TAKE NOTE (5/8/26):

Public Service Announcement
2026 Candidate Filing Week
Kittitas County, WA - 05/07/2026 - Friday, May 8th is the last day to file for elected office for the 2026 election cycle.
View available offices: https://voter.votewa.gov/ScheduledRaces.aspx?y=2026&c=19

File online: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/candidates/filing-resources/file-office

Lot Draw to determine ballot order will occur Friday, May 8th at 5:00pm, in the Auditor's Office. The lot draw is open to the public and press.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

Veterans Resource Fair Happening Tomorrow (April 18, 2026)

Kittitas County, WA - 04/17/2026 - The Kittitas County Veterans Resource Fair is happening tomorrow, April 18, at the Central Washington University Student Union (SURC) from 9:00am to 2:00 pm. The event is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
The event will begin at 9:00 am with an opening ceremony from the Yakama Warriors.

The resource fair will have numerous vendors and services available free of charge. Numerous veteran agencies will be on site like Kittitas County Veteran Service Program, Project Healing Waters, CWU Veteran and Military-Connected Student Center.Social and health services will be there such as Hopesource and 988 Suicide Awareness and Crisis Line.Free haircuts will be available and free military surplus gear will be available for veterans only.The only service at the resource fair that requires military identification is to access the military surplus gear.

A raffle drawing is available for anyone who is willing to complete the survey. The survey is intended for local veterans and their family to assess their access to resources and medical services. The survey will take approximately five minutes and will be used to gather community data to better serve veterans, locally.

“We are excited to host the first resource fair to support our veterans and their families,” states Candi Blackford Chief Administrator. “We are thankful for our partners and our volunteers on the Kittitas County Veterans Advisory Board who have worked to put together this amazing event.”

For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/KCPublicHealthDept/ or call the Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD) at 509-962-7515.