Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
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…
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 …
Weather for Monday, January 23, 2023.
Weather report for Monday, January 23, 2023.
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…
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…
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, …
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 …
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-…
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…
Weather for Monday, Dec. 26, 2022
Weather report for Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 from the National Weather Service.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …