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Join the Tribune Team in Supporting ARRF Animal Rescue! It's that time of year! Buddy's Buddies pet giving tree is set up in the Tribune office lobby at 807 W. Davis Street (by Safeway in Cle Elum). There's been so much need for pet food food for low-income families this year, along with the ongoing expenses such as vet bills, shelter operations, and other animal care related costs. ARRF helped our former office cat Buddy, so we set up this tree, now in his memory, to help him "Paw it Forward" to other pets in need. Buddy's Buddies has helped raise around $2,000 per year for many years now - let's meet or surpass that goal again this year - it goes a long ways towards helping little animals in the community. Please help if you can. You can dedicate the donation on behalf of your current pet(s) or in fond memory of those who have crossed the rainbow bridge like Buddy has. Stop by the Tribune to get an envelope off the tree or print this out and mail it to: Buddy's Buddies, NKC Tribune, PO Box 308, Cle Elum, WA 98922. Thank you!
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"Pets and peeps pose with Santa" at Santa Paws Pictures this Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, from 11-3pm at ARRF Animal Foster Care in Roslyn! 5x7 prints are only $10 each, and proceeds benefit the animals and their people that ARRF Animal Rescue helps out. This is another NKC Tribune Sponsorship Program supported local community event. Details below.
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Northern Kittitas County Tribune Newspaper5 days ago
TRAVEL ALERT (12/4/25):
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WSDOT is closing US97 from 8am to 4pm today, December 4, between Lauderdale (the US97/970 junction) and Ingalls Creek Rd north of Blewett Pass. The closure is to allow safe debris removal and cleanup from the Labor Mountain Fire.
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Northern Kittitas County Tribune Newspaper6 days ago
TRAVEL ALERT: Plan for delays on westbound I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass on Wednesday, Dec. 3

HYAK – On Wednesday, Dec. 3, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close westbound I-90 at the Snoqualmie Pass summit (milepost 52) two times between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for up to one hour at a time. Travelers should plan for added travel time or choose an alternate route. Crews will be calibrating equipment used for avalanche control work.
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Northern Kittitas County Tribune Newspaper1 week ago
TRAVEL ADVISORY:
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BE ADVISED - US 97 TO CLOSE THURSDAY DECEMBER 4th

The Washington State Department of Transportation will close US 97 Blewett Pass between the junction of SR 970 at Lauderdale (milepost 149) and Ingalls Creek Road (milepost 177) to remove trees and debris in the Labor Mountain Fire burn scar area.

The Labor Mountain Fire activity closed US 97 over Blewett Pass Sept. 21. The road reopened to traffic on Oct. 7 after a 16-day closure, the longest in Blewett Pass history.

Crews with the United States Forest Service and WSDOT have identified multiple sites to remove trees that could be a hazard and debris north of the summit. The full closure of the road allows crews to work at several locations on the pass at once and expedite the work without pausing to allow traffic through the work zone.

Work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 only, but work schedules may change for many reasons and tree removal is dependent on weather conditions. People should check the real-time travel map to confirm road conditions. Alternative routes available during the US 97 Blewett Pass closure are US 2 Stevens Pass and State Route 28 through Wenatchee and Quincy.

This information is from WSDOT website. For updates, please follow WSDOT. WSDOT contact is Lauren Loebsack, communications, 509-667-2815
https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2025/day-long-closure-us-97-near-blewett-pass-scheduled-dec-4-burn-scar-clean
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Northern Kittitas County Tribune Newspaper2 weeks ago
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE STAFF OF THE NKC TRIBUNE!!

The Tribune newspaper and office supply store will be closed this Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, for our staff to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with their families and friends. We will be open on "Black Friday" Nov. 28 for our regular hours (9AM-5PM). Mention this post and get 10% off any book in our Kittitas Books "book nook". All of our books have a local tie to the region. Local authors, biographies, local history, cook books and photo books compiled by local organizations like the Northern Kittitas County Historical Society, the Roslyn Ronald Cle Elum Heritage Club, and the Ronald Community Club, with portions of the sales benefitting them.
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