Now is the time to register your home for the Ellensburg Haunted House Tour.
NEWS
CWU ranked among the best
Central Washington University earned high rankings in the recently released U.S. News and World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings. Central was ranked No. 18 in Top Public Schools — West Region Universities, and No. 35 in West Regional Universities, which includes private schools. Both rankings are slight improvements over last year.
Adult activity center closed
The Ellensburg Adult Activity Center is closed today and Friday due to unforeseen staffing issues. The center resumes normal hours on Monday.
Buskers in the Burg is on Saturday
Buskers in the Burg is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, in downtown Ellensburg. The event features buskers performing through the downtown core. People can vote on their favorite performers with the winner performing on the Unity Park main stage. The event features the Blue Bear Puppet Lab in a roaming puppet production. This year’s program is “A Murder of Crows.” Mini buskers join the event for the first time with three youth performers from Make Music Ellensburg appearing on the main stage.
Urban flooding open house Thursday
An open house to provide information on urban flooding will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., today in the City Council Chambers. Residents can share their experiences, voice their concerns, learn about flood risks and ask questions.
Pint night supports Backcountry Horsemen
Iron Horse Brewery’s Pint Night supports the Ellensburg Valley Chapter of Backcountry Horsemen of Washington at 4 p.m., Thursday. There will be a raffle, beer garden and over-fired pizza available.
Central to honor Dorothy Purser
CWU will honor the late Dorothy Purser in two dedication ceremonies on Friday. A room in CWU’s Health Sciences Building will be dedicated to Purser in a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. The former Purser Hall will be rededicated as Purser Annex as part of the remodeled Nicholson Pavilion at 3 p.m. Purser, who died in 2002, spent 47 years at Central and helped create the university’s paramedicine program in 1974.
Buddy’s Memorial Service is Sunday
A memorial and reception service honoring Buddy, the African gray parrot who lived at the Ellensburg Pet Center for more than 40 years, is at 1 p.m., Sunday, at Brookside Funeral Home and Crematory. The service will include a slide show of Buddy with photos and videos from throughout her life.
Registration open for haunted house driving tour
Registration is open for the Ellensburg Haunted House Tour sponsored by David and Erin Chamberlin of Coldwell Banker Central. The tour takes place Oct. 28-31. People who want to enter their Ellensburg homes on the tour can find information on The Chamberlin Team website. Registration is open until Oct. 13. A map will be available and a Halloween-themed playlist will be posted on the Ellensburg Community website to listen to while on the self-guided tour.
SPORTS
Local sports action this week
Fans can catch high school and university sports competitions this week. On the high school level, Ellensburg soccer hosts East Valley at 4 p.m., today. Ellensburg cross country hosts a home meet at 4:30 p.m., today. Ellensburg volleyball hosts Quincy at 6 p.m., today. The Kittitas volleyball team hosts White Swan at 6:30 p.m., today. The Cle Elum-Roslyn volleyball team welcomes La Salle at 6:30 p.m., today. The Warriors soccer team hosts Columbia at 6 p.m., today.
On the college level, CWU volleyball hosts Montana State Billings at 7 p.m., today. The Wildcats football team plays its first home game of the season against Western New Mexico at 6 p.m., Saturday.
LUNCH
The FISH Open Table Lunch is chicken Parmesan, pasta with marinara, mixed vegetables and pears. The lunch is open to all seniors age 60-plus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Ellensburg, and noon to 1 p.m., in Cle Elum. Meal sites are the Ellensburg Open Table and the Cle Elum Seventh-day Adventist Church. The community lunch for anyone needing a hot meal is from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Ellensburg location.
WEATHER
The forecasted high today in Ellensburg is 72 degrees. Sunset is at 6:50 p.m., and the expected nighttime low is 49 degrees. Winds will be 5 to 10 mph.
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