Saturday is a Discover Pass free day, so you can visit state parks and other state recreation lands without a pass. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Ellensburg has joined Cle Elum and Kittitas County in putting a temporary stop to data centers. The City Council voted unanimously this week for a six-month emergency moratorium on data center proposals inside city limits. It took about five minutes. Community Development Director Dan Carlson told the council the city's rules don't t

Dr Snedeker will present The Jazzy Horn, Sunday at CWU. Free! Thursday October 8th Ellensburg Community Band rehearsals, @ The Methodist Church, Ellensburg. Bring your instrument. 6PM-7:30PM Darnell Scott @ Thursday Night Live, Mike’s Tavern Cle Elum. 427 E. 1st St., Cle Elum. 21+ No Cover. 7PM-9PM Community Builders Benefit Bash @ Dru Bru, 1015 E 2nd St., Cle Elum

Two people who've spent years making Ellensburg a more creative place are getting the city's top arts honors. Jeannie Johnson is this year's Arts Treasure. She's a painter and teacher who has taught hundreds of local students since 1993, and two of her oil paintings hang in the city's collection. Renee Fyall gets the Arts Advocate Award. As president of the Ellensburg Mural Society, she has helped raise nearly 200 thousand dollars over the last three years to restore and grow

If you've been waiting all summer for a backyard fire, you can have one now. The Kittitas County burn ban was lifted at noon yesterday, when the governor's statewide ban also ended. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS If you've been waiting all summer for a backyard fire, you can have one now. The Kittitas County burn ban was lifted at noon yesterday, when the governor's statewide ban also ended. Fire Marshal Dan Young says fuel moisture, the weather and humidity all now support it.

Come Listen to Birdie at The Blue Room in EBurg tomorrow Thursday, October 1st Teen Role Playing Game, @ Ellensburg Community Library, 209 N. Ruby St., Ellensburg. 3:30PM-5PM (sign up at desk) Ellensburg Community Band rehearsals, @ The Methodist Church, Ellensburg. Bring your instrument. 6PM-7:30PM Community Wildfire Resilience Social brought to you by KFACC.

Saturday is National Public Lands Day, which makes it a Discover Pass free day. You won't need a pass to park on state parks, Department of Natural Resources or Fish and Wildlife lands. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Kittitas County got a clean report from the Washington State Auditor's Office. The audit covered the county's books for 2025 and found no problems at all. It's the second audit in a row with no findings. County Auditor Bryan Elliott thanked his finance team and eve

Come to the INK tomorrow to pay tribute to a legend! Thursday September 24th Ellensburg Community Band rehearsals, @ The Methodist Church, 210 N. Ruby St., Ellensburg. Bring your instrument to join along. 6PM-7:30PM Spelling Bee hosted by Colin Pillow @ Iron Horse Brewery Taproom, 1621 Vantage Highway, Ellensburg. All Ages. 6PM-8PM Speak Easy Speed Dating

Central Washington University is waking back up. About 3,000 students are settling into campus housing this week, with roughly 1,500 of them having moved in last Thursday and Friday. Classes begin tomorrow. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS An independent investigation has cleared Kittitas County Coroner Cori McKean of wrongdoing. A whistleblower complaint filed this spring by four deputy coroners questioned the hiring of a chief deputy without an application and raised concerns a

Central Washington University has set a date to open its newest building. The North Academic Commons, the big new structure next to Brooks Library on Dean Nicholson Boulevard, gets its ribbon-cutting on Friday, October 2nd, at 2 p.m., with self-guided tours after. It's a 104-thousand-square-foot building that is heated and cooled by a geothermal plant drawing on the Ellensburg aquifer under campus. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Kittitas County said thank you this week to someo

THIS IS SURE TO BE A GREAT SHOW! WEAR YOUR DANCING SHOES! Thursday September 17th Ellensburg Community Band rehearsals, @ The Methodist Church, 210 N. Ruby St., Ellensburg. Bring your instrument to join along. 6PM-7:30PM Ruby Street Band @ The Brickhouse Music in the Gardens. 7243 Manastash Rd., Ellensburg. $15/person, 12 and under free. No pets please. 5:30PM-7:30PM City of Ellensburg Emp