Amtrak will be conducting crew qualifications on tracks parallel to I-5 between Tacoma, South Tacoma, Lakewood, JBLM, and DuPont. This training is being conducted in coordination with Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation. Due to track testing, individuals will see some activity on or near the tracks. Trains will run from Tacoma […]
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Obituary Notices – May 31, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Harvey Rulien; Seth Paul Stuen. Mountain View Funeral Home: Donald L. Bacon; Yong A. Choi; George Shin; Levi Taito.
Visiting the Lancer Brigade at JBLM
On Thursday, May 27th, 2021 the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division dedicated Lancer Field, a new field near their headquarters building on JBLM North Fort. The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team is the premier Indo-Pacific aligned unit. Fire teams charge onto the battlefield within armored Stryker vehicles and conduct dangerous missions under […]
USGA Amateur Four-Ball Wraps Up with Big Announcement
Golfers are concluding play in the U.S. Golf Association’s (USGA) Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay today, but the excitement isn’t over. On Monday, the USGA announced that they have chosen Chambers Bay to host the 122nd U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship from Aug. 8-14, 2022. It will be the fourth time Chambers Bay has hosted […]
Historic Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood reopens for tours this summer
Come see us! Historic Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood will reopen at least one weekend a month this summer so visitors can walk through and tour four buildings that witnessed key events in the early U.S. settlement of Washington Territory. Soldiers from the fort went on to serve in the U.S. Civil War. Fort Steilacoom is […]
Two significant construction projects begin this week in Lakewood
Steilacoom Blvd between Weller and Custer (project webpage) will restrict to a single lane in either direction beginning next week. Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) will move large utility poles to accommodate our roadway, sidewalk, and streetlight improvements. Utility work is expected to continue until Labor Day. To the South, the first phase of the JBLM […]
Lakewood area student graduates from University of Saint Mary
The University of Saint Mary celebrated the close of another academic year and the passing of a major milestone in the lives of the class of 2021 at USM’s Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 15, in McGilley Field House on USM’s main Leavenworth campus, 4100 South 4th Street. Lakewood’s Tommy McCall earned a Master of […]
Strickland Urges Immediate Improvements to VHA Community Care Program to Support Veterans
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) submitted a statement for the record to the Veterans Affairs Committee regarding scheduling and appointment delays and communications breakdowns for veterans living in Washington’s 10th Congressional District are experiencing through the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Community Care program. “Congress created the Community Care program to help veterans get high-quality and timely […]
Clover Park School District investigating possible ransomware attack – KIRO 7 News
Facing a “system outage,” the Clover Park School District is investigating why it’s “experiencing a technology issue,” a district spokesperson said in a statement. Read more: Clover Park School District investigating possible ransomware attack – KIRO 7 News Seattle