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Kittitas County: WSDOT refuses snow removal assistance due to lack of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for county workers

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. - Officials from Kittitas County Wednesday expressed displeasure with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for refusing their help removing snow due to the ...

Red Bridge Fire: Firefighters wrap up work on Kittitas County wildfire; evacuations lifted

A wildfire in Kittitas County was nearly fully contained on June 13, fire officials reported.

Kittitas County Sheriff's Office adds summer DUI emphasis patrols with $47,000 state grant

More DUI patrols are coming to Kittitas County this summer after KCSO received more than $47,000 in competitive grant funding ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Looking for a place in the sun in Kittitas County

ELLENSBURG — Dwight Bates has nothing against solar power, just as long as it doesn’t come at the expense of good farmland. And he’s not alone. He and many others told state officials Tuesday that if ...
komonews

Kittitas County Jail first in WA to implement new inmate health monitoring system

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — The Kittitas County Jail (KCJ) has become the first facility in the state of Washington to implement the OverWatch™ system, an innovative inmate health monitoring solution.
Seattle Times

Gov. Inslee approves solar project on Kittitas County farmland

Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday approved one of the first solar farms in Washington state, a Kittitas County project that will spread across some 200 acres of farmland. The Columbia Solar Project would ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Kittitas County one of the fastest growing in U.S.

Kittitas County was the nation’s 10th fastest-growing county from 2015 to 2016 and the only Washington county in the top 100, according to new U.S. Census data. From July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2016, its ...
KUOW

Kittitas County pauses early reopening with new Covid-19 case at food plant

Kittitas County was in line to move early into phase two of Governor Jay Inslee’s plan to reopen Washington. But the county’s application to do so is now paused. Health officials in Kittitas County ...
KING5

Sheriff on slain Kittitas deputy: 'We lost one of our finest'

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — The Kittitas County sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty Tuesday night was identified as Ryan Thompson, 42. He served in law enforcement for 14 years. “Our community ...
KHQ

I-90 eastbound in Kittitas County back open after 30-car pileup forces closure

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. - I-90 eastbound in Kittitas County is back open after a 30-car pileup forced it to close Wednesday morning. Last Updated: Dec. 7 at 3:45 p.m. The Washington State Patrol (WSP) ...
CNN

A rural county in Washington state hasn’t wasted a single Covid-19 vaccine dose. Here’s its secret

A rural county in Washington state is lapping the field when it comes to distribution of the coronavirus vaccine. A big part of the reason Kittitas County says it is outpacing the vaccine rates in the ...