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Level 3 evacuations issued for Retreat Fire burning in Yakima County The fire has forced US 12 to close in both directions near Rimrock Retreat. There is no estimated time for reopening.

Yesterday 3 families lost their homes in a fire. If you are a member of the "Ellensburg Connect" or "Community Connect, Kittitas County" Facebook groups - there are threads where you can connect with organizers to help donate to these families who lost everything.

Let's rally, Ellensburg!

The City of Ellensburg and Kittitas County release RFP for temporary overnight cold weather shelter operations.

Learn more at: www.ellensburgwa.gov/coldweathershelter

Donate to Help Save the First & Last Chance Tavern, organized by Katie Olson My name is Katie Olson and my husband, Kyle and I have owned the First and Last C… Katie Olson needs your support for Help Save the First & Last Chance Tavern

A child's body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult's. When a child is left in a vehicle, that child's temperature can rise quickly — and the situation can quickly become dangerous. Learn the facts about Heatstroke Prevention: https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/heatstroke

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Good opportunity at Wing Central! 👀

💵 $30/hr with tips! That's what the average server takes home after taxes at Wing Central.

💵 $22-25/hr with tips! That's what our cooks take home.

Wing Central is hiring experienced servers and line cooks to join our team this summer. Interested in making good money with a fantastic team beside you? Apply today!

Includes shift meal and employee discounts across all our locations (Wing Central, Roadhouse Grill, The Burg Coffee & Kitchen).

Drop off your resume at the restaurant or email it to [email protected]. We look forward to meeting you.

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It’s HOT out there! ☀️

Chaplain Bill Hunt, Jr. of the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office passed away suddenly on the morning of July 5, 2024. He will be sorely missed.

Bill Hunt first visited inmates at the Kittitas County Jail on July 4, 1999. He said that from the first time he set foot in the jail, he felt a calling to minister to people behind its walls. Bill demonstrated a deep commitment to this service and then-Sheriff Gene Dana asked him to become a certified Chaplain to the Sheriff’s Office in 2001.

To enhance his ability to serve in difficult and dangerous situations and to understand the experiences of both the deputies and suspects he ministered to, Bill underwent the challenging KCSO Reserve Deputies’ Academy. He was sworn in as a commissioned Reserve Deputy in 2003.

For the next 18 years, Bill served as both Chaplain and Reserve Deputy for the Sheriff’s Office. Bill volunteered thousands of hours in counseling and caring for inmates of the Jail and also trained others to do so. When called on by deputies at every hour of the day or night, Bill responded to the most devastating kinds of calls, countless times bearing the burden of notifying and comforting the families and loved ones of the victims of crimes and accidents. As a Reserve Deputy, Bill was a trusted and relied-upon partner to full-time deputies. He facilitated and assisted with myriad security details, traffic safety details and inmate transports. Bill helped train up scores of Reserve Deputies after him.

Bill remained committed to his ministry to inmates after he resigned his Reserve commission in 2021. He was a deeply devout Christian, but he was able to sincerely and effectively care for people of different faiths or no faith at all. Bill was an exceptionally giving and loving person and this Sheriff’s Office and community were made immeasurably better by his presence.

Sheriff Clay Myers

Ellensburg man found guilty of arson for fire that destroyed Ellensburg Racquet and Recreation Center A former ACX employee was found guilty of burning down the company’s hay-processing facility — and the Ellensburg Racquet and Recreation Center along with it — by a jury after

🚧 Notice: City of Ellensburg street crews will perform annual chipseal of roadways on July 22-25 between the hours of 5 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Park vehicles off the affected road on dates the crews are scheduled. Do not water your yard close to the street. Affected roads will have No Parking signs posted at least 24 hours prior to the start of work. Access to City streets during the chipseal process is limited.

View the full schedule at: www.ellensburgwa.gov/chipseal

NOTICE OF BURN BAN BEGINNING JULY 9, 2024

Kittitas County is currently experiencing dry conditions which elevate the risks of wild land fires. In the interest of public safety, starting at 0001 hrs. on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, a burn ban will be in effect encompassing the areas of lower Kittitas County (Elk Heights and east to the Columbia River). This includes Kittitas County Fire District #1 (Thorp/Elk Heights), Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue (surrounding Ellensburg/Kittitas area), and Kittitas County Fire District #4 (Vantage) jurisdictions.

