MAY 12, 2022 HEADLINES – Northern Kittitas County Tribune

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District narrows superintendent search to three finalists; interviews next week – (photos)
Get Intimate with the Shrub- Steppe & Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest May 13-15
Call for volunteers – Roslyn Cemetery Cleanup
It’s started: The project to widen I-90 between Easton and Cle Elum
Free portable air cleaners available to eligible Kittitas County residents
Kittitas County to replace bridge over Swauk Creek
Candidates, it’s time to file for November 2022 General Election Ballot
First Street traffic revision this week – (Jim Fossett photo)

STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

Your downhome water supply outlook for May 2022
Rainy day rainbow over UKC Medic One Ambulance Station 99 in Cle Elum – (Jim Fossett photo)
The balancing act of Water Management: Part 1
Childcare access in Kittitas County expanding with $1,000,000 award
Kittitas County Chamber hires Gemma Withrow as new events coordinator
Highlights of the April 25 Cle Elum City Council meeting
National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day in Cle Elum – (Michael Richard photos)
Kady Porterfield receives Certified Fair Executive designation at conference – (photo)
Juvenile escapee captured in Ellensburg after pursuits
Elk herd resting in Cle Elum City Park – (Jim Fossett photo)
Sneak peek at the Roslyn Library renovation project – (photo courtesy of Roslyn Library)
Representatives Schrier, Porter introduce legislation to stop price gouging at the gas pump
Biden-Harris Administration announces over $240 million from ‘Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’ to repair aging water infrastructure
Three-alarm house fire April 25 at Tumble Creek – (photos courtesy of Kristin Carlson)
Two-alarm shop fire on Thorton View Road in Cle Elum April 23 – (photo courtesy of Kristin Carlson)
Under the light of the moon and the rising sun, Fred Krueger is still digging [history] – (photos)

VOICES:

LETTERS: The Mayor cannot be allowed to hand pick the Hearing Examiner – Council needs to step up – Larry Stauffer, Cle Elum
Frankly Speaking: Pull up the covers on tender plants, marvelous mulch to the rescue!
Attorney General’s Office completes project to collect lawfully owned DNA from registered sex offenders

COMMUNITY:

Cle Elum Eagles Ladies Auxiliary names Joye Frederick ‘Mother of the Year’ – (photo courtesy of Ron Dalle)
American Red Cross: Blood donations needed ahead of summer
New nonprofit offers accessible counseling and expressive arts
HopeSource intake van hits the road – (photo courtesy of HopeSource)
Cle Elum-Roslyn High School music director Nick Maupoux invites you to a night of big band and jazz
Pioneer Coffee in Cle Elum celebrates Star Wars Day – (photo courtesy of Pioneer Coffee)
How in Heaven on Earth do I overcome not fitting in? by Chaplain Mary Ann Adams
Bird of the Month: Great Blue Heron
CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, etc.
Tribune Rewind… historic headlines and photos compiled by Kayla Snider
Break Time Crossword Puzzle!
Cle Elum Mother’s Day Market – (Michael Richard photos)
Roslyn celebrates Cinco de Mayo – (photo courtesy of
Three-year-old donut heister livens up downtown district cleanup day April 30 – (photos courtesy of Michael Richard and Eliza Stephenson)

OBITUARIES:

SPORTS & SCHOOL

Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Track & Field: Warriors compete at High Mountain Classic – (photos courtesy of Susie Martin, Isabelle Martin and Grace Weeda Collection)
Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Boys Baseball: Four homeruns highlight sweep over Goldendale – (photos courtesy of Shelley Pickett and Anna Kelly)
Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Girls Softball: Warrior girls split doubleheader with Kittitas Coyotes
Brad Weber and Chloe Cranefield crowned Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Prom King & Queen – (photo courtesy of Jennifer Lewis)
Hundreds of young mountain bikers converge on Roslyn – (Jim Fossett photos)
SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sergio Sanchez – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School
SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Jessica Ellithorpe – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School