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Advocates Call On Retiring Kittitas County Sheriff To End Contract With ICE

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa October 2, 2019

Jesus Zepeda Salas marches in Ellensburg Sunday, Sept. 29, holding a sign challenging Kittitas County Sheriff Gene Dana’s legacy as the longest-serving sheriff in Washington State. Immigration rights advocates called on Dana to cancel a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement before his retirement in October. CREDIT: Enrique Pérez de la Rosa/NWPB

Immigrant rights advocates have one last request for Sheriff Gene Dana. On Sunday, they marched down Ellensburg’s Main Street to the Kittitas County Courthouse calling on Dana to terminate a contract between the county and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read More

CWU Creates Scholarship To Honor Former Campus Officer, Kittitas Deputy Killed In Line Of Duty

By Zachary Garner May 21, 2019

Kittitas County Sheriffs Deputy Ryan Thompson CREDIT: Kittitas County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Ryan Thompson -- Rhino to his friends -- was shot and killed March 19 during a shootout in the town of Kittitas, east of Ellensburg. His memorial service drew thousands of law enforcement officers, community members and students to pay their respects. Now the CWU Alumni Association and campus police want to pay it forward.Read More

Fallen Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Thompson Honored At CWU

By Zachary Garner March 28, 2019

Law enforcement personnel salute as a hearse bearing the body of Kittitas County Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thompson arrives ahead of a memorial service at Central Washington University, Thursday, March 28, 2019. CREDIT: Jake Green/The Daily Record via AP

Flags at Washington state facilities were lowered Thursday in memory of Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Thompson. The fallen officer was honored at Central Washington University, where he attended college and was previously a campus police officer.Read More