The smoke hung thick in the air outside from the first major wildfire of the season. The sun had that funky, dull ball of fire glow above the smoke-filled horizon. Inside, they were geared up in the ...

The summer’s biggest weekend will welcome back two of Central Washington’s biggest sporting events of the season. The Toppenish Rodeo and Ellensburg Rodeo are on track to return after being lost to ...

Editor's note: This column first ran in 2018 and has been updated to reflect the 2023 centennial celebration of the first rodeo. One of Central Washington’s Labor Day weekend traditions is the ...

Ellensburg, WA is home to Central Washington University, a historic downtown, and the famous Ellensburg Rodeo. I have to ...