New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Nathaniel Matthews; Ward McLain. Mountain View Funeral Home: Marjorie Theresa Roman. Powers Funeral Home: Hisako Nakahara. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Joanne Irene Soltis.
John Colvin announces DuPont City Council candidacy
Hi! I would like to introduce myself, I am John Colvin and am running for DuPont City Council. I grew up in Washington State, on the Kitsap Peninsula and graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 1991; after high school, I left Washington to attend tech school in Arizona and upon my return in 1992, […]
Obituary Notices – June 28, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Craig Arthur Morrison; Gerardo Abrina; Claude Eugene Kammerzell. Mountain View Funeral Home: Alber Daryl Hunt; Yvette Elise Young; Samuel Benjamin Crawford III; Neola Sudquia Flynn; John Franklin Flynn-Williams; Wynona Lynn Walkingstick Arabia.
70th Avenue East Bridge in Fife closed Friday night
FIFE – At 8 p.m. Friday, June 25, the old two-lane 70th Avenue East Bridge over Interstate 5 in Fife permanently closed to traffic and crews began work to switch traffic onto a new, wider replacement bridge. The new bridge, named Wapato Way East, is scheduled to open by 6 a.m. Monday, June 28. During […]
Obituary Notices – June 26, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Chun Fang Coy. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Dung Tri Nguyen. Mountain View Funeral Home: Doris Marie Nance.
Courageous Conversations COVID-19 Vaccine: You Decide
Courageous Conversations is a bold new 5-part ZOOM talk show series for straight talk about the COVID-19 vaccine. This program is free of charge and produced by Bethany (B.Lyte) Montgomery’s Power 2 The Poetry in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). Each Conversation will be a 60-minute discussion with Q&A on vaccine-related […]
Introducing Dr. Dolores Silas High School
Woodrow Wilson High School will become Dr. Dolores Silas High School officially on July 1, after the Tacoma School Board of Directors voted unanimously Feb. 11 to rename the 61-year-old school. A celebration, hosted by students, community members and Dr. Dolores Silas herself, is scheduled for July 1 at 11 a.m. Join us for light refreshments […]
City of Fife opens cooling center June 26-28
Fife, WA – The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning. Dangerously hot temperatures – hotter than 100 degrees – are headed our way this weekend. The City of Fife wants to keep residents cool and safe, which is why the City of Fife is opening a FREE cooling center at the Fife Community Center this weekend. […]
PSE offers hot weather tips as temperatures heat up
Puget Sound Energy is encouraging customers to be more energy conscious as temperatures heat up over the next few days. Across its service area, PSE’s electric infrastructure is currently performing well, and energy usage is being monitored closely. Over the years, power consumption has risen during the summertime as customers add some form of air conditioning […]