A press release from Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer. On Aug. 19, 2021, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) joined Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and over 70 of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to Secretaries Mayorkas and Blinken calling for the Departments of Homeland Security and […]
Puyallup Station Progress in Pictures
A press release from Sound Transit. Notice anything different near Puyallup Station recently? Crews from Sound Transit contractor Hensel Phelps installed a pedestrian bridge over 5th Street NW earlier this month, which will connect the new 500-stall garage to the station platform. Check out pictures here.
JBLM to train with mortar and artillery Aug. 23-27
A press release from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime training with mortars and artillery from 6 p.m. Aug 23 to 11:59 p.m. Aug 27. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Initial regular claims increased slightly the week of Aug. 8, total claims continue to decrease
A press release from Washington State Employment Security Office. During the week of August 8 to 14, there were 5,528 initial regular unemployment claims, up 2.0 percent from the prior week. Total claims filed by Washingtonians for all unemployment benefit categories numbered 285,450, down 7.0 percent from the prior week. Initial regular claims applications are […]
Washington state continues to add jobs in July
A press release from Washington State Employment Security Office. Washington’s economy added 22,700 jobs in July and the state’s preliminary seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate dropped slightly to 5.1 percent from June to July, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). Month Total Jobs (losses or gains) Unemployment rate 2019/2020 Unemployment Rate March 2020 -22,200* 5.3 […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed August 20
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Aug. 20, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for July 29-Aug. 11 is 508.8. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 10.7 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 382 COVID-19 cases and no […]
Obituary Notices – August 21, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Leamon James Bennett; Kerrie Russell Johnson. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Lawrence Dale Dripps. Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert Daniel Green; Gordon King Iverson; Freda Alvira Smith.
Steilacoom Boulevard Closure For Sewer Repair
A press release from City of Lakewood. A sewer main beneath Steilacoom Boulevard near Lakewood Drive collapsed in late July. Steilacoom Boulevard will close between Lakewood Drive and Gravelly Lake Drive between Aug. 23 and Sept. 4 for repairs. Refer to the image above for a detour route. Bookmark our map of all current Lakewood road work for future […]
Take a Walk
A story from Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier. You may have heard that the month of August is “Walk Everywhere Month” in Pierce County. I’ve used that declaration as inspiration to walk more myself. I don’t know that I’ll win any prizes from the Pierce Trips Walk Everywhere Challenge, but it couldn’t hurt! And, to be […]