New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Robert Yates Urquhart; Shoko Yamasaki; Delon Marcel Elix; Michael Kyong West; Muriel Alice Herness; Edward William Roberts; Faalafua Lesage Kennach; John Martin Troja. Mountain View Funeral Home: Kim Marie Alonzo. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Walter R. Whitcomb Jr. Powers Funeral Home: Doris Anne Duncan; Kayleen Louise Sloboden; Darlene Pulino Camacho. […]
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THS Honors Sylvia Sass with Star of Destiny Award
A news story from Tacoma Historical Society. Sylvia Sass, an original founder of Tacoma’s Sister Cities Program, is the recipient of the Tacoma Historical Society’s prestigious 2021 “Star of Destiny Award” given in recognition to the community’s most notable and accomplished history makers. The award was announced at the Historical Society’s grand opening of the […]
Caution for wet paint in Steilacoom Sept. 10
An announcement from Town of Steilacoom. Pierce County will be doing street striping throughout Town Sept. 10. Please use caution and avoid driving over wet paint.
Water quality at Flett Creek and downstream returns to safe levels
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 9, 2021, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department lifted the sewage spill advisory for Flett Creek between the Mount View Cemetery pump station and where Flett Creek and Chambers Creek come together. We took a water sample on Sept. 7 and the results indicate public health concerns […]
Pierce County Council appoints Districting Committee members
A press release from Pierce County Council. Now that the 2020 Census is complete, Pierce County must make changes to the boundaries of its seven Council districts to account for population changes over the last decade. The goal is to have roughly the same population size within each council district, so Pierce County residents are […]
Terms of Endearment – Starts this Week at Tacoma Little Theatre
Tacoma Little Theatre begins its 103rd Season, “The Start of Something New”, with Terms of Endearment, adapted by Dan Gordon and based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry and James L. Brooks’s screenplay of the Oscar-winning film. Terms of Endearment is directed by Blake R. York (The Pillowman). Terms of Endearment won Oscars […]
JBLM Artillery unit to re-station in South Korea
A press release from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — The Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery is preparing to move permanently to South Korea following a color-casing ceremony, Sept. 8, 2021, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. HHB, DIVARTY, a headquarters unit that includes approximately 100 Soldiers, will be relocated to Camp […]
CISL: Mark your calendars
A press release from Communities In Schools of Lakewood. Mark your calendars because CISL has some several things coming up. School Supply Drive: Come out to the Washington State Fair to volunteer at our School Supply Drive. The school supplies will be distributed to students who are served by our statewide Communities In Schools affiliate network. We […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 8
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 8, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 17-30 is 665.6. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 19.5 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 469 COVID-19 cases and 5 new […]