August 23, 2018 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

1952 Chevy awarded ‘Best in Show’– (photo)
Extreme Fire Danger in National Forest, additional fire restrictions in effect
Lodging tax partners agree to 13% increase
Wastewater treatment plant garners recognition
County’s water-metering program to expand Sept.4

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

Judge blocks WDFW’s lethal response to Togo Wolf Pack’s depredation on cattle – (photo)
US97-Blewett pass closed Sept. 9-14
Sept. 10: Construction starts as Speelyi – (photo)
Fatal accident at WA State Horse Park
Lake Kachess: protest on the water – (photo)
Regarding CWU Prof. Matt Manweller’s termination
Trump Administration sued for failing to protect Orca’s west coast habitat
Monster Upper County paving project in progress – (photos)
Bark beetles attacking drought-stressed Douglas Firs across WA
Seattle’s Foundation Nightclub busted
one injured in I-90 rollover
Campfires banned across Eastern Washington – (photo)
Shrinking resources, growing concerns
Cruise Cle Elum smokin’ hot again – (photos)
Poor air quality conditions persist in Kittitas County – (photos)
WA electric companies surpass conservation targets
Crew at work on school rooftops – (photos)
Cle Elum takes baby step to upgrade municipal HVAC systems
Air quality update and resources to determine current conditions

VOICES:

Frankly Speaking: Summer.. Soup Season? – (photos)
Letter: Great American leaders have been ‘Democratic Socialists’ – Bob Gritton, Cle Elum
Letter: Rise for the Climate in September – Joelle Robinson, Climate Solutions Field Director – Olympia
Letter: Regarding inappropriate influence of Trump’s ‘Mar-a-Lago Crowd’ at VA – Senator Patty Murray, Washington D.C.
Random Act of Kindness: This hat has a story – (photo)

COMMUNITY:

CWU facilitates courageous Kids Climbing event on Aug. 11 – (photos)
Sell out crowd at ARRF’s Nibbles & Sips – (photo)
Coloring Contest Winners – (photos)
Survey of historic buildings in progress – (photo)
Free vaccinations for CERSD students
Dial 811 before you dig
$5M available to help customers pay their PSE bills
Burnin’ Rubber & Blowin’ Smoke – (photos)
King Coal 2017 Jeff Osiadacz to get the public coronation he was denied last year – (photo)
Found homeless, buried homeless – (photo)
Get your Pangrazi on, city calling for Volunteer of the Year nominations
Help WSDOT count people biking and walking
In Pursuit of the Lunker

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