A press release from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Oct. 8, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Sept. 15-28 is 557.0. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 11.6 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 281 COVID-19 cases and 3 […]
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Obituary Notices – October 9, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Josephine Fletcher. Mountain View Funeral Home: Amanda Amend; Dorothy Barger; Jerry H. Barrett; J A “Jim” Bricker; Ok Bin Cho; Barbara A. Shipman. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Karina Brambila-Ramirez. Hill Funeral Home: Richard James Shipman. Gaffney Funeral Home: Michael Earl Strong. Scott Funeral Home: Donald Ray Thompson; John Kinlow.
Not invisible anymore
A story from Sarah Colleen Sotomish, Pierce County Executive’s Senior Counsel for Tribal Relations. Next Monday is Indigenous People’s Day around the nation. It is an opportune time to raise awareness of a nationwide crisis tribes face – Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). It’s tragic, it’s unbelievable and it needs to be addressed now. […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator October 8 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s October 8 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Lakewood City Manager October 8 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) October 8 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Open house for South Tacoma and Lakewood Station access projects now online
A press release from Sound Transit. Sound Transit is seeking public feedback on ideas for improving the experience of getting to and from Sounder trains and regional buses at South Tacoma and Lakewood stations. This includes investments in safer walking, rolling and bicycling connections between stations and their surrounding neighborhoods; improved wayfinding and signage; additional […]
Puyallup budget adjustments released, meetings scheduled
A press release from City of Puyallup. The City of Puyallup City Manager has completed and placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk the 2021-2022 mid-biennial preliminary budget adjustments. The budget and proposed adjustments may be examined by any taxpayer on the City of Puyallup website at www.cityofpuyallup.org. The City Council will review […]
Bates Technical College awarded $2.25M grant to support student retention, completion and success
A press release from Bates Technical College. TACOMA, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Bates Technical College a $2.25 million competitive Title III grant aimed at strengthening efforts related to student retention and completion, and supporting student success. The five-year grant is the largest competitive grant Bates has ever been awarded. Bates […]
Anderson Island Elementary adds greenhouse for STEM education
A social media post from Steilacoom Historical School District. Congratulations to Anderson Island Elementary. Cool looking greenhouse.