A press release from Pierce Transit. Pierce Transit will implement its twice-yearly service change Sept. 19, with bus route changes consisting primarily of trip time adjustments on just over a dozen routes. Details of all changes by route are available at PierceTransit.org/pierce-transit-routes. With this service change Pierce Transit is also moving away from producing the Routes & Schedules books, transitioning […]
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Lakewood considers renaming Fort Steilacoom Park to Dr. Claudia B. Thomas Park
An announcement from City of Lakewood. On Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. or soon thereafter, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will hold a public hearing regarding a request for Fort Steilacoom Park to be renamed Dr. Claudia B. Thomas Park. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2016-18, the application has been transmitted to the Parks […]
Concrete poured at intersection Nyanza and Gravelly Lake
An announcement from City of Lakewood. The Contractor is nearing completion of the utilities inside of Stage 1, with just a few water services remaining to be connected to the new water main. Curb, gutter, and sidewalk continues to be poured from Country Club Drive to Veterans Drive. The base lift of asphalt will be […]
Sound Transit service changes taking effect September 19
A press release from Sound Transit. Sound Transit riders will see significant changes in service in the coming weeks, starting on September 19. In addition to service changes, riders will see changes in the way that Sound Transit lines are named. Link becomes the 1 Line, Tacoma Link becomes the T Line, Sounder South becomes the […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 16
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 16, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 25-Sept. 7 is 643.2. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 16.2 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 382 COVID-19 cases and 1 […]
Obituary Notices – September 17, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Phyllis Ann Hunter. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Eugene R. Bilden. Mountain View Funeral Home: Lorenzo “Larry” Sarmiento Guzman; Amman Williams. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Brian Davis. Hill Funeral Home: Spencer Allan Clayborn. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Jerry Edgar Brownell.
City of Lakewood 25th Anniversary Celebration Postponed to Sept. 25
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The City of Lakewood has rescheduled its 25th Anniversary Celebration to next Saturday, Sept. 25 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. due to weather. The National Weather Service issued a PCWARN alert indicating the possibility of extreme weather this Saturday including lightning, hail, and gusty winds. “Forecasted lightning, wind, and hail posed safety concerns and would have dampened […]
Documentary producer talks ‘Living with Wildfire’ on next edition of KBTC’s Northwest Now
An announcement from Bates Technical College. It’s been a dry and warmer-than-normal Summer, not only here in Western Washington, but also throughout the West Coast. On this edition of Northwest Now, we take a closer look at what has become the new normal– destructive wildfires and smoky summer skies. We’ll meet a documentary producer from […]
DuPont is moving forward
Submitted by Ron Frederick, Mayor, City of DuPont. In response to the pandemic in 2020, I took action to keep the city solvent and moving forward. I initiated a spending and hiring freeze and authorized the use of reserve funds as needed. Unlike many other cities, DuPont did not lay off employees but kept them […]