Michael Wright

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Michael Wright

MURRAY, Idaho – A century ago, there was a dredge floating in Prichard Creek. It was six stories high, 44 feet wide, 106 feet long. An arm hanging off the back scratched at the earth around the clock for nine years, from 1917 to 1926. In that time, it turned over 5 miles of the Prichard Creek floodplain. It also left behind lasting damage. Waste rock moved by the dredge sits in large mounds near Murray, a strange moonscape interspersed with spring -fed ponds.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Michael Wright

May 23—Abby and James Nisbet had been joking about it for a while: What if they opened their own outdoor gear consignment shop? After Rambleraven Gear Trader closed last year, the conversations became more serious — there was a void that could be filled. This winter, after they went to the ski swap and saw how many people turned out to look for good deals, it was no longer a joke. "This was something that we felt like the community really needed," James said.

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Michael Wright

Abby and James Nisbet had been joking about it for a while: What if they opened their own outdoor gear consignment shop? After Rambleraven Gear Trader closed last year, the conversations became more serious – there was a void that could be filled. This winter, after they went to the ski swap and saw how many people turned out to look for good deals, it was no longer a joke. “This was something that we felt like the community really needed,” James said.

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Michael Wright

Washington hunters and anglers will pay more money for their licenses starting this summer. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Saturday signed a new law that raises fees for nearly all hunting and fishing licenses by close to 40%. Under the law, an annual resident combination fishing license will now cost $62.79. A big game hunting license that includes deer, elk, bear and cougar tags would cost a resident $117.30.

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Michael Wright

A national hunting advocacy group wants four Washington Fish and Wildlife commissioners gone, citing a trove of internal documents that the group says shows the commissioners acted improperly. The Sportsman’s Alliance Foundation petitioned Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson asking him to remove commissioners Barbara Baker, Lorna Smith, Melanie Rowland and John Lehmkuhl from the nine-member panel that oversees the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.