Clover Park School District announcement. Clover Park School District is celebrating American Education Week by highlighting some of the great teachers providing students with the opportunities they need to learn and grow in the classroom. Today’s featured subject is science. Susan Grewe, Tillicum Elementary School Tillicum Elementary School fifth grade teacher Susan Grewe makes science […]
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Lakewood Author Susanne Bacon Launches New Novel Series
Have you ever read a fictional book centered on a military spouse? I haven’t. And as I have been pondering to write a series for years now, I thought I’d make my protagonist one of this literarily neglected species. It is obvious that I could use some of my few years’ experiences as a military […]
October brings continued volume growth in NWSA Gateway
Northwest Seaport Alliance announcement. The Northwest Seaport Alliance handled a total of 313,430 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 5.6% compared to October 2020. Full imports grew 7.2%, while full exports decreased 9.8%. Year-to-date volumes improved 14.7% to 3,116,785 TEUs, with full imports growing 20.7% and full exports declining 11.2%. Maersk announced changes to […]
Strickland, Murray, Lead 80+ Lawmakers in Reintroducing the BE HEARD Act to Address Workplace Harassment
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland press release. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Assistant Speaker of the House, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-8) reintroduced the Bringing an […]
PLU receives a $2 million gift for music studies from organ builder Paul Fritts
Pacific Lutheran University story. Pacific Lutheran University is proud to announce the establishment of the Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance, thanks to the generosity of longtime university supporter Paul Fritts, owner and founder of Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders. Fritts has pledged $2 million to support and enhance the Department […]
Pierce Transit Nov. 19 Special Board Meeting Agenda
The Pierce Transit Board will meet on Nov. 19 remotely at 2 pm. Read the meeting agenda and participation instructions here. Shortly after the meeting is called to order, the meeting will be adjourned to closed session proceedings for purposes of discussing any and all matters relating to labor negotiations, pursuant to RCW 42.30.140 (4)(b). […]
Statewide 4-year program of multimodal transportation projects ready for public review
Washington State Department of Transportation announcement. A compilation of prioritized transportation improvements projects is now ready for public review and comment. More than 1,300 statewide transportation improvement projects using $4.5 billion in federal funds are included in the 2022-2025 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP for short. The draft 2022-2025 STIP is a four-year program of multimodal transportation projects that […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed November 17
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. On Nov. 17, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Oct. 24-Nov. 6 is 351.4. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 9.2 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 229 COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths: […]
Obituary Notices – November 18, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Barbara Louise Windh. Mountain View Funeral Home: Connie L. Clark; Joseph Hill; William Peterson Sr. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Jean E. Larsen; Sylvia C. Lowrance. Gaffney Funeral Home: Kristy Mary Roeun.