FRONT PAGE NEWS:
- Burn Ban now in effect
- Empower & Build: Join first annual Habitat ‘Women Build’ on Aug. 15-30
- Pioneer Days Patriotic Sprites – (Carl Nelson Photo)
- Kittitas County Jail implements innovative inmate safety program
- Butorac brings Italian heritage to ‘Night at the Museum’ tonight
- Cle Elum Mayor Lundh elected to AWC board of directors
STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:
- State asks boaters to Clean, Drain, Dry to prevent spread of invasive species
- Voters to decide UKC Medic One Proposition 1 on upcoming ballot
- Get your fill of cabbage rolls and Croatian culture this Saturday
- Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days…….Fast growth, slow traffic, and politics by Dan Sater
- Local artists capture Sasquatch for library project – (Photo courtesy of High Country Artists)
- Rep. Schrier introduces legislation to suspend gas tax and lower costs for Washingtonians
- U.S. Postage stamp price increase again
- I-90 travel advisory
VOICES:
- Frankly Speaking: Lemony flavor without the pucker – grow your own Lemon Balm
- LETTER: Medic One levy lid lift – Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 2 – Floyd Rogalski, Cle Elum
- LETTER: South Cle Elum resident offers support for EMS – Medic One – Sharon Stuart , South Cle Elum
- LETTER: Levy lid lift restores voter approved rate for Medic One – Claire Hein, Cle Elum
- Get more info on the Levy
COMMUNITY:
- CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
- Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
- Roslyn Library renovations complete with new windows – (Photo courtesy of Librarian Claudia Guilford)
- Did you know?
- Carpenter Memorial Library receives donation – (Photo courtesy of Monica Medalen)
- Home Country by Slim Randles: Handling the washboard road of life
PIONEER DAYS 2024:
- Ronald Heritage Festival serves up traditional favorites
- Pioneer Days festival blazes a trail of bright memories through upper county
- A time to honor those who paved the way – (Carl Nelson Photos), (Photo Courtesy of CEDA), (Photo courtesy of Henry Johnston), (Photo Courtesy of Barb Richards)
- Kicking up the dust at annual Roslyn Riders Play Day events – (Photo courtesy of Roslyn Riders), (Carl Nelson Photo)
- Kiwanis Youth Fishing Derby angers reel in fun – (Carl Nelson Photos)
OBITUARIES:
- Bill Hunt, Jr, 1961-2024
- James Leo Ackerman, 1940-2024
- Evie (DeVere) Murchison, 1950-2024
- John Anthony “Little John” Williamson, 1952-2024
- Rich Hoyt, 1974-2024
- Nora Elizabeth Hilton, 1963-2024
SCHOOL & SPORTS
- Ladies golf on the links – (photo courtesy of Linda Bird)
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