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FRONT PAGE NEWS:

  • Town Council approves contract for design engineering of water main replacement
  • VWF Post 1373 donates to help LA Wildfire animals – (Photo courtesy of VWF 1373)
  • It’s time to renew Dog Licenses for 2025
  • February 11 Special Election ballots to arrive in mailboxes next week
  • Ferguson vows to reform government

 

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

  • USPS unveils latest Lunar New Year Stamp -2025 is the Year of the Snake
  • State regulators approve new rates for PSE
  • Cle Elum City Hall expansion to house Downtown Association – (Carl Nelson Photo)
  • Kittitas County Tax Roll certified
  • Commissioner Upthegrove calls ‘Timeout’ on harvesting older State Forests
  • Focus on economic incentives during National Community Risk Reduction Week
  • Dent continues to lead House Republicans on Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee – (Photo courtesy of House Republicans)
  • Rent stabilization met with push pack by property owners – (Photo courtesy of  Washington State Journal – Juan Jocum)
  • Meta ends fact-checking program: Secretary of State Steve Hobbs urges voters to rely on official election sources
  • Senate bill targets homelessness in extended foster care program – (Photo courtesy of of Washington State Journal – Mary Feusner)
  • Shree’s extends hospitality with improved services – (Carl Nelson Photo)
  • Building hope for accessible homes – (Photo courtesy of Sweet Tea Connections)
  • New vacation rental business looks to compensate housekeepers and real estate agents fairly
  • The Doctor Is In by Jen Smith – (Jen Smith Photo)
  • Journalism Club pens new chapter – (Jen Smith Photo)

 

VOICES:

  • LETTER: Fire chief urges support of safe, well equipped school facilities – Edwin Mills, City of Cle Elum Fire Chief
  • LETTER: Supporting the school levy is an investment in the long-term prosperity – Marc Kirkpatrick, Cle Elum resident and local business owner
  • Frankly Speaking: Longer life is just a DASH away!
  • Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days… Hunting up memories Part 2 of a 4 Part series by Dan Sater
  • Legislature convenes with eyes on deficit, taxes, education – (Photo courtesy of Juan Jocom)
  • Washington farmers want agritourism law reforms

 

COMMUNITY:

  • CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
  • Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
  • The giving spirit of a feral ginger tom named Buddy, who loved ARRF lives on – (Terry Hamburg Photos)
  • Community invited to STEM Day on February 8
  • Enterprise Challenge contest begins in February
  • Isabelle Martin named Dean’s List at Bates College
  • Maximize seed starting success – (Photo courtesy of MelindaMyers.com)
  • Managing your everyday stresses and anxieties  by Stan Popovich (Guest Columnist)
  • Get your income taxes completed and filed for free by AARP TaxAide Program
  • HOME COUNTRY by Slim Randles  A squirrel named chipper
  • In  Memoriam – Remembering those who passed away in 2024

 

OBITUARIES:

 

SCHOOL & SPORTS

  • Nicholls scores 1,000 career points! – (Photo courtesy of Claire Nicholls)
  • Senior Mixed Bowling League results for January 15, 2025
  • Student Spotlight on Landon Henrichsen Thorp School
  • Cle Elum-Roslyn wrestling honors seniors – (Photo courtesy of Jill Beedle)
  • Athlete Spotlight on Nellie Nicholls Cle Elum-Roslyn High School

 

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