Submitted by Richard Mercier. It’s time to make a change to the University Place School Board. We need someone who is young, vibrant, and intelligent with her eyes on the future. We need a mom with a vested interest in our community and who can understand the unique concerns and challenges facing parents today. Whitney […]
General Election Candidate Forums – Save the Dates
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County and a number of other community organizations are sponsoring candidate forums for the public to see and hear candidates who are competing against each other in Pierce County municipalities. For Tacoma races, the forums are sponsored by the […]
New welcome signs coming to Puyallup
A social media post from City of Puyallup. The City, in partnership with the Arts and Culture Commission, are in the process of designing new welcome signs. Read about it in the latest e-newsletter article here.
Megan Davey receives national recognition from American Society for Nondestructive Testing
A news story from Clover Park Technical College. The Advancement of Active Military and Veterans in NDT Recognition acknowledges individuals or organizations who encourage active military and veterans to enter and thrive in the field of NDT, either through creation and/or implementation of programs that provide educational or career advancement opportunities in NDT that may […]
Candlelight Tours at Fort Nisqually
A press release from Metro Parks Tacoma. Campfires and candlelight provide illumination for this magical evening walking tour of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Guests eavesdrop as more than a hundred historical interpreters bring to life the men, women, and children of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the year 1855. Be entertained by songs, dances, […]
Initial regular claims increased slightly while total claims for all benefits decreased the week of Aug. 29
A press release from Washington State Employment Security Department. During the week of August 29 to September 4, there were 5,205 initial regular unemployment claims, up 2.6 percent from the prior week. Total claims filed by Washingtonians for all unemployment benefit categories numbered 257,702, down 5.6 percent from the prior week. Initial regular claims applications […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 10
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 10, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 19-Sept. 1 is 676.7. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 17.5 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 414 COVID-19 cases and 3 […]
Obituary Notices – September 11, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Larry Thompson Watson Sr.; Ursula Michelle Gilstrap. Mountain View Funeral Home: Maxine K. Leppanen; William (Bill) E. Ruth; Virgilio “Gil” Carmen Villagracia. Hill Funeral Home: Timothy Thompson.
Never forget
A story from Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier. Tomorrow we will mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Looking back, it’s almost impossible to imagine the devastation of that day, and the effects that reverberate to this day. I remember the shocking images of planes colliding into the World Trade […]