The Hoedown in the Downtown is back Saturday evening. It runs 5 to 10 in downtown Ellensburg, it's free, and it's open to all ages. Line-dancing lessons kick it off, and then there's live music from American Honey and Jukebox Central, along with local food, drinks and rodeo-themed games. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Part of the new pavement on Canyon Road is coming back out tonight, and the contractor is paying for it. The city inspected the freshly paved stretch between Umpt

Under The Covers Band Rocks the House at The Kittitas Cafe Saturday! Thursday, August 27th Loco Motion @ Thursday Night Live, Mike’s Tavern, 427 E. 1St Street, Cle Elum. 21+ 7PM-9PM Ellensburg Community Band Rehearsals @ Ellensburg Methodist Church. Free Bring your own instrument. Directed by Lee Bates. 6PM-7:30PM Rodeo City Bluegrass Concern@ The Mule Cocktail Bar, 119

In Cle Elum, they turned the first dirt last week on forty-one new affordable homes. HopeSource and city officials held a groundbreaking for Teanaway Court on North Short Avenue — a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom units for households earning up to sixty percent of the area median income. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS There's smoke in the valley again today, and there are now two fires in the mountains northwest of us. The Three Queens Fire, burning six miles east of Snoqua

The Music in the Gardens series continues tonight at 6:30 at Brick House Gardens and Nursery. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Three Queens Fire is still burning in the mountains six miles east of Snoqualmie Pass. As of the latest update from fire managers, the fire covers about three thousand seven hundred acres and is two percent contained. More than eight hundred people are working it. The fire started July 15th from lightning, and it's been moving through steep, high coun

McNamee & Michaud specialize in Americana, Folk & Roots Country. Catch them at Summit West Saturday afternoon. Thursday, August 20th The Junior Horse Fair kicks off. Held at the Bloom Pavillion, Kittitas Valley Event Center, 901 E. 7th Ave., Ellensburg. Event runs August 20-August 23 8AM-4PM Loco Motion @ 2400 N. Alder St. Park, Ellensburg. (event will be moved to Hal Holmes Center if air quality is poor) Brought to you by the city of Ellensburg. Free/

The public library in Kittitas is opening its doors again. The Gilmour Memorial Library has moved into the Catalyst building at 117 North Main Street — the old hardware store the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce renovated into offices. T LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Three Queens Fire west of Cle Elum has grown to about thirty-six hundred acres and is two percent contained. More than six hundred firefighters are assigned to the fire, which was started by lightning on Ju

The Summer Concert in the Park is tonight, but it's moved indoors. Because of the air quality, the city has shifted the Rodeo City Bluegrass Concern show to the Hal Holmes Community Center at 209 North Ruby Street. Music starts at 6:30. It's free and family friendly. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Kittitas County commissioners have put a stop — at least a temporary one — to data centers. On Monday, commissioners unanimously approved an emergency six-month ban on accepting data

"Let's Talk About the Music" Go to The New Old Skool's Saturday night to hear a podcast and then three different bands! Stitches, Lust for Glory, and SixGun Thursday, August 13th Curtis Moore @ Thursday Night Live, Mike’s Tavern, 427 E. 1St Street, Cle Elum. 21+ 7PM-9PM Ellensburg Community Band Rehearsals @ Ellensburg Methodist Church. Free Bring your own instrument. Directed by Lee Bates.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY An Air Quality Alert has been issued for Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and Yakima Counties until further notice due to expected wildfire smoke from regional fires. Expect some clearing out and intermittent good air quality but with significant fires on the landscape conditions can worsen quickly to unhealthy air. Be sure to check air monitors in your area before outdoor activities. LISTEN TO T

There's coffee in the old depot in Cle Elum. Tim and Charis Dion have opened Division Point Coffee Bar and Crêpes inside the historic South Cle Elum train depot at 801 Milwaukee Avenue. They're open 8 to 4 every day but Tuesday. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Kittitas County has narrowed the field for its next prosecuting attorney. Republican Jodi Hammond and independent Aaron Reiman led Tuesday's first count in the race to replace retiring prosecutor Greg Zempel. Hammond took