Kittitas County News

Notice of election

KITTITAS COUNTY AUDITOR ~ SPECIAL ELECTION INFORMATION: Tuesday, February 14, 2023: Notice i...

County Holding Joint Meeting with Cle Elum City Council

The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners and City of Cle Elum Mayor and City Council will hold an ...

Notice of public hearing to consider amending Kittitas County Code Section 10.08.010 Speed Limits and Section 10.12.010 Stops and Yields for Roads within the Black Horse at Whiskey Creek Planned Unit Development

The Board of Kittitas County Commissioners will meet at 2:00pm on February 7, 2023 at the Commission...

Notice of public hearing to consider a request for On-System Road Establishment for Roan Drive and Dapple Gray Way that serve residents within the Palomino Fields Development and to consider amending Kittitas County Code Section 10.08.010 Speed Limits and Section 10.12.010 Stop and Yield Streets

The Board of Kittitas County Commissioners will meet at 2:00 pm on February 7, 2023 at the Commissio...

Notice of public hearing to consider 2023 Community Development Services Building Permit and Planning Fee Schedule.

The Board of Kittitas County Commissioners will meet at 2:00 pm on February 7, 2023 in the Commissio...

Notice of request for proposals for Manufactured Home, Barn, Arena, and Garage Demolition and Salvage in Kittitas County, Washington.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Manufactured Home, Barn, Arena, and Garage Demolition and Salvage Proposal i...

Funding Received for New Search and Rescue/ Emergency Operations Center

The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) celebrates the inclusion of $1,186,120 in t...

Armed Standoff in Cle Elum Peacefully Resolved

Members of the Kittitas County Regional Tactical Response Team (KCRTRT) and the Kittitas County Regi...

Kittitas County Coroner and Sheriff requesting assistance with identification of remains

New information has been provided to assist with the identification of human remains discovered in K...

Lodging Tax Funding Recommendations for 2023

The county-wide consolidated lodging tax workgroup met Friday, November 18, 2022, to review 2023 gra...

Kittitas County Coroner Nick Henderson reported that, since its inception in 2020, the Coroner's Office student internship program has doubled in size.

Kittitas County Coroner’s Office expands community partnerships through increased emphasis on Forens...

Kittitas County Jail Awarded DOJ Mental Health Grant

The US Department of Justice has awarded almost $500,000 to the Kittitas County Jail to develop and ...

Sheriff's Office Recognized for Policy Management

This week, the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office was recognized for adopting policies that reflect na...

Coroner's Office Takes Their Message On The Road

Kittitas County Coroner Nick Henderson announces that the Coroner's Office is working with local sch...

Coroner's Investigators Achieve National Certification

Coroner Nick Henderson announces he and all tenured Deputy Coroner's have achieved professional cert...

Hot Conditions Produce Backcountry Medical Emergencies

The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office and Kittitas County Search and Rescue have responded to three m...

Missing Hiker Found Deceased Near Lake Lillian

Hiker Nicolas Gomiero, age 24, of Seattle, was reported missing on Monday when family and friends di...

Burn Ban implemented in the Upper County

Kittitas County is currently experiencing dry conditions which elevate the risks of wild land fires....

Hiker Rescued by Hoist After Fall on Pacific Crest Trail

At about 5:30 pm on Thursday July 21st, 2022, Kittitas County dispatchers took a distress call from ...

Correction on Vehicle Theft Series in Kittitas County

Yesterday, 7/20/22, the Sheriff’s Office released information about an ongoing series of vehicle the...