News Flash

Moscow Farmers Market Moves Forward Despite Weather Advisory

The Moscow Farmers Market is considering a location shift for the October 24 market due to a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for the Palouse Region.Market organizers are planning to host the Saturday event regardless of the snow. Location will be determ...

Parks Winter Restroom Closures

With winter and freezing temperatures right around the corner, the Moscow Parks and Recreation Department will begin winterizing many of our park restrooms.The following permanent restrooms will be winterized and closed by Oct. 23: Lena Whitmore Park, Mou...

2020 Fall Burning Season in the City of Moscow

City of Moscow Fire Officials have announced the 2020 fall burning season will be Oct. 22 – Nov. 1 in Moscow city limits. Open burning is allowed for garden waste, tree trimmings and brush only. The following conditions are required for open burning:

1. Burni...

Idaho Recreation and Parks Association 2020 Outstanding Individual Award

The Idaho Recreation and Parks Association has honored Moscow Parks and Recreation’s Cherle Poulson as the 2020 Outstanding Individual award. Cherle has taught Tone and Stretch Fitness classes for Moscow Parks and Recreation since 1985, includin...

Jim Lyle Rotary Park Playground Now Open

The City of Moscow has completed the installation of the new playground at Jim Lyle Rotary Park and the playground is now open. Jim Lyle Rotary Park is located on the northwest corner of the intersection at East 'F' Street and Orchard Av...

Registration Open for Dear Moscow Exhibition at Third Street Gallery

Registration is now open through Nov. 20 for “Dear Moscow,”  the upcoming exhibition at the Third Street Gallery located in Moscow City Hall.

This mail art exhibition commemorates the 110th anniversary of Moscow City Hall&r...

Brave Blue World – A Perfect Storm for Water

Brave Blue World is the first honest, hopeful documentary to paint an optimistic picture of how humanity is successfully adopting new technologies and innovations to fundamentally rethink how we manage water. Producers of the 50 minute documentary film ha...

Downtown Business District Concrete Cutting – 2020

The City of Moscow is engaging the services of Precision Concrete Cutting to remove many of the tripping hazards in the Downtown Business district.  

This project will begin on Monday October 26th, 2020 and is expected to be complete by w...

2020 Irrigation Season Close

Pursuant to City Code Title 5, Chapter 17, establishing an outdoor irrigation season, the Deputy City Supervisor-Public Works and Services, Tyler Palmer, has consulted with appropriate staff, researched temperature and precipitation information, and deter...

Palouse Plein Air Finds Virtual Ground, Awards Top Artists

Moscow, ID—A new exhibition by regional artists opened online September 23 as part of the 11^th Annual Palouse Plein Air competition presented by the City of Moscow Arts Department.   

Artists from Deary to Spokane and Naples to Meridian g...

Moscow, Idaho Arrests & Citations of September 23

September 24, 2020 (Moscow, Idaho) --  On Monday, Sep. 21, 2020, the Moscow City Council extended Amended Public Health Emergency Order 20-03, which has been in place since Jul. 2, 2020. This Order requires non-household members to maintain 6-foo...

Starburst Exhibition Opens at Third Street Gallery

The Third Street Gallery presents a new gallery installation entitled Starburst September 4 through December 4, 2020. Starburst is an exhibition of work from artist Kevin Rhodes.  Rhodes, a painter who worked in Moscow prior to his recen...

COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Program Update

As previously, the City of Moscow Water Reuse and Reclamation Facility has participated in a nation-wide wastewater testing program to monitor the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus in wastewater. Wastewater testing identifies, replicates, and me...

Finance Department to move to online and phone service for utility billing

In response to COVID-19, the City of Moscow continues to balance maintaining operations and services to meet the community’s needs while ensuring continuity of services in the short and long-term. The Moscow Finance Department provides a primary function ...