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It's also the last week to enter the Ellensburg Bike Month raffle. Download the free Adventure Lab app, log your rides, and pick up your raffle tickets at the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce Information Center through Friday. Prizes include a Catrike recumbent trike and gift cards to the Recycle Shop. -- LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Cle Elum has more time to figure out how to pay its debts. A federal bankruptcy judge agreed to push the city's deadline from May 30 to July

The WSU Extension Master Gardeners hold their weekly Plant Diagnostic Clinic at 11:30 a.m. at The Armory — bring your sick plants and the volunteers will help you figure out what's wrong. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Cle Elum City Council meets tonight to interview two candidates for an open seat on the seven-member council. Jessi Campbell, a longtime Cle Elum resident and Cle Elum Fire Department firefighter-EMT, and Sarah Hubbard, an associate director at Harvard Kenned

Looking ahead to next Tuesday, Seattle University professor and author Sonora Jha visits Central Washington University as part of the Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series. Jha will give a free craft talk at noon and a reading at 5:30 p.m. in Black Hall's Multicultural Center. Free lunch is served to people who come to the noon talk. Her novel "Intemperance" won a Washington State Book Award and was named a Best Book of 2025 by Library Journal. Both events include a Q&A and book

Ida Nason Aronica Elementary School is offering a free, full-day summer program for kids going into second through fifth grade. It's called DiscoverWorks. Sixty-three students are already signed up. The program runs June 22nd through July 30th and includes daily math and reading, breakfast, lunch, snacks, plus arts, science, sports, and field trips. Ellensburg is one of the few districts in Washington picked for the pilot year. Families should contact the school for registrat

Gallery One is hosting an Artist's Studio Tour this Saturday, May 16, from 1 to 3 p.m., featuring stained glass artist and photographer Julie Prather. Prather is a longtime Gallery One artist and the 2025 City Arts Treasure Award recipient. She has been making stained glass since 1974, and on Saturday she will open her art-filled home and studio to visitors and give several presentations about her work. Desserts, cheeses, and a special Prosecco drink will be served. Tickets a

There's a new spot for tacos and burritos in downtown Ellensburg. Abel Micheal Villa has moved his El Loco food truck into the brick-and-mortar space at 207 North Main Street, the location that sat empty after A Taste of India closed in December. Villa, originally from Jalisco, Mexico, ran the food truck in the Warrior's Quick Stop parking lot for five years before making the jump. His expanded menu adds guiso, tortas, soups, and seafood dishes like ceviche and aguachile to t

Quiet Cadence, the local horse-and-mental-health farm, has been picked to join Horses for Mental Health — an international fundraising campaign that brings together 130 organizations. Washington Rodeo Roundup Princesses Ana and Clara Jentges are serving as fundraising ambassadors for Quiet Cadence this month. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The race to replace Greg Zempel as Kittitas County prosecuting attorney is shaping up to be a primary showdown. Three candidates have filed:

A Cinco de Mayo Special takes place today at Dru Bru Sno-Pass at noon. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Five graduating art students will present their senior artworks in “Salon of the Five Aces,” a group exhibition that opens next week at Gallery 100 in Randall Hall at Central Washington University. The show includes the art of Milady Armendariz, Evelyn Garza, Ruth Douglas, Nyx Kolman and Meredith Montgomery. All five are bachelor of arts students at CWU. The city of Ellensburg

LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Voters in the Kittitas School District passed their replacement levy on the second try Tuesday night, with about 57 percent in favor. The four-year levy is expected to bring in $1.9 million a year for the district from 2027 through 2030, and it covers about 19 percent of the district's annual budget. The first run at the levy in February failed by just 15 votes, so supporters spent the spring stepping up their outreach. For the average owner of a

Micah J plays tonight up at Mike’s Tavern in Cle Elum at 7 p.m. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Grazing Table has switched spots in the Fitterer Building and has packed up their retail shop and wheeled it across the hallway. Dana and Rob Henning have taken over the vacant space previously used by Siren Song. The decision to move came after a speed bump to their business. County commissioners are considering changing the office hours for the Kittitas County Coroner’s Office.

