A news story from City of Lakewood. The City of Lakewood opposes the placement of high-risk sexual predators into residential adult family homes intended for vulnerable persons. The City also objects to the placement of potentially violent patients into distant communities in which they have no history or support network. In late August, the City […]
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The St. Vinnie’s Homeless Prevention & Basic Needs Program as Easy as a Walk in the Park
In 2019 I visited Wright Park in downtown Tacoma. I saw the St. Vincent de Paul program “Homelessness Prevention & Basic Needs Program – Walk This Way” in action. I walked the paths of Wright Park taking photos of volunteers and walkers and also drove around the park several times watching the participants. I enjoyed […]
UP Veterans Memorial Groundbreaking
A news story from City of University Place. Mayor Caroline Belleci was joined on Aug. 19 by U.P. veterans and Col. D. Shane Finison, commander of the 16th Combat Air Brigade at JBLM, for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Veterans Plaza at Cirque Park. The University Place Veterans Plaza Committee has been working on this […]
Local REALTOR Named National Good Neighbor Award Finalist
Submitted by Jennifer Chernut. TACOMA – Tacoma-Pierce County Association of REALTORS® (TPCAR), the voice of realtors for over 100 years, announced today that Member and REALTOR®, Sharon Chambers-Gordon of Windermere Professional Partners (WPP), has been named a National Finalist for the National Association of Realtors® Good Neighbor Awards. Chambers-Gordon, Founder of Raising Girls, a nonprofit […]
Utilities will offer payment plans, financial assistance for customers with past due accounts
A press release from Washington State Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Bob Ferguson is offering guidance for utility customers who have past due accounts and may be at risk of a utility shutoff. The statewide moratorium on utility disconnections ends on Sept. 30. In June, there were more than 280,000 people who had past due […]
Recovery & Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
A story from Office of Pierce County Councilmember Jani Hitchen. The month of September is a time where we reflect on those in recovery and those that we have lost to suicide. As National Recovery Month, this September we are focused on the theme “Recovery is for EVERYONE!” Pierce County Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division wants […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 2
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 2, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 11-24 is 637.1. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 17.4 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 504 COVID-19 cases and 6 new […]
Obituary Notices – September 3, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: George Robert Frazier, Jr.; Donald Bruce Strasbaugh, Sr. Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert Long; Duane Edward Rivera. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Edward W. Johnson; John “Jay” B. McCament. Powers Funeral Home: Virginia Grace Matthis; Mike (Michael) Robert Dauer.
Lakewood Averts Placement of Level III Sex Offender into Adult Family Home
A news story from City of Lakewood. LAKEWOOD, Wash. – DSHS has cancelled plans to place a Level III sex offender released from Eastern State Hospital into a Lakewood adult family home. The City of Lakewood and local legislators insisted on the cancelation. Representative Mari Leavitt, Representative Dan Bronoske, and Senator T’wina Nobles negotiated with […]