MARCH 23, 2023 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

I-90 TRAFFIC COLLISIONS: Three major incidents in one week – (photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)
$11.5 Million in Wildfire Mitigation Funding coming to the 8th District; Kittitas County receives largest grant in the country!
Three lives lost and two seriously injured when semi crossed into oncoming traffic
Driver travels over median striking an oncoming van
Cle Elum Skatepark Jam and Demolition event this Saturday
Sons & Daughters of Italy Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser – (Casey Clark photo)

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

USO Northwest brings special keynote speaker Retired Army Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans to Cle Elum in April
Local Kittitas County Fire District #7 Firefighters compete in annual Seattle stairclimb – (photos courtesy of KCFD-7)
Spring training going to the dogs in Easton – (Barbara Ludt photos)
Washington’s water supply outlook – Can we expect another drought?
Kittitas County Chamber announces Business Award Winners for 2023
SNOW REPORT by Ella Walton
Food pantries want flexibility in spending to aid families by Alexandria Osborne, Washington State Journal
Task force on missing indigenous women proposed to continue by Renee Diaz, Washington State Journal
WA Senate approves safety measures for road workers by Alexandria Osborne, Washington State Journal
ID Theft suspect identified with help of public – (photos courtesy of Kittitas County Sheriff)
Waste Management (WM) named to multiple national top company rankings
Tuckaway Antiques celebrates Grand Re-Opening – (Michael Richard photo)

VOICES:

Frankly Speaking: Let’s Get (Ready to Start) Growing!
LETTER: Railroad tracks health – we can all keep an eye out – Kathy Wyborski, Cle Elum
League of Women Voters urges legislative action on available climate change funding usage – Charli Sorenson, President LWV Kittitas County
Reminiscences: I’m nearly 100 years old and missing the good old days… Gold jewelry scam WSP warned about happened to me in Cle Elum by Dan Sater

COMMUNITY:

Kids game night in Easton resumes
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce offers [public office candidates] campaign workshops in March and April
CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
How in Heaven on Earth do I overcome not knowing how life works? by Chaplain Mary Ann Adams
From the Bookshelf… Become a ‘Friend of the Library’ by Babe the Book Hound
Like to draw sharks? NOAA accepting entries for Atlantic Shark Art Contest
Yakima Valley College Diversity Series hosts award-winning scholar of Indigenous science
Great Backyard Bird Count results: Wow!
Nominations being accepted for Kittitas County Public Health Champion Award

OBITUARIES:

SPORTS & SCHOOL

Game, Set, Match – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Warriors Tennis teams matches with Naches Valley
Senior Mixed Bowling League weekly results
Student of the Week: Sydney Ohlemann, Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
Selah homeschool student serves as House Page for Rep. Alex Ybarra
Increasing youth sports participation

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