Due to the air quality alert posted by the Department of Ecology, the Central Washington Bike Nights event scheduled for this evening at The Old #3 in Ronald has been canceled.
In an online story published yesterday, Kirk Johnson - a Seattle-based writer - brought the issue of the Rattlesnake Ridge fissure issue and the people of Union Gap to light to readers of the New York Times.
The fire area has now grown to 55,448 acres with the American, Norse Peak and now Sawmill fires making up now two separate north and south Norse Peak Fire zones.