Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. Today (August 16, 2024), U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced the Maternal and Infant Delivery: Wellness, and Integration with Vital Expertise Support (MIDWIVES) for Servicemembers Act. This legislation would increase access to maternity care for servicemembers by extending TRICARE coverage to additional types of certified […]
Obituary Notices – August 19, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Lorraine J Carroll; Marquita E. Nolan; Sylvia Torres. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Larry L. Kallman. Gaffney Funeral Home: Nancy Jane Morgan.
Obituary Notices – August 17, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Jane Graham Tuttle. Oakey’s: William Gall.
Take a Place at the Table and Help Feed People in Need
Submitted by Nourish Pierce County. Nourish Pierce County has a place at their table, and they’re saving it just for you! Nourish, the largest network of food banks in Pierce County, is hosting their annual “A Place at Our Table” luncheon on Tuesday, September 10th, at the Hotel Murano downtown Tacoma. Doors open at 11:30am. […]
KeyBank Donates $180,000 to Rainier Scholars – Tacoma
Submitted by KeyBank. Tacoma – KeyBank has announced a grant of $180,000 to Rainier Scholars – Tacoma as the nonprofit seeks to rapidly grow its services to underrepresented students of color in the greater Tacoma area. The goal is to provide youth with the academic, social, and emotional support needed to excel in school and […]
Obituary Notices – August 16, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Georgia Brown; Julia Ann Cameron; Janice Hart.
Letter: Lakewood Lake Access & Public Property, Things to Know and Do
Submitted by John Burns, Lakewood. The Lakewood City Council, on Monday, August 19 at 7 pm, will decide whether or not to sell a city-owned public use lakefront parcel on Steilacoom Lake. Two adjacent Homeowners have petitioned to purchase this valuable public property. I have conducted an examination of city documents related to the Steilacoom […]
Panda Express Opens Spanaway Location
Panda Express celebrated the grand opening of its newest location in Spanaway with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with members of the Tacoma-Pierce Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, August 15, and the first lucky 88 guests received a free Panda Express branded t-shirt. Located in Spanaway at 20321 Mountain Highway East, the new Panda Express location […]
Letter: We need more deterrence on people who commit crime
Submitted by Danny Housden. I moved up here seven years ago from Lewis County. I have never seen so much crime. I am appalled but do respect our local law enforcement. I really think we could stop a lot of crime 😔 if we had the right prosecutors that would seek tougher penalties so when […]