The burn ban will prohibit opening burning. Opening burning, also known as pile or debris burning is defined as ignition and subsequent burning of any combustible material (garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, branches, litter, paper, vegetative matter, or other debris) outdoors.

The use of propane, or gas stoves, charcoal briquette grills/smokers, are not prohibited under this burn ban.

Campfires are allowed in fire rings that confine and contain the campfire in a designated and approved campgrounds. Please use extreme caution when disposing of burnt charcoal and make sure campfires are completely extinguished before leaving them unattended.

For questions on Department of Natural Resources land, please contact DNR at 509-925-8510. For questions on Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife lands please call 360-902-2515. For question on U.S. Forest Service lands please call 509-852-1100.

The Fire Marshal’s Office will continue to monitor current conditions and modify the burn ban as necessary.

A good reminder! 🎆

4th of July is extremely busy for our dispatchers at Kittcom. Please help to keep the 911 lines open for emergencies. If there is an immediate threat to life or property, call 9-1-1. For all other non-emergencies (noise complaints or illegal firework discharge), call the non-emergency line at 509-925-8534. Have a happy and safe 4th of July holiday.

The Ellensburg City Code for fireworks is: 3.03.500 Use and discharge limitations. It is unlawful for any person to use or discharge consumer fireworks within the city limits except between the period from 6:00 p.m. on December 31st until 1:00 a.m. on January 1st of the subsequent year.

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🍔 Kids Eat 1/2 Off Tuesdays 🍔

Starting TODAY, kids eat 1/2 off every Tuesday with purchase of a regular entree. Plus Hugh the Balloon Man is here at dinner making kids happy 🎈

Tuesdays are a great day for families to visit the Roadhouse Grill!
(509) 925-7200
101 W Umptanum Rd, Ellensburg

Here's where to celebrate July 4 across the Yakima Valley in 2024 The Fourth of July is almost upon us, and that includes fireworks, live music and activities for kids around the Yakima Valley to mark the holiday.

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Excited to announce that every Wednesday we will have our Board & Bottle special!🍷🍓 Our bruschetta boards and wine/beer are available everyday from noon - 7pm but on Wine Wednesdays you get the special! We look forward to seeing you!

Public comment sessions about Yakima River Canyon recreation on Wednesday The Bureau of Land Management plans to hold two local public listening sessions next week to help determine how to manage recreational opportunities in the Yakima River Canyon.

Do you have your tickets to the Kittitas Valley Event Center's annual 4th of July "Patriot Night Under the Lights" concert yet? It's lined up to be one of the best events of this summer, and you don't want to miss out.

This year's concert headliner is Aaron Tippin! He's released more than 30 singles, including such hits as "You've Got to Stand for Som**hing", "My Blue Angel", "I Wouldn't Have it Any Other Way", "Kiss This", and "Workin' Man's Ph.D.". It will truly be a night "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" in the Ellensburg Rodeo Arena.

Food vendors and the Behind the Chutes beer garden will be open at 5:00 pm. The concert starts at 7:00 pm with opening act Huckleberry Road with arena doors opening at 6:00 pm. Get front of stage access for all ages as the arena floor will be split with a family zone and a beer garden zone (for those 21 years and older). It’s sure to be a great show for the whole family! There will be a professional fireworks show at 9:45 pm to close out the concert before the Patriot After Party (21 and over only) in Behind the Chutes.

The Patriot After Party will be even bigger this year featuring one of People Magazine’s “50 Hottest Bachelor’s” that will have you dancing until midnight with hits like “I’ll Bring the Music,” “Pickin’ Wildflowers,” and “XXL.” Keith Anderson was the top New Male Artist of 2005 and has also co-written many award-winning country hits such as “Lost In This Moment” for Big & Rich and “Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)” for Garth Brooks and George Jones. He is sure to put on a high-energy performance that’s just right for the After Party vibe.

