FRONT PAGE NEWS:

  • ATTENTION: Water District #5 customers 
  • ADAPTING TO THE PANDEMIC: Shopping 6 feet apart in Safeway Cle Elum – (photo)
  • Coronavirus case numbers in Kittitas County and across Washington State
  • WA State Driver Licensing offices closed statewide during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Vacation rentals and homes are shut down during WA State Stay-At-Home order
  • PUBLIC WORKS ADVISORY: Stop flushing “disposable” sanitation wipes!

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

  • WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife closes recreational fishing statewide
  • U.S. Forest Service temporarily closes all developed recreation sites and pauses spring burns
  • Cle Elum-Roslyn School Board member Richard Seay resigns
  • Kittitas County Law Enforcement Safety Awards presented – (photo)
  • Non-essential construction shutdown statewide in Washington
  • HopeSource responds to COVID-19 outbreak
  • Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources close public lands to recreation activities
  • Report Washington-based online price-gouging
  • Kittitas County Chamber searching resource opps for nonprofits and small businesses

VOICES:

  • Frankly Speaking: “Let’s keep our kitchens COVID-19 BUSTERS CLEAN!”
  • OPEN LETTER: Unified call for all Washingtonians to help stop the spread of coronavirus by abiding by the Governor’s guidelines – Bipartisan Legislators
  • STATEMENT: Major Pacific Northwest events implore fans to stay at home now, let’s celebrate after it’s done – The Bite of Seattle, Seafair, Seattle Seahawks, The Seattle Mariners, Sounders FC, The Seattle Storm and The Washington STate Fair

COMMUNITY:

  • PHOTO ESSSAY: Adapting to the Pandemic: Stories about daily life in the Upper County
  • CALENDAR: COVID-19 IMPACTED VENUES AND EVENTS. View current listings online at nkctribune.com/covid19-impacts
  • STILL ON THE RADAR: Pandemic may keep Roslyn’s Charlie Martin from returning to Middlesex – (photo)
  • Statement from Thorp School District about COVID-19 school operations
  • Washington State Trooper Justin Schaeffer killed in the line of duty
  • Doug McClelland’s first year on the Mountains to Sound Greenway watch faces a pandemic – (photo)

OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES:

  • Gregory Alan Titus, 1959-2020
  • Patricia (Vogel) Schiferl, 1942-2020
  • Joseph Venera, 1934-2020

SPORTS & SCHOOL:

  • WIAA officials talk about the high school spring sports season
  • Update on Swauk-Teanaway Grange student scholarships
  • Local students on fall quarter University of Washington Dean’s list
  • Student Athlete of the week – Ariana Lombardi – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School – (photo)
  • Spotlight Student of the week – Grace Jackson – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School – (photo)

 

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