City of University Place announcement. The annual Natural Yard Care series is back! Free, as it has always been, this year it’s a virtual webinar that you can watch from the convenience of your own home. Three webinars will comprise the series: The Changing Garden with Marianne Benetti You will learn timely advice on gardening […]
Distracted Driving Rate Falls in Washington
Submitted by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Pierce County – Washington’s distracted driving rate fell in 2021, from 9.4 percent in 2020 to 6.9 percent, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s (WTSC) Annual Distracted Driving Observation Survey. Officials said the decline was welcome news to mark the beginning of April as Distracted Driving Awareness […]
Covid-19 Testing Site in UPSD
University Place School District announcement. The District Testing Site will be closed April 1 through April 8. We are collaborating with a new testing company and hope to resume services after Spring Break. We will post more information soon about days and time of operation. If you would like to have testing available over Spring […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Vaccinations
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. If you’re 50 or older, you’re now eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot. Younger people who are immune compromised are also eligible. If you’re in one of those groups, you can get your booster at any of our vaccine clinics except South Hill Mall. That clinic will offer boosters for […]
Obituary Notices – April 2, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: John Podruchny; Sandra Mae Harder. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Paul A. Stracke; Vladislav Lazarov. Mountain View Funeral Home: Thomas Gillihan; Gaylen Harris; Arnold William Joringdal; Dolores J. Olson; Rita S. Pangelinan; Lauraine A. Pendleton; Denise F. Sheaffer Snider. Scott Funeral Home: Gladys Elaine Grant.
Steilacoom Town Administrator April 1 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s April 1 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Five lanes open on new southbound I-5 Puyallup River Bridge in Tacoma
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. TACOMA – It is a milestone that drivers who use southbound Interstate 5 through Fife have been anticipating. Early Friday, April 1, all southbound travel lanes were moved onto the new 1,579-foot-long southbound I-5 Puyallup River Bridge. For the past several weeks Guy F. Atkinson Construction crews, working for the […]
CP School District March 2022 Board Review
Clover Park School District announcement. March 7 Planning Meeting The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors held a planning meeting on March 7 to engage in training and discussion on roles and responsibilities of boards and superintendents and review board standard operating procedures. Training was led by Washington State School Directors Association facilitator […]
CPSD Promising Future: Nathan Leal
A Clover Park School District story. Our Promising Futures featured student this week is Lakes High School senior Nathan Leal. After relocating multiple times as a child of military parents, Nathan joined CPSD as a freshman and is happy to finish all four years of high school at Lakes. “I’m really grateful to the people […]