Diamond Creek Fire Update, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10 a.m.
From the United State Forest Service, Wenatchee-Okanogan National Forest: Yesterday: Diamond Creek Fire has grown to 250 acres since it was first reported by a hiker on Sunday morning. The eight smoke...
View ArticleDiamond Creek Fire Update for Wednesday, July 26
From the U.S. Forest Service, current for July 26, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Yesterday: Diamond Creek Fire is about 18 air miles north of Mazama, Washington and is estimated at 350 acres. Fire growth is...
View ArticleDiamond Creek Fire Update 07/27/17
From the U.S. Forest Service: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. Diamond Creek Fire is about 18 air miles north of Mazama, Washington. Yesterday: Continued hot and dry weather with poor humidity...
View ArticleDiamond Creek Fire update July 28, 2017
From Inciweb: Diamond Creek Fire is about 18 air miles north of Mazama, Washington. Yesterday: Twenty mile per hour wind gusts accompanying a dry cold front caused active burning in the afternoon...
View ArticleMessage from Methow Valley News publisher, Don Nelson, concerning his...
To my Methow friends and colleagues: Many of you may have heard of my rapid departure from the valley by ambulance early Thursday morning, with scant detail or by way of interesting rumors about what...
View ArticleUPDATE: Diamond Creek Fire, Friday, Aug. 4
As the Diamond Creek Fire enters its second week, fire managers are focusing on preventing the fire from advancing north toward Canada and south toward the Eightmile drainage. In a community meeting...
View ArticleDiamond Creek Fire Update — Aug. 7, 2017
From the U.S. Forest Service: Yesterday’s conditions: Smoky conditions improved Sunday, allowing helicopters to resume dropping water along the southwest edge of the fire, slowing the fire’s spread...
View ArticleDiamond Creek update for Aug. 8, 2017
From the U.S. Forest service: Fire Location: Diamond Creek Fire is burning within the Pasayten Wilderness approximately 16 air miles north of Mazama, Washington and 8.5 miles (13.6 kilometers) south of...
View ArticleDiamond Creek Fire Update, Aug. 9, 2017
From U.S. Forest Service: August 9, 2017 – 10:00 a.m.: Diamond Creek Fire Long-term Fire Update Fire Location: Diamond Creek Fire is burning within the Pasayten Wilderness approximately 16 air miles...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in accident on Twisp-Carlton Road
A Mesa, Arizona, police officer was killed in a motorcycle accident that occurred Monday (Aug. 14) while he was riding on Twisp-Carlton Road, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said in a press...
View ArticleState officials warn consumers of Hurricane Harvey-related scams
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Attorney General Bob Ferguson are urging consumers to be aware of scam artists exploiting Hurricane Harvey, which struck the southeastern Texas coast over...
View ArticleExtreme fire danger for holiday weekend
Labor Day weekend may be considered the end of summer, but it isn’t the end of the wildfire season. As people plan their activities for this weekend, land managers are reminding them to be...
View ArticleDNR bans all outdoor burning
Washington state DNR press release: Statewide ban expands upon local restrictions OLYMPIA – With multiple fires burning on the landscape and communities suffering from dense layers of smoke, the...
View ArticleFree masks to filter smoky air
N-95 respirator masks, which filter the fine particulates that pose the greatest health risks, are available for free at: • Twisp City Hall • Aero Methow Rescue Service in Twisp • Winthrop Visitor...
View ArticleDiamond Creek Fire: What you need to know
By Marcy Stamper Almost 400 people crowded the Winthrop Barn on Wednesday (Sept. 6) to learn what firefighters are doing to combat the Diamond Creek Fire. The following includes information from fire...
View ArticleDiamond Creek Fire: What you need to knowSept. 14 update
Level 2 evacuation declared By Marcy Stamper and Ann McCreary Fire managers raised the evacuation alert for the Diamond Creek Fire to Level 2 (be prepared to leave) for Mazama, Lost River and the...
View ArticleVoter registration deadlines
An election reminder: Oct. 9 is the deadline for mailed or online new voter registrations, and for updates of voter information such as physical address, for the Nov. 7 general election. Oct. 30 is the...
View ArticlePUD: Power outage begins Thursday night
A scheduled power outage that will affect most of the Methow Valley is scheduled from 11:50 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 28) to around 6 a.m. on Friday (Sept. 29), according to the Okanogan County Public...
View ArticleOct. 4 issue of the Methow Valley News will be late this week
Oct. 4, 2017, 10:15 a.m. — Due to a power outage at the Wenatchee World printing plant (they print the newspaper for us), this week’s Methow Valley News (Oct. 4 edition) will be delayed. We don’t...
View ArticleOkanogan County burn ban lifted
With cooler and damper weather in the county and across the state, bans on burning in Okanogan County have been lifted. The Okanogan County commissioners lifted the burn ban as of Monday (Oct. 16). The...
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