FRONT PAGE NEWS:
- MouseAbout Tourney ready to ‘strike out cancer’ this weekend
- 1956 Chevrolet Cameo ‘Best in Show’ Winners! – (Carl Nelson Photo)
- Community Resource Fair is August 17 in Cle Elum City Park
- Outdoor adventure begins at your local library with ‘Check Out Washington’
- A question whether to allow unmarked police cars confronts Cle Elum City Council
- Council approves moratorium on smoke shops in downtown Cle Elum
STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
- Reclamation’s Yakima basin August water supply forecast
- August heat will continue to dry fuels bringing likelihood of more wildfires
- Understanding Chapter 9 Bankruptcy and the City of Cle Elum’s status
- New clean water protections proposed for sand and gravel facilities
- Nibble chocolate and sip wine for Upper County pets this Saturday
- Cle Elum Slovenian Lodge Cornhole Tourney this Saturday
- Councilmember Buechle-Curtis awarded with Certificate of Municipal Leadership
- Crews tackle wildfire along I-90 – (photo courtesy of KCFD7)
- Free, trauma-informed youth hotline releases report on its first year
VOICES:
- Frankly Speaking: “Dilling around” in the backyard
- LETTER: Senior citizen facing eviction over comfort cat that escapes harness – Kristine Hanson, Moses Lake, WA
- Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days. …Downsizing – where to start?..by Dan Sater
- Employment Standards Program begins rulemaking on changes to equal pay protections
- Guest Editorial: WA House adds to list of government transparency assaults by Colette Weeks, Executive Director WA Coalition for Open Government
- Share feedback to shape future WSDOT’s Roadside Memorial Program
- WSP seeking witnesses to officer-involved shooting in Yakima last Saturday
COMMUNITY:
- CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
- Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
- Spectrum awards $10,000 Spectrum Digital Education Grant to Boys & Girls Club of the Columbia Basin – (Submitted Photo)
- Remember to complete hunter education course before fall season
- Surplus multi-season elk and deer tags available soon
- Take ‘a Trib’ Around the World
- Program begins rulemaking on changes to equal pay protections
- Create Your Legacy: Who are You?
- Kick up some dust at Ellensburg’s Hoedown in Downtown
- Give Backyard Barbecues a Boost with Easy Crowd-Pleasers
- Kid’s Corral at the Cle Elum Roundup a big hit with youngsters – (Carl Nelson Photo)
- Hot rods, classic cars , and motorcycles on display at Thorp Fire Station fundraiser – (Carl Nelson Photos)
- Annual Flowers that take the heat – (photo courtesy of Melinda Myers)
- Fail your way to success by Bryan Golden, Guest Columnist
- Home Country by Slim Randles
OBITUARIES:
- Barbara Jeanne Phelps, 2025
- James L. “Jim” Tyler, 2025
SCHOOL & SPORTS
- CER Warrior Football raising funds for several projects
- Sun Country Ladies Golf Club enjoys Nine & Wine event – (Photo courtesy of Sun Country Ladies Golf)
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