Friday, December 19, 2025
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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, 12 months ago
Japanese beetle quarantine area expanded

OLYMPIA — Officials with the Washington State Department of Agriculture are seeking the expansion of the state’s internal Japanese beetle quarantine area after…

Updated 2 years, 12 months ago
Bitterly cold weather, then freezing rain, in forecast

MOSES LAKE — A combination of cold air and even colder air will cause winds to start blowing and push temperatures to 25 to 30 degrees below zero in Grant Coun…

Updated 3 years ago
Walking path construction discussed by Mattawa Council

MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council wants to know when will work will resume on a walkway along Government Road. At a regular meeting on Thursday, Council Me…

Updated 3 years ago
Weather for Monday, Dec. 19, 2022

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15 and north winds of around 8 miles per hour. Monday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 3. Tu…

Updated 3 years ago
Cold hunting

MARDON - The duck hunting has been tough this week with a lot of the small waters icing over, according to MarDon Resort’s Pete Fisher. Goose hunting has gone …

Updated 3 years ago
Weather forecast for Dec. 12, 2022

Weather for Dec. 12, 2022

Updated 3 years ago
Fun times at Othello's Christmas Miracle on Main Street

OTHELLO — It was cold, but not cold enough to keep people from watching the parade, playing in the beanbag tournament, attending the children’s carnival and ta…

Updated 3 years ago
Hanford national park site gets new superintendent

DENVER — The National Park Service has appointed Wendy Berhman the new superintendent for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which includes the Ha…

Updated 3 years ago
GALLERY: Winter fun in the Basin

COLUMBIA BASIN – With last week’s winter snow came a whole lot of winter fun in the Columbia Basin. Children and families from throughout the area took advanta…

Updated 3 years ago
Snow management

GRANT CO. - Now that snow has arrived in Grant County, many residents are probably wondering how or why certain streets get plowed, get plowed faster than othe…

Updated 3 years ago
Cold to stay

MOSES LAKE — Of course, it’s that time of year, and the first snowfall of the season Tuesday night closed schools, left people with driveways and sidewalks to …

Updated 3 years ago
Join the kamp

MOSES LAKE - Echternkamps Guide Services provides hunting and fishing experiences highlighting the abundance in the Columbia Basin. “We are more concerned abo…

Updated 3 years ago
Mt. Rainier National Park changes access due to staffing

ASHFORD – Mount Rainier National Park announced updates Tuesday to winter 2022-23 recreational access due to staffing. “Mount Rainier National Park offers t…

Updated 3 years ago
Winter storm watch issued for Basin

SPOKANE — The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch Monday for large parts of the Columbia Basin. A winter storm watch means that conditions are…

Updated 3 years ago
Weather forecast for Nov. 28

This week's weather looks to be cold again with lows in the teens and highs around 30.