TAKE NOTE (12/7/24):

TAKE NOTE for Saturday, Dec. 7 festitivities

Season's Greetings! Look for the local holiday events calendar and gift guide inserted in this week's (11/28/24) Northern Kittitas County Tribune. Purchase your copy at your favorite news stand in Cle Elum, Roslyn, Ronald and Ellensburg! Support small businesses and local print media in one stop. You can also purchase a digital version online at https://nkctribune.com/sales/november-21-2024-issue-digital-single-copy-purchase-2/

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

UPDATE 12/2/2024:Burn ban ended: 2 p.m. Monday Dec. 2 for Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Garfield, Kittitas, Klickitat counties.

Burn ban continues until further notice: Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, and the Okanogan Valley from Oroville to Malott.

Ban condition: Stage 1 – no outdoor burning, agricultural burning, or uncertified wood stove use, except when wood stove is the only source of heat.

Background: Stagnant air conditions have improved in parts of central and eastern Washington, but continue in the northern counties.

More information about Ecology burn bans: https://www.ecology.wa.gov/burnbans

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ORIGINAL NOTICE:
1 BURN BAN NOTIFICATION - includes Kittitas County

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Washington Department of Ecology — Air Quality
Burn ban area: Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Asotin, Columbia, and Garfield counties.

Burn ban starts: 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29

Burn ban ends: Until further notice; conditions will be reassessed daily.

Ban condition: Stage 1 – no outdoor burning, agricultural burning, or uncertified wood stove use, except when wood stove is the only source of heat.

Background: Stagnant air conditions are projected to trap particulate pollution near the surface.

More information about Ecology burn bans: https://www.ecology.wa.gov/burnbansSTAGE