OCTOBER 02 2025 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

Cabin Creek Cruisers close final chapter with $2000 in community donations – (Lounette Grubb Photo)
Remains found on Grindstone Mountain confirmed as fugitive Travis Decker
Labor Mountain Fire update
Taylor Shaw named 2026 Cle Elum Roundup Queen – (photo courtesy of Cle Elum Roundup)
Yakama Nation Creators Law Ceremony this Saturday at 1pm – (photo courtesy of RDA)

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

Kittitas County Receives ‘Clean’ Audit for 2024
Federal government shutdown: Employment Security ready to help impacted workers
Candidate forum to be held October 23
Snoqualmie Pass sewer lines getting an upgrade – (Lounette Grubb photo)
Airlift helicopter tips over on its side while landing during rescue operation
WSDOT reports progress on Vantage bridge
Passport services now available at Kittitas County Public Health Department
Local author Beverly Love Warren: Not just a pretty picture
County seeks volunteers to serve on Elected Official Salary Advisory Committee
New gate installed at Suncadia’s Swiftwater Drive entrance near Ronald – (Victoria Malcom photo)
Life of a Coast Guard here Douglas A. Munro remember at 83rd Anniversary Ceremony September 26

VOICES:

Frankly Speaking: ‘Falling’ for autumn? Please dont ‘leaf’ me alone!
LETTER: Yes, freedom of speech is under fire – M.J. Rucker, Cle Elum
Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days..…Luck is a matter of perspective..by Dan Sater
Discussion on Democracy in America: An Evaluation October 6.

COMMUNITY:

CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
Pioneer Wagen Riders camp at the South Cle Elum Train Depot on their 44th Annual trek – (Carl Nelson Photos)
Thorp Community Day Festival this weekend
Open Enrollment Medicare presentation on Thursday, October 9
Create your own personal legacy journal at free 4-part workshop
DSHS mobile office coming
Medication Take Back & Paper Shred Day on October 18
Teanaway Country Store celebrates three summers – as it becomes a hub for wildfire information – (Victoria Malcolm Photos)
No Child Left Behind by Jen Smith
Bigfoot walks into a bar ……The secret story-wall of Roslyn

OBITUARIES:

SCHOOL & SPORTS

Warriors dominate home turf – (Dani Santa Photography), (Victoria Malcolm Photos)
Ribbon cutting marks grand opening of Warrior Fieldhouse – (Victoria Malcolm Photos)
Athlete Spotlight on Caroline Smith Cle Elum Roslyn High School
Varsity boys cross country in top five
Ladies host men in 18 hole scramble – (photo courtesy of Sun Country Ladies Golf Club)
Warriors fight back for five-set victory
Lady Warriors cut Coyotes with new mercy rule
Senior Mixed Bowling League September 24, 2025 results