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'Red Bridge Fire' near Cle Elum threatening dozens of structures; Level 3 evacuations issued

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'Red Bridge Fire' near Cle Elum threatening dozens of structures; Level 3 evacuations issued

67% Center coverage: 9 sources

A fire is quickly spreading about 7 miles east of Cle Elum.See the Story

City of Cle Elum moves closer to bankruptcy without resolution

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City of Cle Elum moves closer to bankruptcy without resolution

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The City of Cle Elum may return to considering bankruptcy, claiming mediation talks with a Seattle-based developer have broken down. The city, population of about 2,200, has been on the hook for $22.3 million — five times its annual general-fund budget — after an arbitrator ruled in November that the city violated a 2011 contract by causing delays in the development of Ederra. a new community of 1,000 houses.The city entered mediation with devel…Read Article

1A/2B/1B state track: Glondo's second-place finishes fuel Cle Elum girls' third-place trophy

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1A/2B/1B state track: Glondo's second-place finishes fuel Cle Elum girls' third-place trophy

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

For Cle Elum’s Gracie Glondo, the game of inches that makes up state-level jumping events again proved unkind. But it all worked out for her team.Read Article

Wildfire Breaks Out East of Cle Island, Washington

On June 9, 2025, a wildfire broke out east of Cle Elum in Kittitas County, Washington, officially named the Red Bridge Fire. The local government quickly initiated evacuation operations. The fire spread rapidly, and by the evening of the same day it had expanded to about 200 acres (about 81 hectares), threatening about 50 buildings. The fire occurred near Red Bridge Road (Red Bridge Road)...Wildfires · Cle Elum Read Article

Sun Communities Sells 1,100-Acre Bullfrog Flats MPC in Cle Elum to Blue Fern Development for $40MM - The Registry

The acquisition was facilitated by Land Advisors Organization’s Washington office, representing the buyer, Blue Fern Development I, LLC. (Editor’s Note: The sales price was $40 million, according to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal.) Redmond, Washington (June 5, 2025) –The long-awaited planned Bullfrog Flats MPC development has changed hands, initiating the 1,100-acre community’s first phase of development. Approved more than 20 …Cle Elum · Cle Elum Read Article

Swift response contains Cle Elum brush fire near Washington State Horsepark

CLE ELUM, Wash. – A brush fire was reported near the Washington State Horsepark in Cle Elum on May 31 at approximately 12:10 p.m.Cle Elum · Cle Elum Read Article

New Life In Sanctuary For George the Chimpanzee, Rescued From West Coast

For more than a decade, George lived in the shadows. He was a chimpanzee trapped in the recently shut-down West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon, Oregon, a place that billed itself as a family attraction, but behind the fences, told a different story. There were no trees to climb, no freedom to roam, and no troop to call his own. Instead, since 2011, George shared a stark enclosure with Daphne, another chimpanzee who had already lived through th…Cle Elum · Cle Elum Read Article

'He led a really good life' | Family continues to search for Ian Eckles 5 years after he went missing

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Ian Eckles went camping solo on the night of May 17, 2020, with the intention to meet up with friends the next day, but he never made it.Cle Elum · Cle Elum Read Article

Cle Elum man sought for alleged theft incident at jail

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Missing health-monitoring device, missing defendant.Theft · Cle Elum Read Article

Coyote boys compete at track and field Sub League

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The Kittitas/Thorp varsity boys competed at the EWAC track and field West Sub-League event in Cle Elum on May 6, placing in the top 10 in several events.Cle Elum · Cle Elum Read Article

Kittitas girls track and field team take wins at Sub League

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The Kittitas/Thorp girls track and field team earned several top 10 places in events at the EWAC West Sub League track and field meet in Cle Elum May 6.Cle Elum · Cle Elum Read Article

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