Submitted by Annie Wright Schools. Annie Wright Schools announced the promotion of two existing positions to now serve on the schools’ senior leadership team. Jeff Barber, Director of Residential Life, and Alicia Mathurin, Director of Auxiliary Programs, will now serve in the newly appointed roles at Annie Wright. Both report to Christian G. Sullivan, Head of Schools. … [Read more...]
More Important Information About The Treatment of Waughop Lake
Submitted by Tom McClellan. This is a follow-up to my January 14, 2019 article, Lakewood Is On The Wrong Path For Its Biggest Environmental Problem, to which Lakewood’s Public Works Director Paul Bucich submitted a Jan. 18, 2019 response. … [Read more...]
Pierce County further expands online access to performance and budget information
How long does it take to get a residential permit? How many jobs in Pierce County earn a “family wage?” How many days is the average length of time someone spends without a permanent home in Pierce County? … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – January 22, 2019
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Marianne Bennett; Ellen Wold; Mary Kaul; Oris Houglum; Patricia Freeberg; Clifford Durbin. … [Read more...]
CPTC Continues Aviation Partnership with Chinese University
Clover Park Technical College welcomed a delegation from Civil Aviation Flight University of China this week as the two colleges commemorated the 10th anniversary of an international partnership and signed a memorandum of understanding to continue working together. … [Read more...]
2019 Legislative session: Public hearing on adult family home business HB 1023
On Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 a public hearing is scheduled in Olympia for House Bill 1023, sponsored by Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle). This bill allows certain adult family home businesses to increase capacity from six to eight beds. It has 32, bipartisan co-sponsors. … [Read more...]
Superior Court Commissioner Meagan Foley retires
Pierce County Superior Court is announcing the retirement of Court Commissioner Meagan Foley from the bench after more than 30 years. Commissioner Foley’s last day was Jan. 18, 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound School of Law where she earned a Juris Doctor degree. … [Read more...]
Read the 2018 Economic Overview for Pierce County
2018 saw another year of solid growth for Pierce County’s economy: Our unemployment rate hovered consistently below 5 percent for the second half of the year. We gained thousands of nonfarm payroll jobs, and saw higher wages. … [Read more...]
JBLM late-night firing Jan. 22-27
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and late-night training Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 8 a.m. through Sunday, Jan.27, at 11:59 p.m., that will include firing of 155mm Howitzer artillery, or 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars. … [Read more...]
Guardrail repair brings SR 512 overnight ramp closure
TACOMA – Drivers who use the Portland Avenue East on-ramp to westbound State Route 512 will need to use alternate routes during overnight hours on Wednesday, Jan. 23. … [Read more...]