My oldest daughter and I sat in church yesterday wiping away tears. The passage of scripture the pastor was preaching from, in his series through I Thessalonians, contained words to the effect, ‘I want you to know how it is with loved ones who’ve died so that your sorrow is not without hope.’ I don’t […]
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City Launches New Food Truck Licenses
Puyallup, WA – The City of Puyallup has recently launched a new food truck license, which will allow food trucks to operate in downtown Puyallup. This new licensing system creates a faster, more efficient way for food truck operators to sell their items in the City limits. With just one quick, easy, application, a food […]
Strickland Leads Bicameral Legislation To Increase Abortion Access For Servicemembers
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) introduced the bicameral Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health (MARCH) for Military Servicemembers Act, to allow the Department of Defense (DoD) to use available funds and facilities to perform abortions. “Abortion care is […]
University Place’s Radford graduates from St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud State University graduated more than 872 students during spring semester 2023. Among those 872 graduates was University Place resident Jordan Radford who earned a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling. St. Cloud State University is Minnesota’s second-largest university, with more than 10,000 students from our regional communities, area states, and 90 different nations. Students […]
Pierce County Library Board to discuss bylaws and other topics at July meeting
At the Pierce County Library System’s Board of Trustees’ Wednesday, July 12, 3:30 p.m. regular monthlymeeting,the Boardwill discuss proposed updates to the Board’s bylaws, learn how the Library System selects books and materials, hear updates on the Lakewood and Sumner Pierce County Libraries’ projects, and address other topics. The meeting will be held in person at the Pierce County […]
Obituary Notices – July 6, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Thomas Howard Danner; Sonya Ransier; Eugene Gordon Amar; Marianna Vining Tornay; Yong Kun Hong; Peter Alan Dyroff; Elsie Marie Anderson; Clara Lucille Whiting; Chong Hui Sin; Edward Montejano; Alene Bryant; Vera I. Bykova; Kyung Ae Chun; Justice R. Rice; Nikolay V. Rudenko; Johnnie Brice Cunningham Jr.; William Taylor Reeder; Barbara […]
Three Vacant Positions on the Parking Technical Advisory Group
TACOMA, Wash. – The Parking Technical Advisory Group (PTAG) is seeking applicants to fill three positions. Applicants seeking a position must be a user of Tacoma’s transportation system. Appointees will serve a two-year term from December 2023 to December 2025. The PTAG reviews current parking policies and how they impact transportation users. Periodically, the PTAG […]
Overnight I-5 lane and ramp closures resume July 5 in DuPont
DUPONT – Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close lanes and ramps on Interstate 5 in DuPont overnight Wednesday, July 5 and Thursday, July 6. Additional night closures are planned for the week of July 10. Daytime lane closures are scheduled for a section of Steilacoom-DuPont Road between Station Drive […]
Emergency utility repairs require lane closures on SR 167/River Road East in Pierce County
Travelers using State Route 167/River Road East between Tacoma and Puyallup can expect congestion due to emergency utility repairs. To make repairs, crews will close lanes in both directions of the highway at Gay Road East and 50th Avenue East. People will see around-the-clock lane closures except the afternoon commute times between 3:30 p.m. and […]