FRONT PAGE NEWS:
- SIX DAYS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL– (photos)
 - Seasonal Closure of some Cle Elum Ridge snowmobile trails
 - Cle Elum substation reopens on first Wednesday of the month
 - Firefighters rescue 61-year-old hiker – (photos)
 
STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
- I-90 collision involving hazmat tanker-truck ends like a miracle – (photo)
 - Snow Report
 - Hospital District 2’s new ambulance station is operational – (photos)
 - Pless retires from County – (photo)
 - COVID news briefs
 - Semi wreck stalls I-90 traffic for two hours – (photos)
 
VOICES:
- Sun sets on 2021, and Trooper John Bryant captures the moment – (photo)
 - How in Heaven on Earth… do I build me?
 - Frankly Speaking: Hello 2022- Have I got a LIST for you! – (photo)
 
COMMUNITY:
- Hazel Erman’s story… The school district’s new Sparrow – (photos)
 - Volunteering is the work of the heart – (photo)
 - PROBLEM SOLVED: These Eagles tickets are giving me a heartache tonight!
 - Mars rover Perseverance: ten-month status report
 - Snow fleas are not actually fleas
 - Mars helicopter sets record
 - Fire District – 1 ends record year with a need for more volunteers
 - What to do if you test positive for COVID-19
 - Washington Part of multi-state E. coli illnesses linked to packaged salads – (photo)
 - NRCS announces Environmental Quality Incentives Program deadline Approaching Jan. 24
 - Fish and Wildlife Commissioner resigns
 - Washington’s minimum wage now $14.49
 - CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, Cle Elum Eagles #649
 - Tribune Rewind…
 - Contract mediation update
 - Final Open Enrollment deadline is Jan. 15 for Washington Healthplanfinder customers
 - Christmas greetings from a snow bird – (photo)
 - Department of Health updates isolation and quarantine guidance
 - EPA declares ban on outdoor burning for Yakama Reservation
 - Fish art contest breaks the winter blues
 - Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Jan. 28
 - Grand Coulee Dam overhaul project ensures another 30 years of clean, renewable hydropower in Pacific NW
 
OBITUARIES:
- John W. “Bill” Lowery – 1931-2021
 - John R “Jack” Labusky – 1931-2021
 - Beverly Jean Carbonatto
 - Allen Wade Scott
 - Marie Jurlin
 - John Smith
 - Howard M. Schoffen
 - Kerlene Greene Tipton
 
SPORTS & SCHOOL
- WA Outdoor School had another great year – (photo)
 - Ellensburg Bulldogs eke out tourney win over Warriors
 - School Lunch
 - Senior Mixed Bowling League
 - SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lola Favero – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School – (photo)
 - SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Dominick Johnson – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School – (photo)
 
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