Methow Valley News

Methow Valley News
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Don Nelson
Founder(s)Harry Marble
Founded1903
Headquarters502 S. Glover Street, Twisp, WA 98856
Circulation3,035 (as of 2022)[1]
OCLC number17320091
Websitemethowvalleynews.com

The Methow Valley News is a weekly newspaper in Twisp, Washington, United States. As of 2021, it publishes weekly on Wednesdays and has a circulation of about 3,400.[2]

History

The newspaper was established in 1903 in Twisp by Harry Marble.[3] Marble ran the paper until he sold it in 1945 to Claude Watkins, who died in 1961. Publishers after Watkins' death include Dennis Lince, Jack Stoner, Dexter Jones and Don Nelson.[4]

The paper was purchased by Don Nelson on July 4, 2011.[5]

The Methow Valley News staff received 41 awards at the 2019 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. 2022-11-14.
  2. ^ "Methow Valley News". Mondo Times.
  3. ^ "Methow Valley News (Twisp, Wash.) 1903-Current". Library of Congress.
  4. ^ "Surviving newspapers have been scarce". The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle. March 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Nelson, Don (2022-07-29). "No Bad Days: The News at 11 – Methow Valley News". methowvalleynews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ^ "Chronicle staff brings home awards in state contest". The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle. October 15, 2019.


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