A press release from Washington State Employment Security Office. Washington’s economy added 22,700 jobs in July and the state’s preliminary seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate dropped slightly to 5.1 percent from June to July, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). Month Total Jobs (losses or gains) Unemployment rate 2019/2020 Unemployment Rate March 2020 -22,200* 5.3 […]
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Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed August 20
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Aug. 20, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for July 29-Aug. 11 is 508.8. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 10.7 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 382 COVID-19 cases and no […]
Obituary Notices – August 21, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Leamon James Bennett; Kerrie Russell Johnson. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Lawrence Dale Dripps. Mountain View Funeral Home: Robert Daniel Green; Gordon King Iverson; Freda Alvira Smith.
Steilacoom Boulevard Closure For Sewer Repair
A press release from City of Lakewood. A sewer main beneath Steilacoom Boulevard near Lakewood Drive collapsed in late July. Steilacoom Boulevard will close between Lakewood Drive and Gravelly Lake Drive between Aug. 23 and Sept. 4 for repairs. Refer to the image above for a detour route. Bookmark our map of all current Lakewood road work for future […]
Take a Walk
A story from Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier. You may have heard that the month of August is “Walk Everywhere Month” in Pierce County. I’ve used that declaration as inspiration to walk more myself. I don’t know that I’ll win any prizes from the Pierce Trips Walk Everywhere Challenge, but it couldn’t hurt! And, to be […]
Lakewood City Manager Aug. 20 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) Aug. 20 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Morris Northcutt’s ‘Tonada’ is a Moving Reminder of the Power of Music
Submitted by DAG Klassical (Venezuela). With the help of a cast of Venezuelan studio musicians, Lakewood’s Morris Northcutt has created a stirring collection, ranging from Latin American to Country and Western, all performed with the passion and grace that the South American nation is renowned for. “Each one of these songs tells a story,” Morris […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator August 20 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s August 20 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Health Department reopens beaches and public access points along Chambers Creek
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department lifted closures at Sunnyside Beach Park, Chambers Creek Regional Park beaches, Chambers Bay Creek Canyon, and Kobayashi Park. A sewage spill occurred upstream of those areas on July 20. Bacteria levels have gone down and it is safe to recreate in these areas. […]