A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On July 29, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for July 7- July 20 is 135.5. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 3.7 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 71 COVID-19 cases and […]
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Obituary Notices – July 30, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Eric Leroy Acheson; Robert Allen Engel; Patricia Ann Roppel; William Lee Smith. Mountain View Funeral Home: John Dale Cobun; Robert G. Myers; Benjamin Mark Stockman. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Lynn F Woodall; May Helen Sledjeski; Blanche Elizabeth Young. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Cynthia Kay Faul.
The New Rules For Police
Submitted by Mike Zaro, Chief, Lakewood Police. There has been a lot of talk in Washington lately about the changes to policing that came from our recent legislative session. Many of the changes are administrative in nature and won’t necessarily be noticed by our community. There are a few, though, that will have a big […]
Lakewood First Lions Club Donates $3,000 to Support Youth Recreation
A press release from City of Lakewood. LAKEWOOD, Wash. – On Monday, July 19, the City of Lakewood was presented with a check by the Lakewood First Lions Club for $3,000 to support youth recreational programming in Lakewood. Lions President Dave O’Keeffe and Vice President Ruth Anne Hickey presented the check to City of Lakewood Parks, Recreation, […]
Strickland Amendment to Protect Coho Salmon Included in Appropriations Package Set to Pass House
A press release from Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) released the following statement after her amendment was included in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies section of H.R. 4502, the appropriations minibus package, which is set to pass the House of Representatives this week. The amendment highlights the urgency of increasing […]
Curb and gutter, overhead wires, and signals work continue on Martin Luther King Jr. Way
A press release from Sound Transit. Crews continue installing curb and gutter on the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. Way from S. 16th Street to S. 13th Street, and will start installing the overhead wires from S. 15th Street to Earnest Brazill Street this week. Flaggers may hold traffic for about 5-10 minutes […]
First-Ever Student Art Gallery Created in Hilltop Uses Tacoma Power Utility Poles in Effort to Increase Safety
On Wed., July 28, Hilltop Heritage Middle School (formerly Jason Lee Middle School) student artists transformed Tacoma Power’s utility poles outside their school along 6th Avenue, from Sprague to Alder, with custom artwork designed and painted by the students themselves. The creative pilot, initiated by the 6th Ave Business District and sponsored by Tacoma Public […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed July 28
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On July 28, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for July 6- July 19 is 130.7. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 3.0 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 103 COVID-19 cases and […]
Obituary Notices – July 29, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Catherine Lois Dumas; Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Paul W. Derry. Mountain View Funeral Home: Adonis Xander Jackson. Powers Funeral Home: Richard Charles Russell; Jeanne Lillian Predmore.