Upon request of Ellensburg School District and Kittitas School District, the Kittitas County Public Health Department conducted indoor air monitoring at all Ellensburg and Kittitas school buildings yesterday. 

Residents who are having difficulty escaping the poor air quality, especially those who do not have access to air conditioning during the hot weather, may use the Red Cross shelter located at the Putnam Centennial Center in Cle Elum at 719 E 3rd Street. 

Cle Elum is currently experiencing “hazardous” air quality conditions and Ellensburg has “unhealthy” conditions (as of the 8:00am readings on Monday). 

On July 21, 2016, the Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD) was notified by the Washington State Department of Ecology of higher than acceptable levels of anatoxin-a, a toxin created by blue-green algae, in Fiorito Lake in Ellensburg. 

The Kittitas County Public Health Department has been notified of a rat related power outage in Ellensburg.

The Department of Health says a second horse has been confirmed with West Nile virus in Kittitas County.