LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold a two-day planning meeting on Monday, June 26, at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, June 27, at 5:30 p.m. The meetings will be held in-person and live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. The regular meeting/workshop scheduled for Monday, June 26, has been canceled. Individuals can […]
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Puyallup City Council Special Meeting, June 27
The Puyallup City Council will meet on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, beginning at 12:00 p.m. This meeting will provide information on the public safety building project. The meeting will be conducted at the Puyallup Police Department, 311 W Pioneer, Puyallup, Washington.
Council Corner: June 20, 2023 meeting recap
At its regular meeting Tuesday the Lakewood City Council took action on the following items: As part of its meeting Council also held two public hearings. One on the proposed Six-Year (2024-2029) Transportation Improvement Program. The other on the proposed 2023 Comprehensive Plan amendments. Both items are set for final Council action at the July […]
Sounder trains available for Sounders FC vs. Orlando City SC
Seattle sports fans can save on travel time, parking and gas by taking Sound Transit’s popular Sounder trains to this Saturday’s Sounders FC game. Special Sounder service is in addition to regular Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from Lumen Field. The special service will be available Saturday, June […]
Sam Houston State University Announces Spring 2023 President’s List
Tacoma’s Lauren Herren earned a spot on the Spring 2023 semester President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Undergraduates must achieve a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours to earn this distinction.
Legislation Will Invest In HBCU To STEM & Agriculture Industries Pipelines
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (June 21, 2023), Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), and Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02) introduced bicameral legislation, The 1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023, known as the ENABLE Opportunity Act of 2023. “In order to […]
Obituary Notices – June 23, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Linda Susan Sage. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dana Fereti; Alfred Hall; Minnie Elsie Hall; Patrick Neill Hills; Evangeline Ruth Kirchmeier; Richard Leroy Koval; Wilda J. Zirkle. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Doris L. Gunn; Reynaldo R. Rios; Charles L. Roberson. Gaffney Funeral Home: Arthur Folden. Scott Funeral Home: James P. […]
Plan for weekend overnight lane and ramp closures on I-705 in Tacoma June 23-24
TACOMA – Travelers using Interstate 705 in Tacoma will want to plan for overnight roadwork Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close lanes and ramps to replace directional signs over the roadway. 10 p.m. Friday, June 23 to 5 a.m. Saturday, June 24 10 p.m. Saturday, […]
Council Approves Joining Interlocal Agreement to Form Pierce County Opioid Abatement Council
The human toll of the Opioid Epidemic, which has been raging nationwide since the 1990s, has been severe in Pierce County and the greater Puget Sound area. Since 2013, the epidemic has been in what epidemiologists call the ‘third wave’ characterized by significant increases in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, particularly those including illicitly manufactured […]