JULY 28, 2022 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

Upper Kittitas County BURN BAN starts Saturday, July 30
Hiker rescued by [helicopter] hoist after fall on Pacific Crest Trail
Assembling trailhead tipple project – (Jim Fossett photo)
Tragic drowning at Lake Cle Elum July 23
Hotrod Rally is July 30 at Double K in Easton
‘National Night Out’ Police BBQ next Tuesday, Aug. 2 in Cle Elum
SPECIAL HISTORY INSERT: League of Women Voters Kittitas County presents Kittitas County Women Rock – 2022 Democracy Rocks Treasure Hunt
SPECIAL SECTION: Cle Elum Roundup 2022 event preview/schedule

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

Extreme heat expected through the week issued by National Weather Service
BURN BAN in lower Kittitas County started last Saturday, July 23
City of Roslyn acknowledges findings in recent audit
Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary School principal David Vangeelkerken hired
Multiple pickup truck thefts in upper Kittitas County being investigated
CANDIDATE STATEMENT: Julie Anderson running for WA Secretary of State
Funding for two local projects in HR8284 clears House, heads for Senate
Vehicle fire spreads to I-90 roadside and median July 22 – (photo courtesy of Kittitas County Fire District #1)
Semi truck fire on I-90 Tuesday, July 26 – (photo courtesy of Eric Kiehn)
Washington COVID stats update
Millig Design Build wins contract for Thorp School District improvements
Gas prices have fallen for more than a month

VOICES:

LETTER: Support the Roslyn levy, but demand better governance – Douglas Kilgore and Ellie Belew, Roslyn
LETTER: How City Government Works in Cle Elum (building awning removal) – Warren Page, Cle Elum property owner
LETTER: Clarification: KCFD-7 Fire District proposition – Bill Dickinson, Bob Cernick and Justin Zipperer
GUEST COMMENTARY: City and Developer Moving Forward on Next Steps in City Heights Project – Sean Northrop, Owner + Developer, City Heights
Frankly Speaking: Beginners Class: Chilled Greek Pasta Salad for a hot summer’s day
STATEMENT: Setting the record straight [on skyrocketing crime] – Sheriffs Bill Elfo and Ozzie Knezovich
GUEST COMMENTARY: Our veterans’ care should never be compromised! –Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Dan Newhouse, Troy Balderson and Mike Carey, Members of Congress

COMMUNITY:

Update from the Northern Kittitas County Historical Society
PHOTO ESSAY: xx– (Jim Fossett photos)
Yakima Humane Society to provide services to Ellensburg Animal Shelter
CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
Break Time Crossword Puzzle!
How in Heaven on Earth do I overcome the blockages to my success? by Chaplain Mary Ann Adams