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Tuesday Nov 3 | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Editorial: Vashon's water debates are still quite relevant

Water on Vashon, as Islander Donna Klemka pointed out in a recent interview, is the ultimate property right.

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Related Topix: Vashon, WA, Opinion

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

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Coal -- one of the dirtiest sources of energy around -- was once king in this Upper Kittitas County town.

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Related Topix: Kirkland, WA, Cle Elum, WA, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Seattle Metro

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

Kittitas County hospital opposes I-1033

Another hospital has come out against Initiative 1033. Earlier this week, the board of commissioners of Kittitas Valley Community Hospital passed a resolution in opposition to Tim Eyman's I-1033, saying it would threaten the hospital's financial viability and hurt its ability to provide quality health services.

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Related Topix: Kittitas, WA, Medicaid, Health

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

NEW Flimflam man gets 10 years in Yakima case

YAKIMA, Wash. - A convicted scam artist accused of targeting senior citizens was sentenced this morning to 10 years in prison, more than double the standard range.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA, Yakima County, WA, Whatcom County, WA

Wed Oct 28, 2009

KIMA

Kittitas County Creates Flood Task Force

Landslides, flooding, we've seen it all in this area. And the clean up is always costly.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather

Yakima Herald-Republic

Out of sight: Diners left in the dark

As soon as she was blindfolded, Lorie Morris felt isolated. She couldn't see who was sitting next to her at the dinner table.

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Related Topix: Naches, WA, Yakima County, WA, Ellensburg, WA, Prosser, WA

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

Man arrested after allegedly choking sister

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- A man accused of choking his sister was arrested Saturday night after leading officers on a short chase, Ellensburg police say.

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Related Topix: Ellensburg, WA

Sat Oct 24, 2009

KAPP

Study: Teanaway Project Will Bring in Almost $100 Million

A solar power plant set for Cle Elum could bring major money to Kittitas County.

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Related Topix: Cle Elum, WA

Fri Oct 23, 2009

High Country News

Death by a thousand wells

Joe Peck would rather go to jail than close his city's water tap. But every time drought parches the dry side of the Cascade Mountains, the state of Washington orders him to shut its valve.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Roslyn, WA, Home Gardening, Home, Science, Ecology, Yakima, WA

Thu Oct 22, 2009

KNDO - Yakima

Kittitas County issues emergency proclamation for H1N1

Kittitas County commissioners issue an emergency proclamation for H1N1 or swine flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Yakima County, WA

Wed Oct 21, 2009

KAPP

Swine Flu Vaccine Update: Yakima and Kittitas Counties

Kittitas County has 300 injectible and 100 nasal mist Swine Flu vaccines on the way this week.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Yakima County, WA

Tue Oct 20, 2009

KNDO

Kittitas County working on Flood Mitigation Task Force

Kittitas County commissioners are giving the go ahead for public works to create a Flood Mitigation Task Force.

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Yakima Herald-Republic

Lawsuit filed in Easton helicopter crash

The estate of a South Korean businessman killed in a 2007 helicopter crash near Easton, Kittitas County, has filed a wrongful-death suit against the California manufacturer of the helicopter and a Seattle company that operated the aircraft.

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Related Topix: Easton, WA, Seattle Metro, King County, WA

Mon Oct 19, 2009

KING-TV Seattle

Four lost hikers rescued from Pacific Crest Trail

Four unprepared hikers were safely escorted off the Pacific Crest Trail early Monday morning after becoming lost, Kittitas County sheriff's officials said.

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Related Topix: Kent, WA

Sun Oct 18, 2009

KNDO - Yakima

Tragic end for Alaska woman missing in Kittitas County

A tragic ending in the search for the missing Alaska woman last seen just outside of Ellensburg.

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Related Topix: Ellensburg, WA

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

NEW Missing woman found dead in Kittitas County

A 60-year-old woman from Kodiak, Alaska, who had been missing for two days was found dead Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA

Yakima Herald-Republic

Key dates in evolution of West Valley Walmart

* August 2002 -- Yakima City Council votes to approve the rezoning of 725 acres around South 64th Avenue and West Nob Hill Boulevard owned by Congdon Orchards, despite objections by neighborhood groups.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA, West Valley, WA, Yakima County, WA, Spokane, WA

Thu Oct 15, 2009

National Center for Policy Analysis

Solar Sticker Shock Hits Washington County

Kittitas County, Washington, is experiencing sticker shock for a proposed 75 megawatt solar power plant as the true cost of solar power is coming in at more than three times the promised price, says H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

Mitigation-- The Evergreen State faces a new water reality

Steve Senger of Senger Construction in Cle Elum, Wash. stands with a home in Suncadia his company recently completed.

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Related Topix: Cle Elum, WA, Home Building, Home, Science, Ecology, Yakima, WA, Yakima Metro

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

Manning leaves Ecology to work as Gregoire's chief of staff

Jay Manning, director of the Washington Department of Ecology, is leaving his post to become chief of staff for Gov.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA

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