Join Punch Projects for a full day of PUNK on Saturday. (Poster courtesy Punch Projects) Thursday, November 27 th   (Thanksgiving) Free Thanksgiving Dinner @ The Time Out Saloon, 101 South Main St., Kittitas.  All ages, BYOB if you wish.                                                                                   2PM-6PM   Free Thanksgiving Meal @ W.C. Roadhouse Grill, 101 W. Umptanum Rd., Ellensburg.  Sponsored by Century 21 Center Point  and Ellensburg Sola r      12PM

Kittitas County has negotiated a new contract with Paul Maurer Shows for the Kittitas County Fair. Paul Maurer Shows has provided the amusement rides and shows, plus novelty and game concessions, for the county’s big end-of-summer event for the past five years. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Sales of Washington’s pass to access state parks and other recreation areas fell after an Oct. 1 price hike, but fee collections increased. Figures presented to the state Parks and Recreati

Kittitas County commissioners approved a timeline extension Tuesday for the opening of the new Ellensburg bowling alley. The timeline for the reopening of the lanes, once known as the Rodeo Bowl, has been reset from Dec. 31 to July 1 due to unforeseen delays in the project. NEWS Sarita Dasgupta has been nominated by the city’s Arts Commission to be the Ellensburg Poet Laureate for the 2026-2028 term. Dasgupta currently works as a library assistant at the Ellensburg Public Lib

Come hear an uplifting concert and help support the food bank at the same time! Thursday, November 20 th   CWU Concert Band and Symphonic Band give a free concert @ Hertz Concert Hall, McIntyre Music Building. All Ages. Public and students are invited. 7PM-8:30PM   Free Watercolor Paint Night @ Fortuity Tasting Room/ Nuwave  Gallery.  115 West 3 rd Ave., Ellensburg. ( Back to the Burg Night, supporting Habitat for humanity.)