JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Colonel Skye Duncan will relinquish command of Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Col. Phil Lamb, in a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday on Watkins Field on Lewis Main. Duncan has been the JBLM commander (Garrison) since July 19, 2019. As commander, he manages JBLM’s day-to-day installation operations on behalf of […]
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Candidate Forum for Lakewood, Steilacoom, DuPont, U.P. councils and school board
Join us for a Non-Partisan Candidate Forum to meet your local candidates from Dupont and Lakewood City Councils and Steilacoom Town Council as well as Clover Park and University Place School Boards who will be vying for your vote on August 3, 2021. Every candidate with a Primary race has been invited. Friday, July 16 […]
Thumbi running for Steilacoom Town Council
Submitted by Paul (P.K.) Thumbi. I have filed for the Steilacoom Town Council Position 2. Please allow me to introduce myself and provide you the background and reasons I am passionate about community service, my guiding principles, and my pledge to provide you the best possible representation. I have a long record of public service […]
Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 topic of Lakewood History Museum presentation
Submitted by Phil Raschke. On Tuesday, August 3, at the Lakewood History Museum, author Erich Ebel will be speaking on the famous 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty and the subsequent Indian War. Additionally, he will be autographing his book on the 1846 Donner Pass tragedy. The presentation is free and open to the public, but seating […]
Daytime rolling slowdowns planned for northbound I-5 at Pierce/King County line
FIFE – Travelers who use northbound Interstate 5 in Fife can expect potential delays. After a previous fire, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will remove trees of concern from the shoulder of I-5 near the Pierce/King County line. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 14 Northbound I-5 travelers can expect multiple rolling […]
Sound Transit to hold virtual public hearing on Tacoma Link fare options
Sound Transit will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, July 15, starting at 9:30 a.m. to receive public comment on Tacoma Link fare options. In 2016, the Sound Transit Board directed staff to develop a fare proposal that would take effect when Tacoma Link expanded service beyond downtown. The Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension is scheduled […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed July 12
On July 12, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for June 18- July 1 is 64.1. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 3 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 52 COVID-19 cases and 0 deaths. On July 10 we confirmed 116 […]
Obituary Notices – July 13, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Donald Leroy Tyo. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Doris Martha Maxwell. Gaffney Funeral Home: Donald J Hansen.
My Philly now open and serving cheesesteaks in Tacoma: Ribeye, Amoroso’s & gooey cheese
That cling-clang diners can hear on the grill at a cheesesteak spot is better than any soundtrack in the dining room. A few moments after finding a seat in the dining room at the new My Philly cheesesteak shop in Tacoma’s Salishan neighborhood, I heard that unmistakable tinny sound of the spatulas working the steak […]