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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 3 days, 19 hours ago

High winds forecast Tuesday and Wednesday

MOSES LAKE — While the heavy rain, heavy snow and flooding is expected to stay north of the Columbia Basin, the Ba…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Fishin' off the bow

MOSES LAKE — For avid bow-fishers, or just anyone who wants to shoot fish in a lake, the fourth annual Moses Lake Carp Classic will be held this Saturday, May …

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Colorful results

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School FFA members and horticulture students fanned out through downtown Wednesday, shovels in hand, followed by wagons filled wit…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Wildfire prevention bill signed into law

OLYMPIA — Legislation designed to help reduce the risk of wildfire from electric utility equipment was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee recently. House Bill …

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Drivers urged to plan ahead for Memorial Day travel

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Transportation officials are suggesting that drivers plan ahead if they are thinking about traveling for Memorial Day weekend. “Memorial Day weekend is often the unofficial sta…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
MLIRD funding bill signed

OLYMPIA – A bill sponsored by state Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and supported in the house by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and intended to establish fundi…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Meeting the unique needs of donkeys

Owning any animal can be both challenging and rewarding. Although they have a reputation for being stubborn, donkeys can make great additions to an animal herd…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Spring Fest approaches

MOSES LAKE — It’s an annual tradition in Moses Lake, the town’s biggest festival of the year, and it’s coming up again. The Moses Lake Spring Festival happe…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Weather for Monday, May 15.

Weather for Monday, May 15.

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Dent bill restoring pesticide board signed into law

OLYMPIA – A bill authored by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, which creates a Pesticide Advisory Board for Washington was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Fri…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Summer — not spring — weather forecast for next week

MOSES LAKE — While it’s not the hottest weather ever in mid-May, the Columbia Basin is getting an early taste of summer, with temperatures in the high 80s to m…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Making health and comfort a priority for show animals

Throughout the year, youth across the country prepare and travel to various events, such as livestock shows, rodeos, and fairs, to show their animals. Becau…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Steel Ranch

MOSES LAKE – Steel Ranch is a unique property located in Adams County being offered through Basin Ag Sales and Moses Lake Realty Group. Anna Van Diest of Basin…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Invasive species cropping up again in Washington

SPOKANE — The boating season is officially underway in Washington state. To keep lakes, rivers, and other water bodies clean and beautiful, the Washington Depa…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Ephrata council urges patience on pickleball progress

EPHRATA — Members of the Ephrata City Council told residents trying to raise money for a new, purpose-built pickleball court for the city to be both patient an…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Eruption review

MOSES LAKE — It didn’t take long after the eruption on Mt. St. Heles on May 18, 1980, for life to begin to re-emerge on the sides of the mountain, according to…