Thursday, February 26, 2026
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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.

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WEATHER: Feb. 26 – March 4, 2026

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14-18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Partl…

Updated 3 years ago
Sandhill Crane Festival registration opens Friday

OTHELLO — Registration opens Feb. 6 for the 25th Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, scheduled for March 24 to 26. “Silver Anniversary, Celebrating our Annual …

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Weather for Monday, January 23, 2023.

Weather report for Monday, January 23, 2023.

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
WDFW examines fishing on Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Anglers on Moses Lake in 2020 spent around 77,000 hours casting their lines for fish, both from their boats and from onshore, according to Washing…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
BLM, Forest Service offer outdoor safety tips

PORTLAND, Ore. - A joint press release by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management advises the public to be prepared during winter months, especia…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
The Links at Moses Pointe hopes to open driving range this week

MOSES LAKE – As snow and ice continues to melt off the course, The Links at Moses Pointe said in a release that they hope to have the driving range open by January 17 or 18. “The snow is almost off the fairways, …

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Weather for Monday, January 16 2023

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Monday night mostly cloudy, low around 29. Tuesday: Partly sunny, high near 40. Slight …

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival to celebrate 25 years

OTHELLO - The 2023 theme of the annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival will be ‘Silver Anniversary, Celebrating Our Annual Visitors’ and will be held March 24-…

Updated 3 years, 1 month ago
Solid ground?

A deer stands on the ice-covered waters of Banks Lake, near Coulee City, on New Year's Day. The lake is frozen enough for wildlife to cross and for fishing ent…

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
Weather for Monday, Dec. 26, 2022

Weather report for Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 from the National Weather Service.

Updated 3 years, 2 months ago
Moses Lake pushes through weather challenges

MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake has spent nearly all of the money it allocated in its 2022 budget for snow removal. “The city’s budget included funds fo…

Updated 3 years, 2 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 3 years, 2 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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 …