Cle Elum declares bankruptcy over $26M debt, leaving residents in uncertainty
CLE ELUM, Wash. — The city of Cle Elum has declared bankruptcy, leaving the small Kittitas County town grappling with uncertainty about its future. The town, named by the Kittitas Tribe after the nearby “swift water,” now finds itself financially underwater. “It’s a wonderful rural town, just a wonderful place,” said Shawn Daly, a resident…









