City of Lakewood announcement. The City of Lakewood is accepting applications to fill one (1) position on the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. Representatives to fill the vacant position must be a business authorized to receive hotel/motel taxes. DESCRIPTION: The City of Lakewood shall submit at least 45-days before final action on or passage of proposals by the […]
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Trypanophobic? Learn how to get past the fear of needles to get vaccinated
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. Are you Trypanophobic? You may be and not know it. Fear of needles is normal. Yet it’s keeping people from getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Trypanophobia is the scientific term for fear of needles. It affects more people than you might think. About one quarter of adults fear needles. Nearly two-thirds […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed November 24, breakthrough case data update
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. Starting today, you can find information on Pierce County breakthrough cases on our COVID-19 data page. Our data tells the same story we’ve seen at the state and national level. Vaccinated people in Pierce County are much less likely to be infected, hospitalized, or die from COVID-19. Look for […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed November 23
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. On Nov. 23, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Oct. 31-Nov. 13 is 318.9. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 11 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 124 COVID-19 cases and 1 new death, […]
Obituary Notices – November 24-25, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Robert Kenneth Flateland; Jerry Lee Miller; Ollie Mae Burrell. Mountain View Funeral Home: Alfred Babinsky; Brian Eugene Cates; Marta Lu Firman; Ronald Fuhlman; Doug Gorski; Allen Hammeken; Byron Hunter; Ronald Klungness; Albi Legarsky; Yvonne Nguyen; Yen Tran; Michelle Tuengal; Susan VanVlerah; James Walsh; Laverne Wiemer; Eleen Williams. Powers Funeral Home: […]
KOMO: Eric’s Heroes: The anonymous graves of Western State Hospital
KOMO News’ Eric Johnson tells a wonderful story of the cemetery at Fort Steilacoom Park that is home to former patients at Western State Hospital and volunteers – Grave Concerns – that has been tirelessly marking, and honoring all those buried there. “LAKEWOOD, Wash. – If we could go back in time and start over, we could […]
APCC Receives 2021 Governor’s Arts & Heritage Luminary Award
Asia Pacific Cultural Center announcement. November 2021 – The Washington State Arts Commission announced that APCC has been awarded the 2021 Governor’s Arts & Heritage Luminary Award. APCC is one of only eight honorees in Washington who are receiving this award to “distinguish and acknowledge arts and heritage organizations and cultural leaders who stood as […]
Clover Park School District Offers Hiring Bonuses for Hard-to-Fill Positions
Clover Park School District announcement. LAKEWOOD, Wash — Clover Park School District is offering hiring bonuses of up to $3,500 to fill important positions inside and outside the classroom. CPSD has a shortage of important positions in our schools made worse by the pandemic, and we are looking to our community for support. Positions are Monday […]
Sound Transit train, Link light rail, bus schedules for Thanksgiving holiday
Sound Transit announcement. Riders should be aware of service reductions for the holiday weekend, including limited Sounder trains the day after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day service Sounder commuter rail will not operate. ST Express bus routes will operate on Sunday schedules. Link light rail will run on Sunday schedules. Tacoma Link will run on Sunday schedules. […]