FRONT PAGE NEWS:
- Tuesday collision on Bullfrog Road; Man airlifted to Harborview with serious injuries after impact with dump truck – (photos)
- 21st Annual Cruise Cle Elum Car & Motorcycle Show rolls in this Saturday; special section preview on pages B5-10
- Roslyn City Councilor Scott Gray resigns
- Fire District 7 receives grant to fund full time firefighters; special commissioner meeting Aug. 17
STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
- Authorities searching for two fugitives who escaped Goldendale DNR fire work crew
- Lightning strikes trigger five wildfires 4.5 miles northeast of Lake Cle Elum – (photo)
- WA State Primary Election turnout approved 27%
- Two semis roll over on I-90 near Easton forcing ‘major cleanup effort’ per WSP – (photos)
- USFS, DNR campfire restrictions expanded, woodcutting suspended
- Lodging Tax Application changing, training available
- BNSF Railroad crews repairing rails in our area – (photo)
- Easton School District hires Dawn Bechtholdt as new principal – (photo)
- ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ patrols underway Aug. 18 – Sept. 4
- Front porch deer viewing – (photos by Kathy Nesse)
- Local officials garner higher PILT (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) payout from State
- Kittitas County closes Bowers Field runway
- Weekend water and land rescues in Kittitas County
- Digging the $12M hole: Lake Cle Elum Dam Fish Passage Project takes another step – (photos)
VOICES:
- Frankly Speaking: Kale the Season Finale Part 2 – (photos)
- AN OPEN LETTER: Hate Groups have no place in our communities – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
- State Attorney General Bob Ferguson publishes opinion on Executive Sessions
- AG Ferguson argues agricultural workers must be paid fairly for all time worked
COMMUNITY:
- ARRF’s ‘Nibbles & Sips’ even raises big money for animal rescue – (photos)
- 95th Ellensburg Rodeo features Xtreme Bulls Tour finale
- State calls for volunteers: Count people who walk or bike during Sept. 26-28 survey
- Free 4 All gives folks chance to exchange items at the low price of $0 on Aug. 26
- High Country Log Show on Sept. 2-3
- John and Judy Plesha celebrating 50 Year Anniversary – (photos)
- CWU Balloon to live stream eclipse from on high
- Call 8-1-1 before you dig
- Japanese delegation needs a lift
OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES:
- Dillon Scott Reagan, 1991 – 2017
- Memorial Service: Brenda Lee Allenbaugh
- Memorial Service: Joseph (Joe) Starcevich
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