Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer announcement. On March 28, President Joe Biden requested federal funding in his Fiscal Year 2023 budget for a pilot program of the Rebuilding Economies and Creating Opportunities for More People Everywhere to Excel Act (RECOMPETE Act) – bipartisan legislation that was introduced last year by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06). The president’s budget request is […]
Join the Pierce County Arts Commission – District 5 Vacancy
Pierce County announcement. Are you someone (or do you know someone) with experience, expertise or accomplishments in any of the following art-related fields: architecture, art criticism, art education, history, dance, communicative arts, crafts, theatre, heritage arts, landscape architecture, literature, music, painting, photography, planning, sculpture, ethnic arts, or have publicly demonstrated a deep interest in and […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. Our COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates haven’t been this low in a long time. Our 7-day hospitalization rate is 1.8 per 100,000. That’s the lowest it’s been since August 2020. Our case rate of 70.8 per 100,000 is the lowest since July. Stay up to date on your vaccinations […]
Obituary Notices – March 30, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Linda (Lynn) Belle Kupka; Nikolay Dmitriyevich Kurkov; Howard Neil Nakagawa. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Eileen Suzanne Reiter; Dennis Owen Carter. Mountain View Funeral Home: Lola Marie Koden. Powers Funeral Home: Jessie Batts Logston. Gaffney Funeral Home: Judith Ann Ley; Clarence Wayne Leingang; Richard Donald Sundquist; Roy Paul Koola. […]
County Council honors late Steilacoom Mayor
Pierce County social media post. On March 28, @PierceCoCouncil and @pc_executive @brucedammeier honored the legacy of late community leader Ron Lucas through the dedication of Lucas Landing in Steilacoom. Ron dedicated 28 years to public service. View the resolution: http://bit.ly/RonLucasDedication…
Curb and gutter work to be completed on Division Avenue by the end of this week
Sound Transit announcement. This week crews are paving, adjusting utilities, painting stripes on the street and cleaning up Division Avenue. Most of the curb and gutter work on Division Ave. will be completed by the end of the week. Crews will return later to pave Yakima Ave. and N. I St., and install a crosswalk […]
Thanks for the cupcakes
City of Puyallup Police social media post. A local home school group hosted an Officer Appreciation Event last week at Wanna Cupcake. The students were eager to show their appreciation and support to our officers, and the officers enjoyed connecting with the students. Thank you for all the love!
Tacoma Report: South Sound Sustainability Expo, April 16
City of Tacoma announcement. The 14th Annual South Sound Sustainability Expo is taking place on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held completely outdoors, stretching from Tollefson Plaza and along the Prairie Line Trail through the University of Washington Tacoma campus (1900 Commerce St., in Tacoma). The Expo […]
Deputy Com Calata’s memorial service now online
Pierce County social media post. The memorial service for Pierce County Deputy Dom Calata can be found on PCTV’s memorial website https://piercecountytv.org/120/Memorials along with replays on channel 22 – Wednesday at 1 pm, Friday at 9 pm and Sunday at 9 am.