An air quality warning has been issued for the Okanagan-Similkameen region, as smoke from wildfires outside Kelowna is expected to blanket the area. The Ministry of Environment and Parks anticipates these conditions for up to 48 hours.

A commanding triumph for Kittitas over Granger marked the week’s high school football action in the Central Washington Athletic Conference. Meanwhile, Cle Elum’s game never got underway—a precautionary measure as wildfire smoke blanketed the region.