Good morning, Pullman.

The 37th Annual National Lentil Festival starts today near the library with music, vendors, food, beer garden + games from 3:00 to 9:00.

The festival continues Saturday with a Grand Parade at 11:00 before moving to Reaney Park at noon for free lentil chili, vendors, food, beer garden + live music.

The Pullman Depot Heritage Center hosts Depot Days 'All Aboard' celebrations starting Thursday, Aug.

20 at 5:30 p.m. with a Pullman Walk of Fame induction and continuing Saturday, Aug. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. featuring local history, food samples, train restoration info and food pantry donations.

Lodge Fest will offer free live music and outdoor fun at Palouse Divide Lodge, just east of State Highway 6 north of Harvard.

The event will feature seven bands, mountain biking, runs, food vendors, camping and kids’ activities (Sat, 1-10 p.m. and Sun, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.).

Palouse AnimeFest will be held at the Latah County Fairgrounds in Moscow Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The locally run event welcomes fans of all ages and features a vendor hall, cosplay, panels, activities, and food vendors.

Firefighters stopped a 350-acre wildfire in Snake River Canyon after a travel trailer sparked the blaze near Blyton Landing on Wednesday afternoon.

Volunteer crews from Whitman County Fire District 14 and other teams used aircraft to control hotspots overnight.

Due to a driver shortage, Pullman Transit will reduce service starting Sunday.

Wheat and Lentil routes will not run on weekday evenings or Sundays, and the Pullman Airporter will use prescheduled rides at $1 starting (Sept. 8), with core loop and other routes operating on adjusted hours.

The Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation hired Kari Sampson as its new Development Officer after she joined in August from over 20 years at WSU.

Sampson will work with donors & hospital colleagues to build support for local healthcare programs.