If you have looked into your mailbox expecting to see a copy of the January 6 issue of the Tribune and found it missing, you are not alone.

Due to the many complications and staffing issue from the historic snowfall since the paper was printed last Wednesday, in-county subscriber copies of the Tribune didn’t get to the Post Office on time for the usual Thursday delivery. Most copies made it to the post office today, Monday, and should be in mailboxes within the next day or two. Ronald, Easton and Thorp will be dropped off as soon as we are able to safely send staff to those locations. We apologize for the unprecedented delay, and appreciate the kind understanding of everyone who has called about their missing papers.

In the meantime, we have stocked most of our store and vending box locations, and our online version is available for immediate purchase here.

Here are the headlines from this edition of the Tribune:

FRONT PAGE NEWS:

  • SIX DAYS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL– (photos)
  • Seasonal Closure of some Cle Elum Ridge snowmobile trails
  • Cle Elum substation reopens on first Wednesday of the month
  • Firefighters rescue 61-year-old hiker – (photos)


STATE & REGIONAL NEWS:

  • I-90 collision involving hazmat tanker-truck ends like a miracle – (photo)
  • Snow Report
  • Hospital District 2’s new ambulance station is operational – (photos)
  • Pless retires from County – (photo)
  • COVID news briefs
  • Semi wreck stalls I-90 traffic for two hours – (photos)

VOICES:

  • Sun sets on 2021, and Trooper John Bryant captures the moment – (photo)
  • How in Heaven on Earth… do I build me?
  • Frankly Speaking: Hello 2022- Have I got a LIST for you! – (photo)

COMMUNITY:

  • Hazel Erman’s story… The school district’s new Sparrow – (photos)
  • Volunteering is the work of the heart – (photo)
  • PROBLEM SOLVED: These Eagles tickets are giving me a heartache tonight!
  • Mars rover Perseverance: ten-month status report
  • Snow fleas are not actually fleas
  • Mars helicopter sets record
  • Fire District – 1 ends record year with a  need for more volunteers
  • What to do if you test positive for COVID-19
  • Washington Part of multi-state E. coli illnesses linked to packaged salads – (photo)
  • NRCS announces Environmental Quality Incentives Program deadline Approaching Jan. 24
  • Fish and Wildlife Commissioner resigns
  • Washington’s minimum wage now $14.49
  • CALENDAR: What’s Happening, Senior Living, Cle Elum Eagles #649
  • Tribune Rewind…
  • Contract mediation update
  • Final Open Enrollment deadline is Jan. 15 for Washington Healthplanfinder customers
  • Christmas greetings from a snow bird – (photo)
  • Department of Health updates isolation and quarantine guidance
  • EPA declares ban on outdoor burning for Yakama Reservation
  • Fish art contest breaks the winter blues
  • Kreidler extends emergency order on coronavirus testing and surprise billing to Jan. 28
  • Grand Coulee Dam overhaul project ensures another 30 years of clean, renewable hydropower in Pacific NW

OBITUARIES:

SPORTS & SCHOOL

  • WA Outdoor School had another great year – (photo)
  • Ellensburg Bulldogs eke out tourney win over Warriors
  • School Lunch
  • Senior Mixed Bowling League
  • SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lola Favero – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School – (photo)
  • SPOTLIGHT STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Dominick Johnson – Cle Elum-Roslyn High School – (photo)

PLUS RECIPES, COMICS, PUZZLES, HOROSCOPE, CALENDAR AND MORE

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