The number of measles cases in Washington this year has already tripled the total number of cases in 2025. In Kittitas County this week, public health officials reported the county’s fifth confirmed case of measles in 2026. In an announcement late Tuesday, the Kittitas County Public Health Department said the latest case involved “an adult with an unknown vaccination status.” NEWS The number of measles cases in Washington this year has already tripled the total number of case

Trivia nights take place tonight at the Mule at 5:30 p.m., Rock and Reef at 6 p.m. and Roslyn Eagles up in Roslyn at 7 p.m. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Ellensburg will renew its contract with Axon for police body cameras, in-car video cameras in police vehicles, and tasers. The Ellensburg City Council gave the go-ahead for the $485,361 agreement at its meeting last week. The city’s existing contract expired at the end of 2025. Voting is underway for Ellensburg’s 2026 Communi

WinCo Foods will pay the city of Ellensburg more than $2.3 million for upgrades that will tie the company’s new distribution center into the city’s electric system. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Cle Elum Mayor Matthew Lundh is casting doubt on the potential dismissal of the city’s bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington. For the second time in as many weeks, Lundh has said the city’s legal team is confident the city’s eligibility

The Valley Sharp Knife Sharpening Pop-Up takes place at 3:00 PM at the Dru Bru Cle Elum Taproom. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS A case of measles has been confirmed in Kittitas County, county health officials announced Friday afternoon. The person is “currently ill and staying home to heal,” according to the Kittitas County Public Health Department. The health department said it was working closely with the person and their household members to monitor the situation. A deputy c

Come join Ellensburg Community Radio for First Friday with the David Owens Band at 6 p.m. at The Ink at 405 N. Main St. We hope to make a big announcement and enjoy some excellent music. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS More than 370 third graders from across Kittitas County packed the Kittitas County Fairgrounds this week for the 23rd annual Elementary Agriculture Appreciation Day. The kids got a hands-on lesson in where their food comes from, with animals to pet, crops to see,

The Pet Palooza 2026 photo contest is underway and voting runs through April 9th. You can cast your vote for your favorite pet at the Daily Record's website. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Cle Elum Mayor Matthew Lundh will take the witness stand at the start of the hearing on the challenge to the city’s Chapter 9 petition for bankruptcy. During a telephonic conference Thursday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Judge Whitman L. Holt detailed th

The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce hosts a Farmstand Workshop at 5:30 p.m. at the Chamber offices. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Central Washington University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4:15 p.m. to discuss a plan for restoring trust between university leadership and faculty. The meeting comes after a faculty-wide vote in February in which 81.6 percent of participating faculty members cast votes of no confidence in President J

A new ramen restaurant is getting ready to open in downtown Ellensburg. Maelstrom Noodle + Bar, located at 119 West Fifth Avenue in the Hotel Windrow building, is planning a soft opening this week with a full opening targeted for the first week of April. Chef Michael Wooldridge, who fell in love with ramen while living in Los Angeles, says the restaurant will feature dishes like Mapo Tantanmen and vegan cold sesame noodles. The restaurant will have its own entrance from Fifth

The City of Ellensburg and the Ellensburg Arts Commission have announced the selection of Sarita Dasgupta as the city's Poet Laureate for the 2026 to 2028 term. Dasgupta is a library assistant at Ellensburg Public Library who has published several chapbooks of poetry, co-founded the Midweek Musings literary series, and contributes writing to regional and international outlets. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS A federal bankruptcy judge has agreed to hold a hearing to determine wh

The St.Patrick's Day Celebration at The Mule Cocktail Bar starts at 5:00 PM LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners has agreed to send a letter in support of Central Washington University's effort to get $3 million in funding for its Old Heat Commercialization Center in Ellensburg. The university and its team of partners have been working to renovate the historic Old Heat facility on the CWU campus into a business incubator space. A rece