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, 15 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 10 years, 4 months ago
Trip to Travis Air Force Base educational

The e-mail arrived at my inbox on Feb. 6 at 11: 49 a.m.:

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Hunter education training needed by most first-time hunters

Each year there are people who want to hunt, but are not allowed because they didn't complete a Hunter Education Course. But there is a way to complete the cou…

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
The Fishin' Magician

Fishing for sockeye salmon on the Brewster Pool has been nothing short of fantastic this season.

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Thoughts on the weather, reunions and hunting season

Not long ago, a few days at most, I began thinking about ... well lots of things.

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician

The warm weather has been a benefit to the fishing for sockeye and kings at the Brewster Pool this season.

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Deadline for hunting opportunity in Okanogan County Aug. 14

Eighteen lucky hunters will have an opportunity to hunt for deer this fall on the 6,000-acre Charles and Mary Eder unit of the Scotch Creek Wildlife Area in no…

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

During this heat wave of late June and early July walleye anglers have enjoyed a continuing walleye bite on Potholes Reservoir.

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Odds and ends of the past year

There are times when life seems to be a jumble of odds and ends. These odds and ends come in various forms, some obvious, apparent and evident, while others ar…

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Fireworks a danger to wildlife and humans, too

It is difficult to understand why fireworks haven't been banned this year. We aren't talking about the major fireworks by the city, but the fireworks in the re…

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

Thank you to all the military men and women for providing our freedom we enjoy.

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician

Typically the early salmon season starts below Wanapum Dam, but this year things are different.

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Hot weather causes change in normal behavior

Baby, it's still hot outside. A check of future weather forecasts indicate we will experience above 90-degree temperatures through July 15, with five days abov…

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

The Perch Fishing off the dock is really hot right now.

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
Fire prevention front and center

Again we are hammering fire prevention. This time it is Fish and Wildlife placing restrictions on the lands they control.

Updated 10 years, 5 months ago
More hot weather on the way

Sometimes it is best to simply stay inside. Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees are due in the Columbia Basin beginning tomorrow. The forecasters on the Spokane…