If someone visits your home this year to collect information for the 2020 Census, check to make sure they have a valid ID badge with their photograph, a U.S. Department of Commerce watermark, and an expiration date. Census workers may also carry Census Bureau bags and other equipment with the Census Bureau logo. … [Read more...]
Technology, stock tips and COVID
By Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive. I was really looking forward to my Tuesday morning. I have been office-bound by COVID, so the prospect of getting out with our Roads Crew doing chip sealing got me rev’d up! … [Read more...]
Kilmer Hosts Virtual Student Town Hall with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Astronaut Michael Barratt
Tacoma, WA – On Tuesday, August 11, Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) hosted a virtual student Town Hall and Q&A session with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astronaut Dr. Michael Barratt and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to discuss NASA’s Artemis program which aims to land the first woman and next man on the Moon in 2024 – and answer questions from student’s across … [Read more...]
Electronic sign replacement brings overnight lane closures to SR 16 in Tacoma
TACOMA – Travelers who use both directions of State Route 16 from South 19th Street to South Sprague Avenue in Tacoma will encounter overnight delays the week of Aug. 17 and Aug. 24. … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – August 15, 2020
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Shawn Meaney. Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert Edgar Allen; Nancy Christine Piper; Rita Wentlandt. Gaffney Funeral Home: Fred A Minniti; Timothy Rose. … [Read more...]
Steilacoom Town Administrator’s August 14 Report to Council
Upcoming Meetings: Council Meeting – September 1, 2020, at 6:30 PM.Planning Commission – September 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM.Civil Service Commission – September 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM.Preservation and Review Board – August 26, 2020 at 6:30 PM. … [Read more...]
96 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths confirmed August 14
On Aug. 14, we confirmed 96 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths: A woman from Parkland in her 80s and a woman from Tacoma in her 90s. Both had underlying health conditions. Our totals are 5,937 cases and 132 deaths. … [Read more...]
Pregnant patients of short-staffed Madigan referred elsewhere | Tacoma News Tribune
On average, 150 to 170 moms give birth every month, but right now the OB/GYN department only has the staff to support about 130 births. Read more: Pregnant patients of short-staffed Madigan referred elsewhere | Tacoma News Tribune … [Read more...]
Lakewood City Manager August 14 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) August 14 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here. … [Read more...]
Update on U.P. CARES Funds Distribution
City staff have been working diligently to disperse the $992,700 the City received from the State of Washington as part of the federal CARES Act. The City Council decided to divide the money into three separate funds to ensure it could reach as many members of the U.P. community as possible. … [Read more...]