Ellensburg Community Morning Show, Thursday, August 21st
- ECR Staff Writer
- 8 minutes ago
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NEWS
A total of 160 emergency responders were deployed early Tuesday at multiple fires along Interstate 90. Some responders are sleeping in tents outside of the high school during breaks in their firefighting duties. Officials noted that it wasn’t economically feasible for firefighters to stay in hotels after doing 16-hour shifts.
With concerns rising about a proposed smoke shop across the street from The Shop Teen Center, the Cle Elum City Council approved a six-month ban on new retail stores that sell vaping products at its meeting last week.
Save the date for the next Coffee With City Council.
September 10, 2025
4-6 p.m.
Ellensburg Public Library, 209 N. Ruby St.
The Ellensburg Utility Advisory Committee meets today at 3:30Â PM in the Ellensburg Council Chambers
The Free Summer Concerts series continues tonight at Unity Park with the Ellensburg Big Band at 6:30Â PM.
The Open Door Health Clinic Pint Night happens tonight at 4:00Â PM at the Iron Horse Brewery
Music in the Gardens with The Roberts Band
Happens tonight at 6:00Â PM at the Brickhouse Gardens and Nursery
The Kittitas Valley Memorial Pool & Fitness Center will be closed for annual maintenance and cleaning from Sunday, August 24 to Sunday, September 7. The pool will reopen with a new fall schedule on Monday, September 8.
SPORTS
Central Washington University’s Women’s Volleyball plays Eastern Washington in Cheney on Saturday.
The Central Washington University Football season kicks off next week on Thursday vs RV Colorado Mesa at home next Thursday.
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The forecasted high today in Ellensburg is 88 degrees with a low of 50 degrees. The sunset is at 8:01 p.m. with winds out of the East Northeast at 5- 10 MPH.
LUNCH
The FISH Open Table Lunch is Sloppy Joe with Mixed Vegetables and Whole Fruit. The lunch is open to all seniors age 60-plus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Ellensburg Open Table, and noon to 1 p.m., at the Cle Elum Seventh Day Adventist Church. The community lunch for anyone needing a hot meal is from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Ellensburg Open Table.