Make Music Ellensburg Strum-Along happens today at 12:30 PM at the Iron Horse Brewery. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Ellensburg City Council approved a new contract Monday with the city’s AFL-CIO union workers. The three-year agreement with the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local No. 8 will run from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2028. Wildcat Way will be closed starting at 7 a.m. on Thursday, December 18 for a tree removal on the Central Washington Univer

It's Trivia Tuesday at  6:00 PM  tonight at Rock and Reef Brewing LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Flood waters are expected to recede this week, however precipitation chances are in the forecast most of this week. A flood warning was in effect through this morning. This includes the following streams and drainages...Little Creek, Cle Elum River, Yakima River and Big Creek. A full closure of the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 started yesterday  as work ramps up on the replaceme

Crochet with Purpose takes place tonight at 5:45 PM at Peers Rising. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS A record rainfall off 0.45 inches was set in Ellensburg on Tuesday. This breaks the old record of 0.29 inches set in 2010. The trails at Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park are closed due to flooding. Anyone wanting to access the park will need to go in via the trail from Rotary Park. Travelers near Cle Elum can expect single-lane and shoulder closures on westbound Interstate 90 throu

Central Washington Dance Academy will present “The Nutcracker” this weekend in Ellensburg. The cast of nearly 40 is filled with students from the dance academy, with some being seasoned veterans of previous performances of Tchaikovsky’s classic two-act ballet. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Ellensburg City Council unanimously approved its priorities for the Legislature’s 2026 Session at the council’s meeting this week. The priorities include a request for $1 million in Capi

The historic Umtanum Suspension Bridge has won an international award following its rehabilitation project, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The 220-foot suspension bridge in the Yakima River Canyon has been a local landmark since its construction in the 1920s. The span has now garnered global praise after being recently named the winner in the New Life category of the 2025 Footbridge Awards in Chur, Switzerland. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Longtime Cle Elum commu

CWU Jazz Combo Concert, @ McIntyre Music Building, Recital Hall takes place on Wednesday.. The CWU Jazz Combos and Afro Cuban Ensemble will perform their end of term concert!  6PM-8PM LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Cle Elum is moving forward with a permanent ban against the sale and distribution of kratom in the city.At this week’s meeting of the Cle Elum City Council, the council asked the mayor to have staff prepare an ordinance that would enact the ban. The move follows the

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Central Washington University President Jim Wohlpart was recently appointed to the NCAA Division II Executive Board and will start his two-year term on Jan. 18. The executive board serves as the highest governance office for Division II sports City offices are closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. City offices will reopen on Monday, December 1. There is no  Ellensburg Ce

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

Preschool Storytime  today at 10:15 a.m. at Ellensburg Public Library LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners will convene today in Ellensburg and consideration is on the agenda for an inter-local agreement with the City of Ellensburg regarding pooled opioid-settlement funds and a resolution to allocate grants from the county’s 1/10th of 1 % sales-tax reserve.  The cold weather shelter in Ellensburg is tentatively scheduled to open Monday, Nov.

Tonight is Ladies Night Out from 5:30 p.m. –  8:30 p.m. in Downtown Cle Elum with specials at shops and restaurants. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners has announced a public hearing on November 18th to consider a mental-health and substance‐use disorder services funding measure. The plan would allocate a portion of county tax revenues toward behavioral health programs. In downtown Ellensburg, several local businesses have joined forces to

At Central Washington University, a major new geothermal energy project is underway. The university’s “GeoEco Center” is being constructed to tap geothermal technology and help reduce campus greenhouse-gas emissions by about 45 % by 2030, with a goal of reaching net-zero carbon no later than 2050. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Kittitas County, Ellensburg and Central Washington University are taking part this month in the fifth anniversary of Operation Green Light. Operation Gr

A state audit of the city of Cle Elum is underway, City Administrator Robert Omans said last week. The review of the city’s books is the first since Cle Elum received a $22 million court judgment against it last year and later filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Ellensburg City Council is asking citizens to help out members of the community during the ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The government shutdown started Oct. 1 after Congress

Today is the last day to vote in the November 2025 election. Ballots need to be postmarked today or dropped in a local ballot drop box by 8 p.m LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Today is the last day to vote in the November 2025 election. Ballots need to be postmarked today or dropped in a local ballot drop box by 8 p.m. Work to replace the decking on the Vantage Bridge on Interstate 90 is wrapping up for the winter, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Frid

Wheel Line Cider made the difficult decision to conclude their live music offerings. According to their Facebook post, they said: “Although we are sad to pivot away from live music, our team is excited to explore innovative ways to bring people together as we look forward to the 2026 season!” LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Repairs to the Bullfrog Road overpass on Interstate 90 are expected to cost more than $8 million. According to the Washington State Department of Transportat

An Edible plants of the Pacific Northwest presentation takes place at the  Hal Holmes Center, 201 Ruby St., Ellensburg. The Author Talk is with Natalie Hammerquist.  7PM-8PM LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The final fall numbers at Central Washington University show that 2025 enrollment is essentially flat, university officials said. Total enrollment for fall is 2.3% below the fall 2024 headcount. While lower, it’s much improved from the 9% decline seen in fall 2021 during the p

The Ellensburg Historic Pub Crawl happens tonight at 5:00 PM at the Kittitas Co. Historical Museum. With a night full of saloons and salacious stories, this event is great for both those new to Ellensburg and long-time residents. NEWS The city of Ellensburg will close all flush restrooms in city parks for the season on Saturday, Nov. 1, the city has announced. The access road into Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park will also be closed for the season. Portable restrooms will be lo

Preschool Storytime happens at 10:15 AM today at  The Ellensburg Public Library LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The city of Cle Elum’s bankruptcy case will start hitting people in the pocketbook on Jan. 1. City councilmembers, serving as the board of the newly-formed Cle Elum Transportation Benefit District, voted to impose a 0.1% increase to the city’s sale tax at a special meeting Wednesday. The Cle Elum City Council voted Tuesday to end its ban against vaping stores in the do

The Central Washington University Board of Trustees is expected to vote to increase student tuition at the board’s quarterly meeting this week in Ellensburg. Tuition for resident undergraduates is expected to increase by 3.3% for the 2026-2027 academic year. LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS Ballots come in the mail this week with local elected positions on the ballot throughout the Kittitas Valley. Ellensburg Transit is also on the ballot. The proposition will maintain existing b

A Red Cross Blood Drive happens today at 10:00 AM at the  Hal Holmes Community Center LISTEN TO THE NEWS HERE NEWS The Ellensburg City Council agreed Monday to buy a 3-acre property on Bull Road to be used as the site for a new South Ellensburg electric substation The land, purchased from the company Canals of Ellensburg, will cost the city $517,500. City officials said the property is an ideal location for a new substation, and sits close to Bonneville Power Administration t