season. Any behind-the-scenes creative projects you are working....

Shoppers who want a plastic bag to carry their purchases will have to pay 12 cents per bag starting Jan. 1. The 4-cent i...
12/31/2025

Shoppers who want a plastic bag to carry their purchases will have to pay 12 cents per bag starting Jan. 1. The 4-cent increase was scheduled in a 2020 state law that bans flimsy, single-use bags and charges for sturdier ones to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The law required the bags to be able to carry at least 22 pounds for a distance of 175 feet and to withstand at least 125 uses.

Charge for reusable plastic shopping bags scheduled to go up on Jan. 1 December 25, 2025 by Marcy Stamper Photo by Marcy StamperThe number of plastic bags used by shoppers has dropped since the state imposed a fee, but the amount of plastic in the environment has actually gone up because the bags ar...

Wow! What a wallop of a month. Floods, high winds, and, as I’m writing this, a blizzard warning for the North Cascades. ...
12/30/2025

Wow! What a wallop of a month. Floods, high winds, and, as I’m writing this, a blizzard warning for the North Cascades. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued a travel warning for the mountain passes, noting the deep snowfall. Three of the four major east-west routes are closed for flood damage, why not add one more reason to stay home to the list?

Valley Life: Lower Valley December 25, 2025 by Joanna Bastian Wow! What a wallop of a month. Floods, high winds, and, as I’m writing this, a blizzard warning for the North Cascades. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued a travel warning for the mountain passes, noting the deep s...

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