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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 15 hours, 34 minutes ago

WSU Extension tackles climate awareness

Groups of gardening enthusiasts were huddled around lab tables examining preserved insect specimens, learning the …

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Quincy regional parks district board in process of formation

QUINCY — Selecting board members will be the next step in the formation of the Quincy Valley Regional Parks District. Quincy City Council members approved an i…

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Agencies team up to head off fire season

OLYMPIA — A collection of state and federal agencies will join forces this year to combat wildfires, according to an announcement from the Washington Departmen…

Updated 3 weeks ago
State begins annual beetle treatments

OLYMPIA – Annual treatments against invasive Japanese beetles began Monday in South Central Washington, according to an announcement from the Washington State …

Updated 3 weeks ago
FRESH NEWS: Potholes promising for bass, trout and walleye while perch, crappie and bluegill need a bit more time

MARDON – The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1043.70 feet – coming up a half a foot this past week.

Updated 3 weeks ago
FRESH NEWS: Largemouth fishing good, smallmouth picking up at Potholes

MARDON — The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,043.70 feet, coming up 0.5 feet this past week. We are currently 2.8 feet below full pool. The wate…

Updated 4 weeks ago
FRESH NEWS: Warmer weather brings the largemouth out at Potholes

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,043.2 feet, dropping 0.1 feet this past week. We are 3.3 feet below full pool. We have had a warm week of we…

Updated 4 weeks, 1 day ago
DNR announces controlled burns

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Natural Resources announced eight prescribed burns throughout the state Monday. The eight separate burns will occur over…

Updated 1 month ago
Weather for the week of March 25, 2024

Weather for the week of March 25, 2024

Updated 1 month ago
FRESH NEWS: Largemouth, walleye and trout waking up at Potholes

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,043.3 feet, dropping 0.3 feet this past week. We are 3.2 feet below full pool. We have had a warm week o…

Updated 1 month ago
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival this weekend

OTHELLO — Birds, lectures, birds, tours, birds, geology, birds, activities, birds and all things birding await birdwatchers at the 2024 Othello Sandhill Crane …

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Weather for the week of Monday, March 18, 2024

Weather for the week of Monday, March 18, 2024

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Budget, intended uses important when planning a deck

MOSES LAKE — The process of building a deck - one that will last, anyway, and one that will be what the homeowner wants it to be - starts long before construct…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Firefighter memorial, public land housing bills signed into law Wednesday

OLYMPIA — Two bills requested by the Department of Natural Resources, House Bill 2003 and House Bill 2091, were signed into law Wednesday, according to a Wedne…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Othello secures $400K for water plant design

OTHELLO – The city of Othello announced during Monday’s regular City Council meeting that the city had secured $400,000 in additional funding from the 2024 leg…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
ACH golf prepares for upcoming season

COULEE CITY – Almira/Coulee-Hartline’s golf team more than doubled in size from a year ago, bringing eight golfers into the 2024 season. The Warriors had th…