On May 25, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for May 3-16 is 276.7. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 9.4 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 252 COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths: A man in his 50s from East […]
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Obituary Notices – May 26, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Samuel Jack Robinson II; Helen Marie Wigen-Kimball; William Henry Mickelson. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Ned Rufus Hutchinson; Joseph Allen Neal; Corbin Woodward Jr.; Steven Dwayne Rogiers; David Paul Moore. Mountain View Funeral Home: Allan “PAPA” Bradley; Jan Delano McLendon; Bill B Moody III. Fir Lane Memorial Park: […]
Construction continues on Commerce Street from I-705 to S. 9th Street
Crews will continue installing track, curb, gutter, sidewalks, electrical systems and pole foundations on Commerce Street this week. Commerce St. is closed to southbound traffic from I-705 to S. 9th St. During working hours, Commerce St. is closed to northbound traffic from S. 9th St. to S. 7th St. From I-705, please follow the detour […]
Steilacoom High's Lillian Cooper awarded Congress-Bundestag scholarship
ASSE International is pleased to announce that Lillian Cooper, a high school student from Steilacoom, is one of 250 American high school students from across the United States to be awarded the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. Conditions permitting, students will be travelling from August 2021 to June 2022 […]
Lakewood First Lions Club Receives Leadership Award
The Lakewood First Lions Club recently received the Washington Association of School Administrators Community Leadership Award for helping Lakewood families in some of the most adversely affected communities by removing barriers to learning in this unprecedented time. The club is a strong partner of the Clover Park School District and Lakewood community. For many years […]
Strickland Announces Cara Kwon as Winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition
On May 24 Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced Cara Kwon, a junior at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for Washington’s 10th Congressional District. Kwon was selected by a panel of judges for her acrylic painting depicting her uncle comforting her grandfather in the hospital before […]
The Washington State History Museum features seldom-spotlighted history in “Crossing Boundaries: Portraits of a Transgender West”
TACOMA, Wash – On May 29, the eve of Pride Month, the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma will open an original exhibition about transgender people in the West from the 1860s to the 1940s. The exhibition was created in collaboration with Dr. Peter Boag, an historian, author, and educator at Washington State University-Vancouver. Crossing Boundaries: Portraits […]
State agencies work together to make Washington roads safer and litter free
Today, the Washington Department of Ecology launched a new statewide safety and litter prevention campaign with its partners from the Washington State Patrol, the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. The We Keep Washington Litter Free campaign’s first initiative focuses on alerting Washingtonians that unsecured vehicle loads are a safety hazard for […]
Armed Forces Bank Announces New Partnership with A Million Thanks
Armed Forces Bank (AFB), a full-service military bank committed to serving those who serve since 1907, has announce a new partnership with A Million Thanks to send thank you letters to military members serving around the world. A Million Thanks is a national organization that collects and distributes letters of support and thanks directly to active duty, reserve and veteran […]