MARCH 06 2025 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

Getting Fired Up About Firewise; There’s a role for everyone to play – (Carl Nelson Photo)
Spring Forward this Sunday!
South Cle Elum court system in place
I-90 Vantage Bridge deck replacement begins
HopeSource to upgrade Pennsylvania Place with energy-efficient HVAC systems using HEAR funds – (Photo Courtesy of HopeSource)

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

Winter beach snow sculpture – (Carl Nelson Photo)
Consumer Protection Week: AG’s Office empowers Washingtonians through action, education
New CERHS Principal
Highway 10 closed in both directions March 5-7 for filming
Kittitas County declares emergency for Armory Building main event hall
Lithium Battery Safety
Lawmakers propose $50 million for WA State passenger ferries
Senate passes bill to guarantee Medicaid coverage for HIV medication
Legislature rejects medical use of psilocybin

VOICES:

LETTER: We have broken our word – Catherine Cook, Roslyn
LETTER: The goal is to rein in spending and boost revenues – Steve Haney, Cle Elum
LETTER: Our ‘Fearless leader’ seems to have it backwards – Kathy Wyborski, Cle Elum
LETTER: Senior Center Soup – Ronald Arthur Slater, Cle Elum
Frankly Speaking: It’s National Nutrition Month: lets ‘Get Connected’ this March
Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days...Should have been an easy lock replace….. by Dan Sater
LETTER: Stellar example of democracy in action in Cle Elum – Michelle Denton, Cle Elum
LETTER: Ways the powerful can enrich themselves without getting exposed – Barry Brunson, Cle Elum
LETTER: US leadership continues to fail – Meghan Anderson, Ellensburg
Trump and Musk’s ‘wrecking ball’ plot to gut Social Security Administration threatens to make it harder for Americans to get their earned benefits
Don’t empower others to upset you by Bryan Golden – Guest Columnist

COMMUNITY:

CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
Patrick Hill awarded ‘Patriot’s Pen’ for best middle school essay – (Carl Nelson Photo)
FISH Adopts ‘More than Food’ model at Ellensburg Food Pantry
First Spring Adventuring, Geocache Style by Jen Smith – (Jen Smith Photos)
Skaters roll into the new city park bowl – (Carl Nelson Photo)

OBITUARIES:

SCHOOL & SPORTS

CER Warrior Girl Basketball Team head to the second round of State competition – (Casey Clark Photos)
CWU student to hold solo exhibition
Athlete Spotlight on Landon Batton Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
Student Spotlight on Jayden Rubio Swiftwater Learning Center
Senior Mixed Bowling League February 26 Results