Mountain View Funeral Home: Paula A. Byers; John J Dombrosky; Galen Martindale; Amber Ruth Washington; Mountain View Funeral Home: Paula A. Byers; John J Dombrosky; Galen Martindale; Amber Ruth Washington.
TNT: After more than two years and $9.5 million, new Pierce County library opens this weekTNT:
Via Tacoma News Tribune: On Thursday, the Pierce County Library System opened a new interim Lakewood library on the corner of Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest and Alfaretta Street Southwest. It will be open seven days a week. Read more at The News Tribune website.
Obituary Notices – September 14, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Alan Akers; Jon Thomas Kendall; Trang Thi Thuy Nguyen. Scanlin Cremation & Burial: Cathi Van De Grift.
Grave Grooming At Fort Steilacoom Park, Sept. 14
Submitted by Laurel Lemke. Join us on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, for a Grave Grooming event at the Historic Patient Cemetery, hosted by the Western State Hospital Grave Concerns Association. Enjoy beautiful weather with temperatures over 65°F. Learn more about Grave Grooming and its importance here: We appreciate your support in honoring the interred.
Letter: Tell the Lakewood City Council “No” on selling Public Waterfront Access
Submitted by John Burns, Lakewood. There is 86 feet of prime Steilacoom Lake waterfront property set aside by the State of Washington for your use. It is Public Property and that means it is there for you to use. It is a block or so away from my house at the end of 100th St […]
Letter: Passing DRUG Act will help millions across the nation
Submitted by Deryl McCarty, Puyallup (South Hill). For millions of patients in Washington and nationwide, civilian and military, the lack of access and rising out-of-pocket expenses associated with prescription medication costs are becoming an increasing threat to their, no, our health. And the potential end strength reductions, because there are fewer recruits, will pressure Congress to […]
Drive-By Shooting at Sheriff’s Precinct
At 12:24 am, on Wednesday, September 11th, our deputies were doing paperwork at the Parkland Precinct when they saw a dark vehicle driving south on Pacific Ave S and heard several gunshots which seemed to be directed towards them. Our deputy and the sergeant immediately sped to Pacific Ave and started checking for the vehicle. […]
Obituary Notices – September 13, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Sue T. Kremer; Siolotuli Toaetolu; Marcella R Turner. Scott Funeral Home: Brandon Christopher Gist; Ropati Elvis Maiava; Arthur Franklin Howie Jr.
Largest ship operating on Green Fuel arrives in Tacoma
Northwest Seaport Alliance announcement. The Maersk Alette arrived at Husky Terminal in Tacoma on September 4th marking the largest vessel to call The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) South Harbor. In addition to boasting a capacity of 16,592 TEU’s, the Alette is the first dual-fuel vessel capable of sailing on green methanol to have called the gateway. “We were glad […]