Talerico’s WWII battle – front page/A8 (photos)

Memorial Day Holiday events – front page

Filing week yields a kaleidoscope of candidates and parties – front page/A7

‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign underway– front page

Cle Elum Volunteer Fire Dept. to conduct fire training near City Park this Saturday – front page

REGIONAL:

  • State trust lands map offers insights
  • State of North American birds is not good
  • Rockfish record broken on May 15
  • Yakima training boosts state’s wildfire defense
  • Spring chinook fishery reopened May 20-22
  • Ferguson asks: How many sick Hanford workers will it take?
  • Secretary Jewell leads discussion on WUI
  • USDA has $10.7M for critical water research
  • Manweller garners legislative award
  • Kittitas County Search & Rescue Volunteers receive two state awards
  • Summer road construction at Suncadia
  • Videos of county commissioners meetings now available to view
  • WWII vet Carl Vrtnar makes Flight of Honor to nation’s capitol (photo)
  • Yakima man dies at scene of I-90 motorcycle crash (photo)
  • Roslyn Parks and Recreation Plan aired tonight at final public hearing
  • Kitty Wallace named Washington State ‘Realtor of the Year’ (photo)
  • Pioneer Days event ramping up, one month left to get involved (photo)
  • Bluegrass tunes fill Grange (photo)
  • CWU Wilderness First Responder Course opens
  • Medieval Faire debuts in Ellensburg this Saturday (photo)
  • County accepting small capital grant applications
  • Peppers on the stalk ready to eat at Craft Club plant sale (photo)

VOICES:

  • Frankly Speaking – Tomaters have friends too
  • Letters: During National Police Week, hats off to men and women in blue (Rep. Dan Newhouse); Local Nursery owner applauds learning program, but unhappy about remark (Pamela Henshaw); Article about her dog needing chemo appreciated (Rhiannon Whitlock); Pre-holiday reminder: Underage drinking can make you weakly, stupid … or even dead (Eric Merkel)

COMMUNITY:

  • Kids get a peek into Mother Nature’s pantry (photos)
  • Senior fashion show and tea (photo)
  • Girl Scouts treat ARRF to $300 from sales (photo)
  • Wallick’s host fifth annual tea party (photo)
  • Kittitas County Fair seeks youth ambassadors
  • Rockhounds and fossil hunters rejoice
  • Fair officials call for entries
  • Roads of Wonder benefits library this year
  • Anthropologist says old Cruise In was a living museum (photos)
  • State Parks GeoTour to end this summer
  • Heads up event organizers to new food safety laws

OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES:

  • Jack Green

SPORTS & SCHOOL:

  • District Champs: Warrior softball become district champions after narrow win over Kiona-Benton (photo)
  • Warriors track finds district success, sends 7 to state
  • Thorp seventh grader excels in track and field (photo)
  • Football season kicks off next week with new Warriors Combine and BBQ
  • Five Bobcats rock regionals and move on to state
  • Three local boys heading to Japan in July to play baseball and learn about culture (photo)
  • Baker and Marquette make cut for day two of state golf tournament
  • Heavy backpack study (photo)
  • Perez wins one match at Tennis Districts (photo)
  • YVCC name changed to Yakima Valley College
  • CWU Awarded only NEA Big Read Grant in WA
  • 4-H announces 2016 scholarship winners (photos)
  • Swauk Teanaway Grange to present 3 scholarships (photos)
  • Naomi Roghair honored by Spirit of the West board (photo)
  • UKC 9-Ball Pool League
  • Athlete of the Week: Cole Andrus, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
  • Student of the Week: Jared Beauparlant, Easton School

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