| Owners | Don Nelson |
|---|---|
| Founder | Harry E. Marble |
| Founded | 1903 (age 123) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 502 S. Glover Street, Twisp, WA 98856 |
| Circulation | 3,035 |
| Circulation date | 2022 |
| Oclc | 17320091 |
| Website | methowvalleynews.com |
The Methow Valley News is a weekly newspaper in Twisp, Washington, United States.[1] As of 2021, it publishes weekly on Wednesdays and has a circulation of about 3,400.[2]
History
On July 3, 1903, Harry E. Marble published the first edition of the Methow Valley News in Twisp, Washington.[3][4] Marble ran the paper for over four decades. It was acquired by Claude W. Watkins in 1945, followed by John Greene in 1956.[5]
Watkins resumed ownership at some point and in 1960 sold it again to Dennis W. Lince.[6][7] In 1961, Watkins died.[8] Other owners of the paper were Jack Stoner and Dexter Jones.[9] Don Nelson purchased the News on July 4, 2011.[10] Nelson announced in 2025 his plans to retire and sell the paper.[11]
Awards
The Methow Valley News staff received 41 awards at the 2019 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest.[12]
References
- ^ "Methow Valley News (Twisp, Wash.) 1903-Current". Library of Congress
- ^ "Methow Valley News". Mondo Times
- ^ "With The State Editors.". The News Tribune. 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. 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 (2022-07-29). "No Bad Days: The News at 11". Methow Valley News. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ Dudley, Brier (2025-01-17). "The question of succession dogs small-town WA newspapers". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ "Chronicle staff brings home awards in state contest". The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle. October 15, 2019.