Tickets can be purchased at kittitasvalleyeventcenter.com or at the Event Center Box Office located at 901 E 7th Ave in Ellensburg. Ticket prices are $50 and are all General Admission, so you can have your choice of being on the arena floor, or up in the seats. Questions can also be called into the KVEC office at 509-962-7639 or emailed to [email protected].

EXPIRED TABS YIELD DOPE (etc.)
Around 11 pm on Monday 6/24 KCSO Corporal Tyler Harris noticed a car displaying 2022 tags in the south end of Ellensburg. Not the crime of the century, but a violation worth looking into. So, he ran the plate through the Department of Licensing and learned it hadn't actually been licensed since 2020--meaning the expired 2022 tags never even belonged to this car. You definitely can't do that, so he pulled the car over to say hello.

The driver, a 39-year old Mattawa woman, had felony warrants from Grant County, and Corporal Harris placed her under arrest. During the arrest process, she was found in possession of suspected fentanyl. There was also visible drug paraphernalia in the car, and the vehicle was seized for a search warrant. That search located 'blues' (suspected fentanyl tablets), bags of suspected m**h and fentanyl, scales and drug packaging materials, and cash in standard drug-transaction denominations. It also revealed a counterfeit social security card under a different name, someone else's credit card, and six forged trip permits.

The woman was booked at the Kittitas County Jail for transport to Grant County on her outstanding warrants. During the booking process she tried to introduce drugs into the jail by hiding them in a body cavity--and was caught, fortunately, by our Jail's full body scanner.

Investigation is ongoing and the woman is expected to have warrants issued for delivery to our Jail on numerous charges when Grant County completes their business with her. Thanks to Corporal Harris for his proactive law enforcement, and thanks to the alert Jail Deputies who prevented the potentially deadly introduction of drugs to our inmate population!

Just a reminder as we get closer to the 4th of July, that we will be hosting the one and only official fireworks show in Ellensburg! 🎆

We are so pumped to bring back our fireworks partner, Wolverine West Pyrotechnics to create a breathtaking show again this year! 🇺🇸

The best seat to enjoy the fireworks is at Patriot Night Under the Lights, our family-friendly event! Fireworks start at 9:45, right after the main concert. Learn more and get your tickets at kittitasvalleyeventcenter.com/events/2024/patriot-night-under-the-lights-2024 🎶

Want to win a free bruschetta board? Today from 3pm-7pm come in and get a drink to be entered in to win one of our new bruschetta boards for you and friends! Winner will be chosen tomorrow @ 9am 🤎

Ellensburg Police Department to host car seat clinic ELLENSBURG- The Ellensburg police department will be hosting a car seat clinic to assist parents in keeping their child safe.At an appointment, car seat technic

Dear clients,
Effective June 22, Valley Veterinary Hospital will not have regular lobby hours or veterinary appointments every other Saturday. These are the Saturdays that Ellensburg Animal Hospital provides weekend on call coverage. Between 5pm Friday and 8am Monday of these weekends, you will get our after hours recording, which allows you to be routed to the on-call doctor for emergencies, or to leave prescription requests or other non urgent messages.

We will continue to stay open on the Saturday mornings that our hospital provides weekend on- call coverage. We will also be accommodating regular wellness appointments for small animals, as well as urgent care appointments for small and large animals, from 8am until noon.

Please see our website for more details on after hours emergency information.

Sincerely,
The Staff and Doctors at Valley Veterinary Hospital and Cascade East Animal Clinic

Exciting news at our Diaper Bank! New baby care items are available!

About the Diaper Bank:
Clients can come weekly to get diapers and wipes. We currently have sizes 0-7 in stock, for children up to age 3.

Diaper Bank procedures:
Guests must register, as we are required by the state to keep track of number of households, and children by age, and how many of each of the supplies they receive during the year. Data is not sorted on the names of the households. We need names and birthdates so we can find them in our computer system. Names are never reported.

There is no upper income limit currently in place to take advantage of the diaper bank.
Each child under three years old may receive up to two packages of diapers per week, along with two packages of wipes. If a child is in either size 0 or size 1, they may receive up to three packages of diapers per week, along with three packages of wipes.

When available, each household may take advantage of other supplies in the Diaper Bank.

The diapers must be for the specified child’s use only, and not to be sold.