FIFE – Starting Thursday evening, Aug. 31, crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will reduce northbound State Route 509 in Fife to a single lane while they work on a new flyover ramp from State Route 167. All northbound lanes will reopen the following morning, Friday, Sept. 1. During the lane closure, people […]
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Clover Park Rotary teams up with Youth Corps
Submitted by Clover Park Rotary. Clover Park Rotary has teamed up with the Northwest Youth Corps making improvements to Lakewood’s own South Sound Wildlife Area. Located on Phillips Road, this 90 Acre area is open to the public during daylight hours for Hiking, bird watching, dog walking and other uses consistent with a wildlife preserve. […]
Experience the most extravagant gala in Tacoma – Wheels & Heels at America’s Car Museum
Submitted by America’s Automotive Trust. Tacoma, Wash. (Friday, August 25, 2023) – America’s Automotive Trust (AAT) is inviting you to their biggest fundraiser of the year – The 11th Annual Wheels & Heels Gala hosted at America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, WA on Saturday, September 9. This year’s theme: Autostrada will pay homage to the […]
New at Little Church on the Prairie Preschool
Submitted by Candy Tingstad. 50+ years nurturing preschoolers and preparing them for a love of learning. Same highly skilled teachers,with new direct phone, dedicated to parent/preschool communication 253-355-7911. LCOP Preschool Orientation, Sept 7Visiting Day, Sept 8Classes resume Sept 11 for PreK (4 years old by August 31), Sept 12 for Jr Class (3 yrs old […]
JBLM Leadership Training Course setting the bar for excellence
Story by Pamela Sleezer, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs Office. JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Garrison supervisors at Joint Base Lewis-McChord are taking part in a newly created leadership development course that promises to set them and their teams up for success. A group of 30 Department of the Army civilian supervisors recently became the […]
Expect daytime congestion Aug. 31 at SR 167/River Road and 66th Avenue East interchange in Puyallup
PUYALLUP – Daytime travelers who use State Route 167/River Road approaching the 66th Avenue East Bridge in Puyallup are advised to plan for extra time on Thursday, Aug. 31. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close one lane in each direction of SR 167 from 40th Street […]
Paving closes northbound I-5 weigh station during daytime hours Thursday, Aug. 31
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 […]
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.