Students sing songs of the season – front page (photo)

County receives $500K Ecology grant for water – front page

Roza proposal to pump from Kachness dead in water – front page/A9

North Bend man dies after Snoqualmie Pass skiing accident – front page

Goldmark campaigns in Ellensburg for improved firefighting model – front page/A9

REGIONAL:

  • Commercial crab fishing to open
  • Review supports renewal of Medicaid False Claims Act
  • Attorney General sues global tech support provider
  • Sign up for health care deadline expired
  • Kittitas County State Troopers recognized
  • January proclaimed school board month
  • Museum of Flight recognizes Boeing
  • State agency leaders say “Give Smart”
  • Free guided likes (State Parks)
  • Taylor Bridge Fire lawsuit settled (photo)
  • Refugee crisis isn’t that far from county line
  • Santa is coming to Roslyn and Ronald tonight
  • One driver injured when semi truck collides with his minivan
  • Medic One receives delivery of all new ambulance (photo)
  • Spectrometers hold the answers: Learning what’s in your drinking water (photo)
  • Groomers full swing into 2015-16 season: Avalanche warnings now in effect (photo)
  • State Parks roads closed
  • Final lodging tax grants approved for 2016
  • Winter Solstice celebrated (photo)
  • Winter storm hits hard! (photos)
  • Molina Healthcare honors Cawley

VOICES:

  • Frankly Speaking – Frankly Christmas memories
  • Upper County clergymen speak out on the refugee crisis (photos)

OBITUARIES & DEATH NOTICES:

  • Roxanne Johneen Gathmann McDaniel
  • Gary Lee Holland

COMMUNITY:

  • Cle Elum Eagles Christmas Pantry warms hearts (photos)
  • Blast from the Past: The Tribune’s 1st Christmas
  • Average gas prices falling below $2 per gallon for the first time since 2009
  • Free Vaccine and Free Help with Healthcare
  • Santa at Cle Elum Bakery (photo)
  • Philean Club donates food (photo)
  • Designing habits away from dumping: Turning scrap metal into art (photos)
  • Meet the volunteers who organized the Grange Christmas potluck (photos)
  • Straight from Santa’s Mailbag (children’s letters to Santa)

SCHOOL & SPORTS:

  • Hawk leads Warriors to first victory with 72-71 win over Granger Spartans (photos)
  • Wrestling falls to Naches but edges out Highland in duels (photo)
  • Easton School Christmas Concert 10, Old Man Winter 0 (photos)
  • Coach of the Year moves to club hall (photos)
  • Snow cancellation leaves Bobcats 0-2 overall
  • Students get exposure to post-high school life with career fair (photos)
  • Granger takes control in second half to deliver a 45-60 loss to Warriors (photo)
  • Warriors to remain in 1-A athletics
  • Former Warrior kicker returns from Himalayas (photo)
  • Athlete of the Week: Joey Moen, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
  • Student of the Week: Kenan Everaert, Easton School

PLUS RECIPES, COMICS, PUZZLES, HOROSCOPE AND MORE!