Andrew Kirk

Chief RV’s second annual Outdoorsman Expo for lovers of gun sports, camping, fishing, hunting, RVs, boats, water sports, man caves and more will be at the Pasco TRAC Sept. 7-9. Organizers are planning for a giant fish tank for demonstrations, a Dock Dogs of Tri-Cities show, a gun show, a swap meet, SCUBA demonstrationsATV dealers, door prizes and tons of discounts on cool gear. Semi ...

We took a break from our office Olympics to get some real work done. We’re back this week with a doughnut eating contest.

Jimmy Shane for Graham Trucking won an EXTREMELY close race against Miss Beacon Plumbing at Sunday’s final for the Columbia Cup. According to a quote in the Tri-City Herald, it was one of the closest finishes in the history of hydroplane racing...

There was a tie in the voting for the Father’s Day photo contest. Our office had to break the tie, so Erica Hall is the winner of the grill and tent with her quote, “If you get me a beer I will give you a quarter!” Everyone’s submissions were awesome ...

The fate of a man pulled from the smoke and the cause of the fire were still unknown late Thursday as fire fighting crews finished an evacuation of the Casa Grande Apartments. An investigation of still lingering smoke was underway. View Fire in a larger map

This is the last week to send us a story and/or picture of a camping FAIL. We’ll pick a random entry to win two camping chairs, a lantern and a Lodge-brand dutch oven from Washington Hardware and Furniture in Kennewick to use on your next trip (which will hopefully be mishap-free)...

It’s Friday and the end of week one of our contest. Hopefully, on Tuesday we’ll have a load of new stories from Memorial Day Weekend to share. We want you to send us stories and photos of your camping FAILS. We’ll pick a random entry to win two camping chairs, a lantern and a Lodge-brand dutch oven from Washington Hardware and Furniture in Kennewick to use on your next trip (which will hopefully n

Every community in the Mid-Columbia is distinct and has features that set it apart. What are those for Prosser?

It’s almost Memorial Day Weekend. Thousands of people will be hitting local parks, forests and deserts for camping! When you get city slickers together in the wilderness (and occasionally add alcohol) it’s easy to have a mishap — and then a great story later. Great stories (a ...

It’s almost Memorial Day and the start of camping season. We all have them: camping FAILS. Share yours — a story or a photo or both — and we’ll randomly choose one entry June 4 to win some camping equipment from Washington Hardware and Furniture in Kennewick: a pair of camping chairs, a lantern and an outdoor cooking pot to use on their next camping trip — which will hopefully be a more positive e

It was hot yesterday and that reminded me to find my swimsuit. Swimwear is a funny thing because has got to be the most personal thing we wear all year. As problematic as that is, we also love for our things to be personal, or rather extensions of our personality...

Every week we’re going to ask about your memories or favorite thing about one of the small towns in the Mid-Columbia.