Ellensburg Community Morning Show, Tuesday, April 9th
- ECR Staff Writer
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
NEWS
Cle Elum Mayor Matthew Lundh is casting doubt on the potential dismissal of the city’s bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington. For the second time in as many weeks, Lundh has said the city’s legal team is confident the city’s eligibility for bankruptcy won’t be rejected by the judge. Lundh first shared those doubts during a brief update on the city’s bankruptcy at the council’s last meeting.
Kittitas County officials said an independent investigation will be conducted after a whistleblower complaint questioned the hiring of a chief deputy coroner last month. The complaint also raised concerns about Coroner Cori McKean’s leadership of the coroner’s office, as well its “untenable working environment.”
WinCo Foods will pay the city of Ellensburg more than $2.3 million for upgrades that will tie the company’s new distribution center into the city’s electric system.
Kittitas County commissioners have appointed two new members to the Veterans Advisory Board. Russel Colmore and Christopher West will join the board after being appointed by commissioners last week.
The wall of windows along the first floor of the courthouse entryway have been decorated with the artwork of local schoolchildren who participated in the “My County, My Country” art contest. The artwork celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States, and the contest was sponsored by the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners Office for April’s National County Government Month.
SPORTS
It's a big weekend for Wildcat athletics at home in Ellensburg. CWU Baseball hosts Western Oregon in a four-game conference series with doubleheaders Friday at noon and 3 p.m. and Saturday at noon and 3 p.m. at CWU Baseball Field. The Wildcats picked up a dramatic walk-off win over Eastern Oregon last month, 15-14, on a Lance Mittelman single in the ninth.
CWU Track and Field hosts the Wildcat Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Recreation Sports Complex. The Wildcats come in with momentum after strong performances at the Whitworth meet last weekend, where Elise Hopper posted the second-best 200-meter time in NCAA Division II this season at 23.73 seconds, and Carley Huber hit a provisional qualifying mark in the 400-meter hurdles.
The Ellensburg High School boys track and field team took first place with 113.5 points at the 51st Don Holder Relays in Yakima.
WEATHER
The forecasted high tomorrow in Ellensburg is 64 degrees with a low of around 36 degrees. Sunny skies and no chance of rain. The sunset is at 7:49 p.m. with light winds. A nice spring day ahead for the valley.
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH AT THE FISH OPEN TABLE?
The FISH Open Table lunch tomorrow is Chicken and Biscuits, Peas and Mixed Fruit. The senior lunch is open to all seniors age 60-plus from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ellensburg Open Table at 204 North Main Street, 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.
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