Newsmaker 2015: Snowpack Drought – front page/A10 (photo)

Animal licenses expire at midnight – front page

Record snowfall closes Snoqualmie Pass Christmas Eve – front page/A12 (photo)

SPECIAL FEATURE: 2015 Year in Review (photos)

REGIONAL:

  • NORAD tracks Santa’s journey
  • Host a Japanese exchange student
  • County seeks volunteers (boards, committees and commissions)
  • Twelve Ecology grants awarded
  • News for taxpayers
  • Snow sculpting (photo)
  • Boston Market pork rib product recalled
  • 81-year-old harvests Teanaway elk of a lifetime
  • Crabbing season remains open in Hood Canal
  • Winter Parking Laws are real
  • Dissolution on agenda at Park and Recreation meeting Jan. 13
  • Grooming note for skiers
  • Community celebrates retirement of Cle Elum’s Charles Glondo and Toni Fields (photos)
  • ‘I Have a Dream’ Dinner is all about kids Jan. 18
  • Bagna Cauda will heat up mid-January for garlic lovers delight
  • Unregistered snowmobiles mean underpaid groomers
  • Rocky Run Creek Bridge repairs planned

VOICES:

  • Frankly Speaking – I wanna cuppa!
  • Letter: Enjoys news of home (Christina Fischer Dimmick)
  • Tips to prevent storm damage

OBITUARIES & DEATH NOTICES:

  • Ralph Devern Look
  • Michael W. Stevenson

COMMUNITY:

  • Eagles Craft Club volunteers fill children with Christmas joy (photos)
  • Putnam Centennial Center fueled Christmas in Cle Elum with bazaar and breakfast with Santa (photos)
  • Make a style statement: Top interior design trends to try in 2016
  • Stage 1 burn ban has begun
  • Goodbye Cruise In, hello Roslyn No. 9 Steakhouse (photo)
  • County needs residents to take a survey on Event Center Master Plan
  • Roslyn Firefighters bring Santa to town (photos)
  • Santa flies around the neighborhood with Ronald Volunteer Firefighters (photos)
  • Casassa turns 100! (photo)
  • Sports memorabilia (photo)

SCHOOL & SPORTS:

  • Warriors topple Coyotes in double overtime with team effort (photos)
  • School Board Members swear in (photo)
  • Girls secure win over Kittitas in low scoring game (photo)
  • Thorp frosh creates robotic arm with 3D printer (photos)
  • Make this season on the slopes safe and successful
  • DiMaggio creates with artistic flair (photo)
  • Going green at school
  • Athlete of the Week: Nate Say, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
  • Student of the Week: Rachel Jensen, Thorp School

WINTER WEATHER REPORT:

  • Snow day play (photos)
  • Winter storm downs trees (photo)

PLUS RECIPES, COMICS, PUZZLES, HOROSCOPE, CALENDAR AND MORE!