Osiadacz appointed to vacated County Commissioner seat – front page/A7 (photo)

April 26 Roslyn Council meeting to start early – front page

Subcommittee framing new grazing rules for the Teanaway – front page/A5

Presidential Primary ballots in mail May 3 – front page

New state rule coming in July allows salvaging deer and elk meat killed in car crashes – front page

REGIONAL:

  • Spring colors in the canyon (photo)
  • Ecology statement on Hanford tank alarm
  • Washington Nonprofits rock
  • $12M in broadband grants available for rural communities
  • $95M distributed to 50 states from Land and Water Conservation
  • Workplace deaths fall last year
  • Last flight for rare Boeing 247D aircraft
  • National Park Service launches new website
  • State unemployment rate remains at 5.8%
  • $2.2M inn new Youth Works grants
  • Kindergarten immunization coverage increased
  • Nature Conservancy sells 1,164 acres to U.S. Forest Service adjacent to Pacific Crest Trail (photo)
  • Residential Document Shred and Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday
  • East Wenatchee woman injured in I-90 rollover
  • Roslyn seeks $500K grant
  • Forest restoration partnership benefits Kittitas County
  • Notable 2016 snowpack increase strengthens spring and summer runoff
  • Candidate stops in Cle Elum (photo)
  • Morel Mushroom harvesting permits on sale
  • World leaders to sign Paris climate agreement on Earth Day
  • State Horse Park gives Council recap of first five years
  • Local merchants push to help Horse Park grow (photos)
  • State completes audit of Roslyn, no findings reported

VOICES:

  • Frankly Speaking – Spring Tea Garden
  • Letters: Ecology responds to Yakima River water enhancement bill (Tom Tebb); A new Pioneer Days event (Shenna Redding); It’s my party and I’m not happy (Kelli Conner)

COMMUNITY:

  • Antone and Williams artwork featured in May (photos)
  • Dr. Paul Schmitt named ‘2016 Public Health Champion’
  • 2016 CWU Juried Undergraduate Student Art Exhibit opens April 29
  • 4-H Bits & Buckles compete (photos)
  • VFW looks to recruit veteran families to fly Blue Star Flags
  • Dean’s List (YVCC and EWU)
  • Music concert to be held in celebration of Jubilee Year
  • April brings and explosion of offspring (photos)
  • Cle Elum Library now accepting applications for board of trustees (photo)
  • Two locals join other recruits to begin firefighting academy (photo)
  • Regional Emergency Preparedness event at CWU this Friday
  • Local Team takes First Place at National Bible Bowl (photo)

OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES:

  • Marybelle Baker McKean
  • Debbie Durst

SPORTS & SCHOOL:

  • Fastpitchers continue to pound opponents (photo)
  • Boys golf team claims total victory at home (photos)
  • College graduation garb explained
  • Bobcat girls rock the K Valley Rally (photos)
  • Warriors tennis falls to Goldendale Timberwolves in SCAC West matchup (photo)
  • Warrior track and field faces tough competition in Cashmere (photo)
  • Athlete of the Week: Alina Vlahovich, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
  • Student of the Week: Bricky McBride, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School

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