About Liz Bryson

Liz Bryson, an Ellensburg resident, spent more than six years covering local and statewide issues while working as a reporter for the Yakima Herald-Republic and the Ellensburg Daily Record.

Prior to moving to Washington, she was a reporter for the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. She graduated with a creative writing degree from the University of Arizona.

Some of her most significant coverage included the Interstate 90 reconstruction project, the statewide gas tax, a 10-day series on the changing West, Kittitas County's water rights, Suncadia resort's expansion, growth and land issues throughout the county, and the deadly Thirtymile fire, which killed four local firefighters in 2001.

Her stories have been repeatedly picked up by the Associated Press and distributed throughout the country. Bryson's coverage has also appeared in the Seattle Times and The Oregonian.

Liz's other activities include working as a part-time editor and writer for Central Washington University's Public Relations and Marketing Department, volunteering for Gallery One Visual Arts Center, writing articles for Mid-Columbian magazine, teaching writing courses at Gallery One, and helping local nonprofits with media relations. She is a former Ellensburg Film Festival, Gallery One, and Generations of Ellensburg board member.