drought

Time’s running out for local businesses hit by drought. With a few weeks left to apply for those low-interest loans, now’s the time to act.

With February here, many Washington mountains are looking a bit bare. Snowpack numbers tell a story of concern for farmers and the water supply.

The USDA has designated three Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Asotin, Garfield, and Whitman Counties are now considered to be in a state of Extreme Drought, or D-3.

We are officially in the dog days of summer, which means dryer conditions not only across the west, but nationwide.

Dry conditions continue to spread across the three states. For the first time this year, Washington, Idaho and now Oregon are reporting Extreme Drought.

Soil moisture levels continue to fall across the region as we prepare to welcome in the month of July.

According to the state Department of Ecology, drought conditions continue in central Washington and may be developing in the northern and even western parts of the state.  And the recent Water Supply Availability Committee meeting indicated existing drought conditions are likely to persist through the summer, and in some areas, conditions may worsen. T...

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