Look ma, my first rodeo

Growing up in Bellevue, rodeo was a foreign word to me. It was something that represented the cruel treatment of animals for the purpose of entertaining crazed spectators who cheered the mistreatment of animals.

Othello Fair canceled for 2020

Othello Fair, demolition derby canceled for 2020

OTHELLO — The Othello Fair, originally scheduled for Sept. 16-19, has been canceled. Fair officials announced the cancellation Aug. 5.

Pedal power: Kiwanis Club gets families out on bicycles

MOSES LAKE — Cyclists of all ages gathered under a bright Saturday sun and a clear blue sky at the Lauzier Athletic Complex for the Kiwanis Club of Moses Lake’s annual Bicycle Rodeo.

Queen Kaylee

Ephrata graduate named Moses Lake Rodeo Queen

EPHRATA — There’s a new queen in Moses Lake, and she’s got Ephrata roots. Kaylee Stump, 20, of Ephrata was named the 2025 Miss Moses Lake Roundup in November. Stump, the daughter of Mike and Miranda Stump, is a 2022 graduate of Ephrata High School. Her coronation will be March 29, said Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo Board Member Amanda Miller.

Rodeo and fair to offer combo tickets

MOSES LAKE — Mid-summer has arrived and that can only mean one thing; the Grant County Fair and Moses Lake Roundup is just around the corner.

Contestant for a day, Queen for a year

Miss Moses Lake Roundup competition inducts Shoults into traditional role

MOSES LAKE – It’s said that the harder someone works, the more luck they have. If that’s the case, the recently crowned 2024 Miss Moses Lake Roundup, Alexis Shoults, has luck in spades.

Cowboy Breakfast draws big crowd

MOSES LAKE — Katherine Roberson reigned as queen of the Pee Wee Rodeo and attendance apparently came close to 2016 levels at the annual Cowboy Breakfast Friday.

Not his first rodeo: Bumgarner admits to roping under alias

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Madison Bumgarner has been competing in rodeo events under the alias Mason Saunders and even won $26,560 in a team-roping competition in December, according to a story published Sunday by

Not his first rodeo: Bumgarner admits to roping under alias

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Madison Bumgarner has been competing in rodeo events under the alias Mason Saunders and even won $26,560 in a team-roping competition in December, according to a story published Sunday by

3 locals qualify for National High School Finals Rodeo

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Aubree Skone traded in her soccer cleats for some boots this summer.

Cowboy Breakfast comes home to Sinkiuse Square

Official fair, rodeo kick-off gathers Friday morning

Spirit of the rodeo

Moses Lake Roundup to unveil signature whiskey

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo and Moses Lake Distillery will debut Spurstride, the rodeo’s official signature whiskey, tomorrow at Business After Hours at the Grant County Fairgrounds.

'It’s always a good show'

Roundup wraps up with strong showings from competitors

MOSES LAKE — The 80th year of the Moses Lake Roundup was celebrated Thursday through Friday, when competitors from around the world traveled to Moses Lake for a chance to take home thousands of dollars in the rodeo. “It’s a good rodeo, good contractors,” saddle bronc rider Jake Clark said. “Great hospitality – they treat the competitors great here.” The stands in the Rodeo Arena were packed each of the three nights of the Roundup, watching the numerous competitors take part in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding. “This is a great crowd; they all get into it the whole rodeo. It’s not just the bull riding,” bull rider Laramie Mosley said. “It makes it fun when you show up here and see the stands full, everybody cheering and hollering. It makes it enjoyable.”

Ted Rice Arena hosts junior rodeo

COULEE CITY — The Ted Rice Arena hosted 115 contestants last weekend for the Last Stand Junior Rodeo, bringing in riders under the age of 18 from around the country.

Rodeo and fair to offer combo tickets

MOSES LAKE — Summer is here.

Patrick Clair Sullivan

Patrick Clair Sullivan, 73, of Moses Lake, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Local boy qualifies for National Rodeo

Ready to kick up heels

MOSES LAKE - Thirteen year-old Austin Herrera from Moses Lake has qualified for the 2013 National Junior High School Rodeo to be held at Red Rock State Park in Gallup, New Mexico June 23-29.

Peninsula students learn rules of the road

Bike rodeo

MOSES LAKE — Peninsula Elementary students rassled their bikes through the bike rodeo and rode off to school – following the rules of the road, of course – on National Bike to School Day Wednesday.

The ride stuff

Young cyclists test their skills at bike rodeo

MOSES LAKE — It was wheels, wheels everywhere at the Larson Recreation Center Saturday as kids turned out in droves for the annual bike rodeo, officially called the Bicycle Activities, Repairs, Giveaway and Skills event. The rec center, which opened in December, gave organizers some elbow room to add some things. “We have a lot to work with,” said Richard Teals, a member of the Moses Lake Trail Planning Team, which organized the rodeo along with the Kiwanis Club of Moses Lake. “The obstacle course is a big hit inside the hockey rink. Then we have all the bike giveaways, and the GTA is here with their new buses, which of course carry bicycles all around the county.”

Arizona mayor, councilwoman: No Confederate flags at parade

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The city’s mayor and a newly elected councilwoman are calling for the removal of Confederate flags from the annual Tucson Rodeo Parade.