The Puget Sound is expecting high temperatures for the next several days. To help those who need access to transportation to get out of the heat, Pierce Transit is partnering with the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management to provide free bus or SHUTTLE rides (for registered SHUTTLE customers) to cooling centers and shelters. The […]
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Meeting of Mayors in Lakewood
Mayors, city managers and administrators gathered in Lakewood last week. They met at the invitation of Lakewood Mayor Jason Whalen. The topic of the meeting was public safety concerns across the region. The purpose was to identify ways to work together to advocate for stronger public safety measures at the state level. “In 2023, the […]
Free Financial Workshop for Young Adults
Save Money, Manage Debt (get a free gift card!), and a Free Dinner. Do you know how to properly use credit? Know how interest works? The importance of your credit score (everyone has one!)? This workshop will cover all of this! All young adults want to learn more about how to save money and stay out […]
The Board of Health August 16 Meeting Agenda
The Board of Health will hold a Study Session on August 16 (3-5 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
SHSD cancels August 16 board meeting
Steilacoom Historical School District announcement. The August 16, 2023 regular meeting of the Steilacoom Historical School District Board of Directors is canceled due to the lack of a quorum. The Board of Directors intends to hold a special meeting in August to conduct business and take public comment. Notice of the special meeting will be provided […]
Annual Town Hall With District 3 Council Member Keith Blocker on August 26
TACOMA, Wash. – Community members are invited to District 3 Council Member Keith Blocker’s annual Town Hall on August 26 from 10 – 11:30 AM at The R.I.S.E. Center (2136 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Tacoma). At this event, there will be presentations on therapeutic courts in Tacoma and new alternative emergency response models […]
Obituary Notices – August 14, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Kyle Matthew Hartley. Mountain View Funeral Home: Doris Ann Cliff; Shirlee June Johnson; Michael Lefeau; Vincent Robinson; Thelma Mae Waters. Powers Funeral Home: Georgia Sue Franklin; Ralph Louis Franklin. Hill Funeral Home: Dorothy Mae Bartelson.
Music on the Square
Have you made it to Market Square yet this summer to enjoy one of the free Wednesday night concerts? If not, don’t let the summer slip away without taking in this favorite warm-weather tradition in U.P. Taking the stage tonight will be Billy Stoops and the Dirt Angels. You may know Stoops from his band […]
JBLM will conduct demolitions and artillery training Aug. 14-17
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime demolitions and artillery training from Aug. 14 at 12 a.m. to Aug. 17 at 11:59 p.m. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.