• Honor, respect and devotion to duty – Captain Kevin Riddle (photo)
  • South Cle Elum clamps down on sump-pump discharging
  • On your Marks, get set, go! Candidates who filed for upcoming elections
  • Memorial Day Weekend Events
  • Helitack training flying in May 31
  • “Click It or Ticket” – seatbelt  enforcement campaign ongoing

 

  • STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
  • Washington joins lawsuit defending Obamacare
  • State library proclaimed best in the United States
  • Another potential leak at Hanford
  • WDWF seeks comments on reviews for fisher and five whale species
  • Salmon grilling season is on
  • Washington becomes first state to certify organic pot
  • In the planning phase: ‘Green House’ sited for South Cle Elum – Kim Brown and Ron DiTomaso want to build a new Adult Family Home
  • Communications outages in Easton and Ellensburg area remain mysteries
  • Old wood stoves to be recycled (photo)
  • Elk management and depredation bill signed
  • Circus still coming to town
  • Rental policy changed for South Cle Elum Town Park
  • Police respond at two Roslyn crashes in one day – (photo)
  • Wildfire preparedness Day held in May
  • Forest Service crews to combat invasive weeds in Cle Elum area
  • VOICES:
  • Frankly Speaking: Fighting weeds without resorting to chemical warfare
  • LETTER: Thank you Jim Fossett – (Claire Lucke – Swauk-Teanaway Grange)
  • LETTER: Health Department answers questions about syringe exchange programs
  • Agriculture Secretary on proposed FY 2018 budget
  • Presidents 2018 budget undercuts rural communities
  • COMMUNITY:
  • Patrons of Bird Fest Beset by the Squirrel Factor (photo)
  • Winter backups at Easton on the County’s radar
  • END OF AN ERA – Roslyn Fuel Company shuts down – Bob Fisher has decided to end the run (photo)
  • Wiehl Road Improvement District takes another step forward
  • Dr. Paul Schmitt celebrates retirement after a 40-year career
  • Coalminers’ tombstones decorated (photo)
  • In remembrance of the missing man – Cashmere Valley Bank – (photo)
  • Second Street Crystal Creek road work (photo)
  • Wi-Fi access point proposed for siting in South Cle Elum (photo)
  • Comprehensive Healthcare to offer mental health first aid training Wednesday May 31
  • OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES:
  • Lloyd D Eggen (1934-2017)
  • Michael Douglas Coltrane (1948-2017)

          SPORTS & SCHOOL:

  • Lady Warriors are District Champs
  • Warriors sending 8 athletes to state track & Field meet at EWU
  • Thorp Easton Bobcats: Simply untouchable at district qualifier – 5 headed for state
  • Athlete of the week: Natalya Lombardi – (Cle Elum-Roslyn)
  • Student of the week: Naomi Baker – (Cle Elum-Roslyn)
  • Bronkhorst takes second at districts, qualifies for state
  • Weis, Baker and Marquette move on to day two of state golf championship
  • PLUS RECIPES, COMICS, PUZZLES, HOROSCOPE, CALENDAR AND MORE!