🌱 How Kittitas baseball powered its impressive 10-1 season start
Morning Kittitas! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Kittitas baseball powered its impressive 10-1 season start
- How a DUI stop in Ellensburg led to a felony assault charge
Also on today's calendar: Goldendale Varsity Softball @ Kittitas and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
- Saturday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 63, low: 38.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PREP ROUNDUP: Kittitas remains steady in the baseball season (dailyrecordnews.com) — Kittitas High School’s boys varsity baseball team pushed its stellar season to 10-1 with a 6-3 home win over Liberty Bell, powered by strong bats and solid pitching. The roundup also notes Ellensburg boys soccer’s narrow 3-2 loss to Toppenish, highlighting late goals that nearly forced a comeback. 
• Woman accused of assaulting state trooper during DUI stop (dailyrecordnews.com) — A 22-year-old Ronald woman faces arraignment in Kittitas County Superior Court after allegedly driving drunk in Ellensburg and later kicking a Washington State Patrol trooper. The stop led to high breath-test readings and a trip to Kittitas Valley Healthcare Hospital when she began harming herself, with authorities describing erratic behavior toward both troopers and medical staff.
📸 Around Kittitas
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Tulip's Book Barn Sale
Hal Holmes Community Center, 201 N Ruby St, Ellensburg
10:30 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Poetry Month Evening of Poetry
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
5:00 pm -
Spring Fresh Sheet at The Pearl Bar & Grill
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 402 N. Pearl St. -
Downtown Clean Up
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
10:00 am -
UKC Senior Center NEW Medication Take Back and Shredding Event
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
10:00 am -
Goldendale Varsity Softball @ Kittitas
Kittitas Secondary School , 7571 Kittitas Hwy , Kittitas
11:00 am -
"BLACK LAND / RED LAND" Exhibition of Art & Poetry
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce Punch Projects 10630 N. Thorp Hwy Thorp, WA 98946
12:00 pm -
Tasseomancy-The Ancient Art of Tea Leaf Reading
Anew Wellness , 109 E 3rd Ave Suite 4 , Ellensburg
1:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Bounce
Ellensburg Public Library , 209 N Ruby St , Ellensburg
11:15 am -
Free Side Fridays at The Pearl Bar & Grill
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 402 N Pearl St.
12:00 pm -
Ellensburg Senior Living Open House and Tour
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 818 E Mountain View Ave Ellensburg, WA
1:00 pm -
Poetry Month Evening of Poetry
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
5:00 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ellensburg School District posted a job opening for 2025-2026 - Substitute - Custodial in Ellensburg. Apply here.
- Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Ellensburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kittitas here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ellensburg
- Ellensburg golf wins first league match in almost 10 years (dailyrecordnews.com)
- Vehicle theft suspect arrested after wrong-way interstate chase near Ellensburg (applevalleynewsnow.com)
- Physics professor gained wealth of knowledge, experience at CWU (cwu.edu)
Selah
- Local roundup: Gooler homers as Yakima Valley baseball splits doubleheader (yakimaherald.com)
- Lions Pool reopens with support from private donations, one-time reserves (yakimaherald.com)
Yakima
- Join The Yakima Valley Museum For A Fun Storytime Event (newstalkkit.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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