Winthrop News

The Olympic Music Festival is not the only chamber music festival in the Northwest that holds its concerts in a barn.

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking a minimum bid of $1 million for six acres and 17 buildings that were once the Twisp Ranger Station, and will begin its online auction Aug.

Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 11:01 a.m. PDT California man injured in motorcycle accident A California man suffered a broken collarbone July 16 when his motorcycle went off Highway 20 about 28 miles west ...

Entomologist Connie Mehmel says mountain pine beetles may be reproducing at faster rates due to changes in the climate.

WINTHROP &#8212 Thinning, logging and using the bug's own chemistry are among the ways used to control outbreaks of mountain pine beetles.

Winthrop musician Dov Ashford, who was seriously injured in a mid-June car crash, will be the beneficiary of an evening of music, dinner and a raffle starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Twisp River Pub.

OKANOGAN &#8212 Thunderstorms brought another round of lightning to Okanogan County tonight, sparking new fires.

Run the Sun, the Methow Valley's fourth trail run in a series of five, is planned for Saturday, July 12, on the stunning and challenging Sun Mountain trails just outside of Winthrop, according to an ...

The National Weather Service warns of possible wildfires started by lightning strikes from afternoon and evening thunderstorms in Eastern Washington.

Fire continues to burn on hillside east of Okanogan as seen around 12:20 a.m. beyond the county courthouse Chronicle photo by Katie Montanez Fire rounds a ridge on Rattlesnake Butte fire as seen from Chiliwist ...

Wildfire ground battles continue in several parts of Washington, with the most intense fire in the north-central part of the state.

The eight homes on the 2008 Methow Valley Tour of Homes demonstrate energy conservation, use of recycled materials and ecologically sensitive siting and landscaping, tour organizers say.

Solar panels in front of the home heat the domestic water tank and a slow-release heating system under the living room.

One or more packs of gray wolves may be living in north-central Washington's Methow Valley, which would make them the first resident population of the endangered species in Washington state since before 1930, a ...

WINTHROP &#8212 Two Yakima residents were hospitalized Monday after their motorcycle struck a deer on Highway 20 west of Winthrop.

The 2003 Farewell Creek Fire in the Pasayten Wilderness Area, as seen from a ridge above Winthrop, Wash.

A Winthrop man was injured early Tuesday morning when his vehicle went off Highway 20 and rolled down a 150-foot bank, authorities said.

Lou Gates will be the new superintendent of Columbia-Burbank schools. The superintendent of the Methow Valley School District in Winthrop has been picked from a field of nine candidates to replace ...

Winthrop &#8212 Two Seattle people were injured Saturday morning when their vehicle rolled onto its top on Highway 20 near Winthrop.

Okanogan County prepares for expected high water Okanogan County Commissioners have declared a county-wide emergency for the current and projected river flooding situation, according to Okanogan County sheriff ...