I love being a mom and I love my job, but I admit it: I would fish for a living if I could! HA!
Kelly West
Dozer Days Looking for Volunteers for This Year’s Yakima Event
Dozer Days -- the Central Washington Home Builders Association's annual construction fair that gives kids a chance to operate heavy equipment -- needs volunteers to help stage this year's event.
“Get Fit 2017″ Winners Did Great With YMCA & Pacific Northwest University
Get Fit 2017 was a blast with Pacific Northwest University and The YMCA. Our grand prize winners won $350.00 and a one year membership to the YMCA!
Fish Races At The Sportsmans Show Were Awesome!
We had a blast at the fish races at the Central Washington Sportsman's show on Saturday! Our kiddo winners from Townsquare Media radio stations thought the whole thing was so fascinating! Bi-mart gave me a $300 gift card to go get prizes for the kids. Fishing poles, tackle boxes and Bi-mart gift cards. Every kid left with a prize!
Hit the Trout Races at This Weekend’s Central Washington Sportsmen Show
The Central Washington Sportsmen Show is this weekend (Feb 17-19), and 94.5 KATS has the honor of hosting this amazing event. But KATS’ Kelly West needs three kid racers!
Yakima’s Own Joe Parsons Wins Two Medals at the X-Games In Aspen, Colo. [VIDEO]
I grew up in the snow. Ten-foot drifts in Wyoming seemed like no big deal when I was growing up. Now that I live in Yakima, I guess it was a big deal. The snow here really isn't too much. I learned to snowmobile with the best of them, but I could never do what our Joe Parsons can. The kid is amazing. He has just taken two medals in the 2017 Winter X-Games in Aspen, Colo.
Riverside Christian School To Host Comedian Michael Jr.
I love comedy -- and we need comedy in this world. I was watching "Jimmy Kimmel Live" not very long ago and a comedian was on with him. I thought I was going to die laughing. He was amazing. Michael Jr. is his name, and the Yakima Valley is lucky to have him coming to town...
With the Seahawks Out, Who Is Yakima Rooting For? [POLL]
The Super Bowl is on the way, even though the Seahawks (and my Eagles) are out. Even my third favorite team -- the Vikings -- is out. Now what? I love football, so I am going to watch. But who do I root for?
MLK Day Marchers Brave Cold Temperatures Along Yakima Route [PHOTOS]
With a steady drum cadence, an honor guard, a police escort and several Yakima Transit buses trailing behind, about 200 people joined a mile-and-a-half-long peace walk through Yakima to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday.
Westside Car Care Gives Union Gospel Mission Volunteer One of the Best Gifts She’s Ever Received
Every once in a while, good things happen to people who truly deserve them.
Such was the case over the Christmas holiday, when Brad and Jessica Witters from Yakima's Westside Car Care caught wind of Rose Evangelista's story.
Yakima Homeless People Need Warm Clothes — Help Us Out With Our Drive
This week's harsh cold has been miserable for nearly everyone, but for the Yakima Valley's homeless people, it's life-threatening.
And with at least one person already hospitalized after being exposed to deadly outdoor conditions, Townsquare Media is issuing an emergency call for winter clothing donations.
Did You Un-wrap Presents On Christmas Eve Or Christmas Day? [POLL]
When I was a kid, we got to unwrap one present on Christmas Eve that was from a family member and then we got the rest Christmas morning. I love that tradition and still carry it out to this day. I have a bunch of friends that do it all on Christmas Eve.
Yakima’s Toys For Tots Drive Was A Huge Success This Year [PHOTOS]
Yakima's 2016 Toys For Tots drive with the United States Marine Corps was a huge success. It usually is, however we all helped raise even more toys than ever before to supply even more families with toys. This year we got enough to help out families from the Yakama Nation, Wapato, Sunnyside and more over 1,000 families in Yakima!