Feb 13, 2020 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune
FRONT PAGE NEWS: FLOODING! – (photo) Unofficial Special Election results Housing Authority...
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Alerts and InformationBurn ban expires Tuesday 12/10/19 for Kittitas, and other counties
UPDATE 12-9-19 7:45 pm: Burn ban expires for Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas, Klickitat and Okanogan counties UNION GAP – A Stage 1 burn ban in Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas, Klickitat counties and the Methow Valley in Okanogan...
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Jan 23, 2020 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune
FRONT PAGE NEWS: SNOW MUCH FUN! – (photo) Rotary Club Snowmobile FunD Run this weekend Learn...
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News from around Washington StateGovernor signs into law tax bill to help fund higher education
First bill signing of the 2020 legislative session Law shifts a portion of the tax burden to large tech companies By Cameron Sheppard WNPA News Service Fewer businesses will be asked to foot the bill for higher education...
How connecting children to nature is good for both
NATIONAL – Plenty of older Americans hold fond childhood memories of climbing trees, catching frogs, and engaging in endless hours of tag or hide-and-seek with friends. Most children today, though, spend much less time...
Read MoreFlavored Vapor Product Ban Update
OLYMPIA – In October 2019, the State Board of Health passed emergency rules banning sales of flavored vapor products in Washington, followed by a vitamin E acetate emergency ban in November. The emergency bans responded to...
Read MoreDNR Awards Forest Restoration Grants to Forest Collaboratives in Washington
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has awarded nine organizations across Washington with a combined $1.6 million in grant funding to help make forests in their communities healthier and more...
Read MoreState Archives provides webinars on applying for records-management grants
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Archives (Archives) is providing webinars to assist local governments in preparing grant applications for the Archives’ Local Records Grant Program for the 2020-21 grant cycle. Local government...
Read MoreUSDA kicks off plant health awareness efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Plants make the oxygen we breathe and give us 80 percent of the food we eat. But plants are under attack by invasive pests. These pests destroy up to 40 percent of the world’s food crops and cause $220 billion...
Read MoreWDFW seeks public comments on 2020-2021 hunting seasons
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comments on proposed recommendations for 2020-2021 hunting seasons. From Feb. 6 through Feb. 26, WDFW will accept written public comments to help...
Read MoreSecretary Wyman’s statement on King County mobile voting
OLYMPIA — King Conservation District announced they will implement mobile voting in their upcoming Conservation District Board of Supervisors election on Feb. 11. Secretary of State Kim Wyman released the following statement:...
Read MoreLawmakers propose cap and trade amid continued push for an emission-reduction policy
Proponents point to California as an example of successful cap and trade program Proponents say the policy would be more effective and less expensive than clean-fuels bill passed by the House last week By Cameron Sheppard WNPA...
Read MoreAdvisory votes on tax increases under fire
Senators claim advisory votes confuse voters and use biased language Opponents say voters have approved the practice for a reason By Cameron Sheppard WNPA News Service Advisory votes that give voters a chance to let lawmakers...
Read MoreLawmakers propose a plan to treat mentally ill people without their consent
Bill establishes pilot program that would place people who are incapacitated in an executorship and appoint them a guardian. Concerns raised on the guardianship and loss of rights for incapacitated persons. By Leona Vaughn...
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