- Up on the rooftops shoveling away: Volunteer members shovel roof of the Cle Elum Jehovah’s Whitnesses Church (photo)
- Cle Elum and Ellensburg awarded ‘Complete Streets’ TIB funding: The Transportation Improvement Board awarded checks to Cle Elum and Ellensburg two of 39 awarded agencies.
- Roslyn Council announces appointees: Cathy Cook was appointed to the planning and Historic Preservation Commission, Mitch Long to serve as mayor pro tem (cont. pg A7)
- Stage 1 Burn Ban called for Kittitas and Okanogan counties: Ban on outdoor burning and the use of uncertified stoves and fireplaces began on Feb 14th.
- Conditional Use Permits granted, businesses without them forewarned: Mayor Jim DeVere encourages all South Cle Elum home based businesses to get the conditional use permit
- Teanaway Community Forest recreation planning meeting cancelled and rescheduled: The next meeting is on for March 9th 3-7pm at Cle Elum’s Putnam Centennial Center
- State Parks has run out of snow removal dollars budgeted for Sno-Parks: Agency relying on emergency reserve funds and hoping the snow stops
- STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
- Reichert joins bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus: Dave Reichert, Earl Blumenauer, Don Bacon and Charlie Crist all join Caucus.
- NRCS has funding opportunities for salmon recovery
- Registration for WA State Nonprofit Conference open
- State Elections reports initiative fraud activity to State Patrol: Kim Wyman’s Election division has reported fraudulent activity to the Washington State Patrol
- WA hospitals standardize charity care forms
- Judge orders 5-hour Energy to pay over $4 million: Judge Beth Andrus ruled in the states favor
- Community mediation training offered
- Police Department now provides drug drop off bin: Located at the Cle Elum Police Department
- Republicans announce three applicants for county assessor: Del Knudson, Jeff Cole and Mike Hougardy.
- Everett man dies from drug overdose on Saturday: 900 block East Second Street parking lot Cle Elum
- Upper County residents ‘huddle’ to be heard: facilitator Judy Hallisey says it will be a positive movement. (photo)
- AG proposal to protect human trafficking victims passes Senate: Bob Ferguson aimed at extending the window of opportunity to prosecute human traffickers.
- DSHS: Trading EBT card for cannabis could land you in jail
- State Farm fined $10k for not notifying policyholders about flood coverage: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines
- Over 69,000 sign petition to end drift gillnet fishing
- Two airlifted following snowmobile accident: Karen Mayfield was riding as a passenger with her son Benjamin Mayfield when they struck a tree. (photo)
- International students: Economic impact on Kittitas County. Sherru Fujita (CWU’s ESL Director) commented on how the Executive Order touched her Department
- VOICES:
- LETTER: Reykdal: ‘I will continue to advocate for Public Schools and Public School Students’ (Chris Reykdal – WA State Superintendent)
- LETTER: U.S. Forest Service resource destruction ( Dick Artley – Grangeville, Idaho)
- Frankly Speaking – The Original Cobb Salad
- DNR offering unusual 3k acre agricultural lease
- Poised for boost from SB5357: Outdoor-based Early Learning and Child Care programs
- COMMUNITY:
- Rooftop snow and ice shut down McDonalds: Other merchants in Cle Elum and Roslyn take to the rooftops (Photos)
- Disruptions felt all around: Freezing rain delayed schools and closed roads
- Weyand retirement party tomorrow: Marsha Weyand open house to say farwell Friday Feb. 17th 2:00-4:00pm
- Fundraiser on March 4 to help Stevie Haynes pay for medical costs: Cle Eagles Saturday March 4th Starting at 3pm.with a raffle and silent auction starting at 4pm spaghetti dinner at 6pm for a $10.00 donation (photo)
- Cle Elum Eagles Sweetheart Ball: King and Queen Terry Rammage and Viva Rogers (photo)
- A Good Deed: Coats in the community – Thorp Schools robotics team, donated 41 new winter coats to Hopesource.
- New doctor to join KVH Family Medicine – Cle Elum. Dr Norman Wood Will join Kittitas Valley Healthcare
- Seussapalooza XI set to serve up smiles March 4th: To support the Roslyn Public Library
- Dream Dinner on for Presidents Day: Feb. 20th at the Cle Elum Eagles doors open at 5:00pm
- OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES:
- Loyd Edward Garrett Jr., 1950 – 2017 (photo)
- Wilfred Woods, 1920 – 2017
- SPORTS & SCHOOL:
- CERHS Lady Warriors basketball need one more win to advance to state (photo)
- Four Warriors to wrestle in Mat Classic XXIX State Wrestling Tournament: Jack Moen, Nick Fordham, Josh Say, Joey Moen (photo)
- Zack Hastings garners VFW award (photo)
- Community Dodgeball Tournament set to return March 3
- Michael Otto receives 4.0
- Athlete of the Week: Lauryn Hink (Cle Elum-Roslyn High School)
- Student of the Week: Amelia Montague (Cle Elum-Roslyn High School)
- Hailee Hawk is student of the week at Easton School (photo)
- Rodeo City Rollergirls return this weekend (photo)
- UKC Men’s 8-Ball Pool League results
- UKC Women’s 8-Ball Pool League results
- PLUS RECIPES, COMICS, PUZZLES, HOROSCOPE, CALENDAR AND MORE!