The Sound Transit Board of Directors today announced that they will be considering a one-year appointment of Goran Sparrman as the agency’s interim CEO at a special meeting of the Board on Thursday, January 11, 2024. “With his extensive public and private sector experience in Puget Sound region transportation planning and operations, and familiarity with […]
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Daytime repairs planned for westbound SR 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 10
TACOMA – Travelers who use the westbound State Route 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge can expect daytime lane closures. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10Washington State Department of Transportation bridge crews will close the two right lanes on the 1950 westbound bridge. During this time, westbound travel across the bridge will be reduced to […]
U.P. Hearing: Petition for Street Right-of-Way Vacation
The City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, a part of its regular meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m., to consider a petition to vacate a portion of unimproved land on 29th Street West extending from Crystal Springs Road West to Sunset Drive West. The hearing will be held in the […]
Faatima Miller proves it’s never too late to further your education and change your future
Mother. Veteran. Student. Graduate. Teacher. Entrepreneur. These are just a few of the words used to describe Faatima Miller these days. The 45-year-old mom of four graduated from Pierce College in June 2023 with not one but two degrees – an Associate in Military Technology and Leadership as well as an Associate in Arts – […]
5 Things To Know When Your Child With Disabilities Turns 18
Submitted by the Social Security Administration. When your child turns 18 years old, they legally become an adult. This is an important time to consider their financial future – especially if they need additional care into adulthood. Here are 5 things that may help you prepare for this milestone: 1. Health and Welfare Decision-making When […]
Obituary Notices – January 9, 2024
Powers Funeral Home: Gary Fredrick Rutan. Hill Funeral Home: George Walter Webb.
Eleanor “Ellie” Wilson wins 2023 Larry Saunders Service Award
Submitted by Bob Warfield. Eleanor “Ellie” Wilson has been blazing her trail with institutional and community landmarks for nearly fifty years. From graduation at San José State, the founding campus of California’s university system and earlier times of extensive teaching and travel, raising a family and guiding her children in creative stride through Clover Park […]
South Sound: Community Mourns Howdy Bagel Co-Founder
“Jacob Carter, the co-owner of popular Tacoma bagel shop Howdy Bagel, has died, according to a post shared on the business’s Instagram yesterday. “Carter, 32, and his husband and business partner Daniel Blagovich were vacationing in New Orleans at the time.” Read more on South Sound Magazine website.
DuPont January 5 Report from Mayor, Council
Read the DuPont Mayor and City Council January 5 report by clicking here.