On Super Bowl Sunday 1998, Jack Pearson died from smoke inhalation after a house fire caused by a faulty old crock pot. That happened in the 14th episode of the television series “This is Us,” which ...

File photo by Ashley Lodato Trail maintenance could be affected this year because the Methow Valley Ranger District won’t be able to hire its usual seasonal staff, following a federal hiring freeze on ...

The Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office is warning about a scam where someone posing as a sheriff’s deputy calls a local resident and asks for money to resolve a “legal issue.” A victim of the scam ...

Could prescribed burning be a good fit for your land? Prescribed burning can improve forest health and protect property from wildfire. People can learn about the planning process for prescribed burns, ...

Volunteer Methow — a free web-based tool for community engagement in the Methow Valley — will close at the end of June this ...

The Methow Housing Trust has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce Housing Trust ...

The new demand charge will apply to the two lowest levels of energy use, the G1 and G2 customers. These are mostly residences and make up 92% of OCEC’s meters. Larger G3 and G4 customers already pay a ...

Before “flooding the zone” came along, there was another term for a concentrated, sweeping attack: blitzkrieg (German for “lightning war”). The tactic needs no explanation if you have any knowledge of ...

The sentencing judge called Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes “an ongoing threat and peril to this country.” He got 18 years ...