DUPONT– From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 the northbound Interstate 5 weigh station between Mounts Road (Exit 116) and Center Drive (Exit 118) near DuPont will close. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close the ramp, scale house and parking area for asphalt repair. Locations for alternate weigh stations on […]
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Steilacoom High School Earns Spot on U.S News & World Report’s 2023 Best High Schools List
U.S. News and World Report recently named Steilacoom High School to their “Best High Schools 2023” list. The school also received this honor in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Steilacoom High School is ranked 37th out of 754 public high schools in the state of Washington. High schools around the nation were ranked on the following […]
Obituary Notices – August 30, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Theresa Mary Rzany; Bounkeua Phakoxay; Delores Ernestine Heyerdahl. Mountain View Funeral Home: Floyd Bowen; Denise Dawson; Judith C. Hagen; Bonifacio Hernandez-Duarte; Sara L. Hockman-Pryor. Powers Funeral Home: Lucy Powers.
Tacoma’s Hylebos Bridge now open
The the City of Tacoma Twitter/X feed. The Hylebos Bridge is now open to all traffic.
Black Heritage Survey Project Kick-Off Meeting Aug. 30
With grant support from the Historic Preservation Fund of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Program is excited to announce the kick-off of Tacoma’s Black Heritage Survey Project. Building on a similar statewide survey project and the momentum around preserving the Nettie J. Asberry Home in the […]
The Health of Puget Sound
Checking in on Puget Sound’s Health How healthy is Puget Sound? What areas are showing declines, and which are holding steady? Those are the questions divers at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium are helping to answer. Staff and volunteer divers are conducting underwater surveys in Puget Sound to monitor the abundance of kelp ecosystems and […]
JBLM will conduct demolitions training Aug. 30
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime demolitions training from Aug. 30 at 12 a.m. to Aug. 30 at 11:59 p.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Lakewood United Meeting with Lakewood City Manager John Caulfield
The public is invited to join Lakewood United on Thursday, August 31st, 2023 at 7:00 AM at Burs Restaurant Map and an update will be on our website: https://lakewoodunited.org/ Guest Speaker will be Lakewood City Manager John Caulfield. As Lakewood’s city manager over the past 10 years, Mr. Caulfield has a great deal to be proud of. He works […]
Denny Aker to be honored as Master Collector by America’s Automotive Trust
Submitted by America’s Automotive Trust. Tacoma, Wash. – America’s Automotive Trust will honor Denny Aker, a Washington State native, as its 2023 Master Collector at a ceremony on September 8, 2023 when the Trust hosts its Annual Gathering of the Concours Club. The Annual Gathering is the Trust’s most exclusive event where it presents its […]