Methow Valley News
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Don Nelson |
| Founder | Harry E. Marble |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 502 S. Glover Street, Twisp, WA 98856 |
| Circulation | 3,035 (as of 2022)[1] |
| OCLC number | 17320091 |
| Website | methowvalleynews |
The Methow Valley News is a weekly newspaper in Twisp, Washington, United States.[2] As of 2021, it publishes weekly on Wednesdays and has a circulation of about 3,400.[3]
History
On July 3, 1903, Harry E. Marble published the first edition of the Methow Valley News in Twisp, Washington.[4][5] Marble ran the paper for over four decades. It was acquired by Claude W. Watkins in 1945, followed by John Greene in 1956.[6]
Watkins resumed ownership at some point and in 1960 sold it again to Dennis W. Lince.[7][8] In 1961, Watkins died.[9] Other owners of the paper were Jack Stoner and Dexter Jones.[10] Don Nelson purchased the News on July 4, 2011.[11] Nelson announced in 2025 his plans to retire and sell the paper.[12]
Awards
The Methow Valley News staff received 41 awards at the 2019 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest.[13]
References
- ↑ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. November 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Methow Valley News (Twisp, Wash.) 1903-Current". Library of Congress.
- ↑ "Methow Valley News". Mondo Times.
- ↑ "With The State Editors". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. July 22, 1903. p. 4.
- ↑ Vernon, Lue (August 7, 1903). "Driftwood | Pieces of Individual Opinion Washed Up by the Tide, Boomed, Sawed, Split and Piled". The Washington Standard. Olympia, Washington. p. 3.
- ↑ "Californian Buys Twisp Newspaper". Spokane Chronicle. July 31, 1956. p. 27.
- ↑ "Very Young Pair Run Newspaper". The Spokesman-Review. October 19, 1960. p. 6.
- ↑ "Young publisher is Enumclaw girl". Enumclaw Courier-Herald. December 22, 1960. p. 3.
- ↑ "Publisher's Rites Today in Twisp". The Spokesman-Review. January 7, 1961. p. 3.
- ↑ "Surviving newspapers have been scarce". The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle. March 24, 2020.
- ↑ Nelson, Don (July 29, 2022). "No Bad Days: The News at 11". Methow Valley News. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ↑ Dudley, Brier (January 17, 2025). "The question of succession dogs small-town WA newspapers". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Chronicle staff brings home awards in state contest". The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle. October 15, 2019.