Winter recreation 2016 – front page (photo)

Parking vehicles on highway for winter recreation is illegal – front page

I-90 motorists urged to use caution during Elk Migration – front page

Snow Report – front page

January events on the horizon – front page/A7

Child hurt when train hits vehicle – front page

Cougar hunting season closed – front page/A-7

McGowan sworn in as new Mayor of Cle Elum – front page (photo)

REGIONAL:

  • Burn bans and air quality
  • Beef recalled
  • Reichert named one of the most effective lawmakers
  • U.S. and World Populations projected
  • Excise taxes due
  • The Initiative signatures are in (carbon emission tax and election money reform)
  • Washington State 2016 minimum wage remains the same
  • DUI arrests
  • Foundation scholarships
  • NOAA’s top six weather events in 2015
  • Intensive I-90 gas spill cleanup still underway near Cle Elum (photo)
  • Growth Management and County Comprehensive Plan meetings slated
  • Winter snow rail art (photo)
  • Snowmobiler killed at Kachness
  • Ellensburg Rodeo announces new board member
  • Homeland Security to post 120-day notice if passports are needed for domestic flights

VOICES:

  • Frankly Speaking – Frankly, it’s cold outside
  • Upper County New Year’s resolutions … with a twist (photos)
  • Gearing up of the big (crop insurance) fight
  • Letter: Continue supporting EMS (Lloyd and Dorothy Olson)

BUSINESS:

  • Old #3 owners keep the classics and bring big changes in first year (photo)
  • County surveys residents on event center master plan

OBITUARIES & DEATH NOTICES:

  • Thomas Leroy Ferguson
  • Stella Marie Neiland
  • In Remembrance (recap of those who left us in 2015)

COMMUNITY:

  • Bushbaum’s backyard sanctuary for quail (photos)
  • New Year’s Day fun in the Upper County (photos)
  • Upper County loggers own hot saw bragging rights (photos)

SCHOOL & SPORTS:

  • Lady Warriors have great week with tournament championship and blowout wing over Cascade (photo)
  • Workshops for college bound students
  • Stueckle’s Thunder-U14 rule the net in first outing (photo)
  • Boys put together comeback win over Kodiaks (photo)
  • Wrestlers held back by illness and injuries during Royal City tournament (photos)
  • Athlete of the Week: Alaina Burchak, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
  • Student of the Week: Seth Bassetti, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School

PLUS RECIPES, COMICS, PUZZLES, HOROSCOPE, CALENDAR AND MORE!