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Big Sky Memorial Ride brings endurance equine event to Lincoln County
There are few things as satisfying as enjoying a trail ride with a trusted horse in the wilds of northwest Montana.Trail riders from several states and Canada competed in the sport of endurance horse riding in south Lincoln County a few weeks ago.The Big Sky Memorial Ride was held Saturday, Aug. 10, in the Jackson Creek area north of Libby.The sport got its start in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains half a century ago when a man with an Arabian horse challenged his friends to go up and over the range in a 100-mile race.But these rides are about endurance, not...
Back to School Spirit Party at Colfax Library
The Colfax Library will host a Back to School Spirit Party on Friday, August 23rd, from 4 to 6 p.m. Attendees can join the Colfax High School Cheerleaders in crafting a school spirit bracelet, backpack charm, and painting a Bulldog magnet. The Colfax Parent-Teacher Organization will take pre-orders for school...
SR 20/North Cascades Highway reopens following fire, mudslide closures
A portion of State Route 20 (SR 20)/North Cascades Highway closed since Aug. 4 due to area wildfires and a major mudslide reopened Thursday afternoon, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reported in a press release and on social media. The roadway was closed between Granite Creek and Easy...
Village Centre Cinemas in Pullman to close
Pullman, WASHINGTON (KLEW) — Village Centre Cinemas in Pullman will close its doors on Sept. 5th. The theater says the city of Pullman's admission tax, increase in property taxes, and increasing minimum wage laws have made it difficult for the theater to keep running. In a statement on their website, they state they are thankful to the Pullman community for 21 years of support.
Heavy police presence in downtown Spokane due to crash
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department are investigating a crash in downtown Spokane near Lincoln Street and 3rd Avenue. Updated Aug. 23 at 6 a.m. - A crash in downtown Spokane is being investigated by police after a victim in the crash reported a brake malfunction. The Spokane Police...
Cox appointed interim Soap Lake City Administrator
Aug. 23—SOAP LAKE — Peter Sharp ran his first regular Soap Lake City Council meeting as the Mayor Pro Tempore after former Mayor Allen DuPuy resigned earlier this month. There were 23 people in attendance outside of the council, police, fire department and public officials. Sharp was elected to the role after Leslie Taylor stepped down at last week's meeting, citing that she had spent too many ...
Northwest tribes receive millions in federal funding to build new housing
Tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington are building new tribal housing with grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “There was a total of $150 million nationwide, of which we had four awardees in the Northwest totaling about $12 million dollars,” said Tom Carney, the administrator for the HUD Northwest office of Native American programs.
WSU's art museum celebrates 50 years with a salon-style exhibition through the fall semester
In 1974, the newly opened Washington State University Museum of Art hosted seven exhibitions. The first featured a collection of Greco-Roman artifacts on loan from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The second featured 18 of the 22 known etchings from Spanish painter Francisco Goya's Proverb series, with the third highlighting a collection of 20 lithographs from French artist Honoré Daumier. (Both the Goya and Daumier works were on loan from WSU's Holland Library.) The fourth exhibit paired ancient tools from the Pacific Northwest Indian Center of Spokane, later renamed the Museum of Native American Cultures, with their modern counterparts. (Its collection is now part of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.)
When kids age out of the foster system, Safety Net Inland Northwest is there to help
Aging out of the foster care system can be incredibly traumatic. Kids turn 18, and all of a sudden, they're completely on their own. No home. No job. No money. No support network. "There's no backup for these kids. There's no family that they can rely on or anybody they...
How Washington residents can get $200 toward their electric bills
Editors’ note: Additional context and perspective about the grant program providing the rebates to utility customers have been included to accompany an earlier version of this story. Washington residents can make money this month with just the tap on the phone screen or a click of the mouse. The...
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